Conservation News

Middle Pecos water district permit approval likely to impact Odessa – Midland Reporter-Telegram

The Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District has granted an export permit for millions of gallons of water that could become a new longterm water supply for Odessa, a development that comes as the city also seeks to improve the notoriously chalky taste of its drinking water.. The Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District has granted an export permit….

Source: Middle Pecos water district permit approval likely to impact Odessa – Midland Reporter-Telegram

New App Shows Aquifer Level Change and Subsidence in Relation to Groundwater Withdrawals in Houston-Galveston Area

Regional groundwater-level altitude contours and groundwater-level altitude at wells for the Chicot aquifer; and cumulative compaction data, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 2016.A new interactive web application illustrates how groundwater, sediment compaction and land-elevation change are related in the Houston-Galveston region in Texas.?(Public domain.)The Houston-Galveston region repre

Source: New App Shows Aquifer Level Change and Subsidence in Relation to Groundwater Withdrawals in Houston-Galveston Area