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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
6.8 million acre service area consisting of all or part of
15 Southern
High Plains counties.
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HIGH PLAINS
WATER DISTRICT RULES
Amended 1-14-09
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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...
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DOCKUM
AQUIFER WELL NOTIFICATION FORM
This form is used
to report
water wells
drilled into
the Dockum ("Santa
Rosa") aquifer
PRIOR TO 1-14-09
Deadline to file form with
district is Sept. 1, 2009 |
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HISTORIC RAINFALL CHARTS
(1911-2009)
These charts are
updated monthly with
unofficial
2009 precipitation information from the Amarillo and Lubbock
National Weather Service Forecast Offices.
[Updated
October 1, 2009]
Follow the links below for a
downloadable PDF file of the charts.
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Amarillo's September 2009
precipitation
was
0.83 of an inch.
Unofficial Amarillo
precipitation for 2009
is
20.24 inches.
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Lubbock's September 2009
precipitation
was
2.46 inches.
Unofficial Lubbock
precipitation for 2009
is
10.48 inches.
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OFFICIAL NOTICES
HIGH PLAINS UNDERGROUND
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
LLANO ESTACADO
REGIONAL
WATER
PLANNING GROUP
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NEXT MEETING:
Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., High Plains Underground
Water Conservation District No. 1 office, 2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock.
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None posted at this time.
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA #
1
LAST MEETING:
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Amarillo TX.
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GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA #
2
LAST MEETING:
Thursday, August 20, 2009 at Stanton TX.
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