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Llano Estacado Underground Water Conservation District

Serving Gaines County

Manager: Mike McGregor
Secretary: Lori Barnes
101 S. Main, Room B2
Seminole, TX 79360
Bus: 432-758-1127
Fax: 432-758-1137
Mobile: 432-349-7533

  District Formation  April 2, 1991 by 72nd Texas Legislature, HB 530
Enabling Authority   
Financing Method  Ad Valorem
Financing Rate Structure  $.00952 per $100 Valuation
Planning Region Llano Estacado - Region O
District Rules

ACTIVITIES
  
Well Permitting

The District requires drilling permits for wells whose expected production capability will be 25,000 gpd (17.36 gpm) or more.

Well Construction Standards Same as those set by the State.
Well Spacing From property lines and spacing between wells.
Production Regulations 10 gpm per acre owned.
Water-Level Monitoring Measure approximately 175 wells in the District annually for water levels. Data from measurements are sent to the TWDB for their water-level database. Data is used by the District to construct annual water decline maps.
Water Quality/Quantity Management Programs

The District works with local and state agencies on water analysis and management programs.

Data Collection and Distribution

The District collects and distributes water-level measurement data to state agencies and to local governments and individuals upon request.

NPS and Point Source Regulations

The District has well construction standards and addresses pollution of groundwater in its rules.

PROGRAMS
  
Public Education The District educates the public through schools, speaking engagements and literature distribution.
Special Activities The District sponsors free flow testing and efficiency testing for local irrigated agriculture producers. The District sponsors Awesome Aquifers Club educational curriculum for all 4th graders in Gaines County. The District began participating in a weather modification project on April 1, 2002, in conjunction with Sandy land UWCD and South Plains UWCD.