Harston Gives GGCD Annual Report
Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District General Manager Rick Harston presented the annual report on the district’s Management and Action Plans to the board of directors Jan. 17. The report shows that 76 water analyses were performed during the year at an average cost of just over $20. Of those, 10 were for mineral analysis and 66 were for coliform analysis.
According to the report, there are 73 water level monitoring wells in the network, and Harston measured 72 of them in 2005. There were nine wells permitted during the year, none registered, and no wasteful practices identified. All wells drilled complied with spacing requirements, complied with drilling regulations and were constructed to district standards. No abandoned, unplugged or uncapped water wells were reported and none were reported plugged or capped. No complaints of possible contamination from oil and gas production were conducted and no complaints were filed with the Texas Railroad Commission.
Producers used the district’s plane leveling equipment four times, while the Topcon mapping equipment was not used.
County’s Moisture termed ‘near normal’
Harston reported that the Palmer Drought Severity Index, as of Jan. 7, shows Glasscock County, at the southern edge of the High Plains, to be “near normal”. The PDSI is an index of meteorologic drought, which also takes into account hydrologic factors such as precipitation, evaporation and soil moisture. It can be found at http://www.txwin,net/Monitoring/Meteorological/Drought/pdsi.htm
At the GGCD’s Dec. 20 meeting, the board approved a request from L.L and Joyce Stokes for the de-annexation from GGCD of a tract of land in Reagan County, Survey 11, Blk. B, L & SV RR. The monetary loss to the district was estimated at $7 per year.