Oct 5, 2016: Kathy Turner Jones has served as general manager of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District since its creation in 2002. Jones has 26 years of exper
Conservation News
New water supply effort to get hearing (Odessa American 10-2-16)
The Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District will set a hearing for the company seeking a new water supply for Odessa as soon as this month, while a public battle over the proposal continues.
Groundwater deregulation eyed here (The Fort Stockton Pioneer 9-28-16)
The Texas House Subcommittee on Special Water Districts?convened a hearing in Fort Stockton Tuesday, Sept. 20, on??property rights and groundwater management.??Subcommittee chairman Lyle Larson (R?San
Antonio)?repeated his assertions that groundwater conservation?districts are ?impeding and blocking? the ability of growing?Texas cities to access water from rural areas.
Edwards Aquifer Authority has come a long way (mysanantonio.com 9-25-16)
Local water utility provider petitions Commissioners Court to follow the law (The Paper 9-23-16)
Simon Sequeira, the owner and president of Quadvest Water Company, a family-owned water provider with primary operations in Montgomery County, recently petitioned Commissioners Court to terminate the employment of two appointees to the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (LSGCD) board. This petition followed the appointees? ? Richard Tramm and Greg Hope ? vote of approval for the taking of private property from members of the public who own land in Montgomery County.
Texas House Subcommittee challenges MPGCD’s reign (Fort Stockton Pioneer
Chairman Lyle Larson (R-San Antonio) repeated his assertions that groundwater conservation districts are ?impeding and blocking? growing Texas cities? access to water….
Lone Star, Conroe reps appear in appeals court regarding lawsuit – Your Houston News: News
Following a hearing last week regarding the two final claims in a lawsuit regarding the groundwater reduction plan, officials with both the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District and the city of Conroe are confident in their positions presented to the court.
Source: Lone Star, Conroe reps appear in appeals court regarding lawsuit – Your Houston News: News
Lone Star Board Lowers Fee Rate for Catahoula Aquifer; Prepares to Defend Itself against New Conroe Litigation (The Paper 9-14-16)
CONROE, TX ? September 13, 2016 ?On Tuesday, during September?s regular meeting, the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors approved a reduced fee rate for pumping groundwater from the Catahoula Aquifer in Montgomery County. ?With the adoption of this lower pumping fee for the Catahoula, we hope to send a message that the Lone Star Board encourages use of this alternative water supply…
Groundwater district seeks project information (The Eagle 9-16-16)
The local groundwater district still has questions about aquifer storage and recovery following the city of Bryan’s decision to move forward with its own water conservation effort, and it voted last week to hire an outside attorney to research such projects.
#VerifyThis: Will Texas run out of water? (KENS5 9-15-16)
It’s hard to wrap your mind around how fast Texas is growing.? By 2050, the population is projected to double to more than 54 million people. When those people get here, they’ll all expect to turn on the tap…..