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Welcome to the web site of the High Plains
Underground Water Conservation District No.1, headquartered at
Lubbock, Texas.
Created in September 1951, the High Plains Underground
Water Conservation District provides for the conservation,
preservation, protection, recharging, and prevention of waste of groundwater stored in the Ogallala aquifer within the boundaries of the
district.
The High Plains Water District serves residents in a
7.5 million acre service area consisting of all or part of
16 Southern High Plains counties.
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RULE AMENDMENTS
LUBBOCK--(July 19, 2011) The Board of
Directors of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District
No. 1 approved rule amendments to implement the district's
50/50 management goal to have 50 percent of the saturated thickness
of the Ogallala Aquifer in 2010 available for use in 2060.
Click here to view/download a PDF file of the Rules of the
High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 as adopted
July 19, 2011 by the District's Board of Directors.
Click here to view/download a PDF file of the 10-Year Amended
Management Plan of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation
District No. 1 as approved July 19, 2011.
Click
here to view/download a PDF file of the FINAL RESULTS of the
Economic Assessment of Proposed Groundwater Management Strategies in
GMA # 2. Source: Texas AgriLife Extension and Dept. of
Agricultural and Applied Economics at Texas Tech University. (Posted
September 1, 2011)
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Drought Information Statement
National Weather Service Forecast Office in
Lubbock
Click here
for the current
U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Click
here
for current information
about drought / wildfire
conditions in Texas!
Agricultural Drought Information Center
Texas Water Development Board
Drought Information
http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/DATA/drought/index.asp
THE CROSS SECTION
(Monthly Newsletter)
 The
January 2012 issue of The Cross Section is now available for
on-line viewing.
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Follow this
link to view the October 2009 SPECIAL ISSUE
explaining the Desired Future Conditions process.
OFFICIAL NOTICES
HIGH PLAINS UNDERGROUND
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING:
10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at the High Plains Water District
Office, 2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock TX.
LLANO ESTACADO
REGIONAL WATER PLANNING GROUP
("Region O")
GMA # 1
Groundwater
Management Area # 1
GMA # 2
Groundwater
Management Area # 2
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WHAT
IS THE OGALLALA AQUIFER?
The Ogallala Aquifer (pronounced OH-GA-LA-LA) is one of the largest aquifer systems in the world, stretching across parts of eight states...
 Learn More
HISTORIC
RAINFALL CHARTS
(1911-2012)
These charts are updated monthly with
unofficial
2012 precipitation information
from the Amarillo and Lubbock National Weather Service Forecast Offices.
[Updated January 3, 2012]
Follow
the links below for a downloadable PDF file of the charts.
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Amarillo's
December 2011 precipitation
was
1.54 inches.
Unofficial Amarillo precipitation
for
2011 is
7.00 inches.
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Lubbock's
December 2011 precipitation
was
1.52 inches.
Unofficial Lubbock precipitation
for
2011 is
5.86 inches.
Click here to
view the 2011 winners / finalists in Rain Bird Corporation's
"Intelligent Use of Water" Film Competition. |
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