Request for Pumping Data
TWDB has contracted with LRE Water, WSP, Thornhill Group, and Michelle Sutherland to improve the current estimated historical pumping rates both spatially and temporally for a large area extending from central to west Texas. GCDs can help improve future GAMs by offering any relevant pumping data not previously made public. Click here to view the full description of the project and request, and contact Mike Keester with any questions at mike.keester@lrewater.com.
Harris Receives TAGD Honorary Membership
Lindy Harris was awarded an Honorary Membership to the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD) at the TAGD business meeting on May 27, 2020. Lindy Harris stands in the rainwater harvesting demonstration garden at the South Plains UWCD office. Lindy Harris will retire in August 2020 after over 27 years with South Plains Underground Water Conservation District (South Plains UWCD) in Brownfield, TX. Starting as the district’s secretary in 1993 just months after its creation, Lindy soon came to be known [...]
COVID-19 Response & Resources
In response to the circumstances surrounding the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), TAGD has gathered relevant updates and resources for its members and the groundwater community. This information will be updated as needed, so feel free to bookmark this page. We hope these resources are helpful as you navigate challenging times. Note that this is not intended to be a comprehensive guide, it does not recommend any particular course of action or any service, nor does this constitute legal advice [...]
Jim Conkwright Receives TAGD Honorary Membership
Jim Conkwright was awarded an Honorary Membership to the the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD) at the TAGD business meeting on January 30, 2020. Left to right: C.E. Williams (General Manager of Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District), Jim Conkwright, and Leah Martinsson (Executive Director of TAGD) Hailing from Hereford, where he ran a purebred Hereford breeding operation, Jim Conkwright began his service to the groundwater community in 1979 as a board director at the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District (HPWD). He held that [...]