Groundwater Management Area 14 Joint Planning Committee Meeting

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Table of Contents
1.
District Information
2.
Board of Directors and Staff
3.
Statement from the General Manager
4.
Goal 4.1 – Providing the Most Efficient Use of Groundwater
5.
Goal 4.2 – Controlling and Preventing the Waste of Groundwater in the
District
6.
Goal 4.3 – Controlling and Preventing Subsidence
7.
Goal 4.4 – Addressing Conjunctive Surface Water Management Issues
8.
Goal 4.5 – Natural Resource Issues Affecting the Use and Availability of
Groundwater or Affected by the Use of Groundwater
9.
Goal 4.6 – Addressing Drought Conditions
10.
Goal 4.7 – Addressing Conservation, Recharge Enhancement, Rainwater
Harvesting, Precipitation Enhancement, or Brush Control
11.
Goal 4.8 – Addressing in a Quantitative Manner the Desired Future
Conditions
12.
Appendix A
2014 ANNUAL REPORT – Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District
Creation of the District
In 2003, the creation of the District was authorized by the 78th
Texas Legislature through Senate Bill 1888. On November 2,
2004, the voters of Jasper and Newton Counties confirmed
creation of the District. In 2005, the Commissioner’s Courts
of Hardin and Tyler Counties adopted a resolution requesting
that Hardin and Tyler Counties be included in the District. On
November 8, 2005, the voters of Hardin and Tyler Counties
voted to become members of the Southeast Texas
Groundwater Conservation District.
Purpose
The Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District was created to conserve,
preserve, protect, recharge, and prevent waste of groundwater, and to control subsidence
caused by withdrawal of groundwater within its boundaries which, are Jasper, Newton,
Hardin and Tyler Counties. As part of the process of accomplishing its purpose, the
District has adopted a Management Plan, which has been reviewed and approved by the
Texas Water Development Board.
The District encompasses in their entirety, Jasper, Newton, Hardin and Tyler Counties,
which comprise an area of approximately 3,685 square miles with an estimated
population of 126,670 people.
The District is included in two other water planning groups: Region I, Regional Water
Planning Group and Groundwater Management Area 14.
With the passage of Senate Bill 660 in 2011, the Southeast Texas Groundwater
Conservation District was appointed by GMA 14 to serve as a voting representative on
the Region I Water Planning Group.
District Office
103 East Houston Street  P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
Phone: 409 383-1577  Fax: 409 383-0799
www.setgcd.org
Board of Directors
Walter R. Glenn, President
Mr. Walter Glenn is a retired member of the Temple-Inland
team and is a multi-use landowner in Jasper County. Mr.
Glenn was one of the driving forces in the creation of the
Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District and
has been an active member of the District since its
inception in July of 2003. He was originally appointed by
the Commissioner’s Courts of Jasper and Newton Counties
to represent the interests of forestry, agriculture, and
landowners.
Mr. Glenn has subsequently been
reappointed by the Commissioner’s Courts of all four
member counties to continue his guidance as the Board
President.
Roger Fussell, Vice President
Mr. Roger Fussell is the District Manager of the Lumberton
Municipal Utility District (“MUD”). He has been with the
MUD since 1999 and has seen it grow over 25 percent
during his tenure. He was appointed to the District by the
Hardin County Commissioner’s Court in January 2006 to
represent the interests of large municipal users. In
September 2009, the Board voted to appoint him Vice
President of the District. Mr. Fussell also holds multiple
professional licenses and is the current Chair/Immediate
Past President of Texas Water Utility Association which
has nearly 10,000 members.
Bobby Rogers, Secretary/Treasurer
Mr. Bobby Rogers has been the Manager of North Hardin
Water Supply Corporation since 2007. Prior to managing
the W.S.C. he was Director of Public Works for the City of
Silsbee. He holds multiple professional licenses and is an
active member of the Texas Water Utility Association. In
2010 the TWUA awarded Bobby the W.T. “Doc” Ballard
Meritorious Award, the highest award given by the
organization. Mr. Rogers was appointed to the Board by
the Hardin County Commissioner’s Court in July 2007 to
represent small municipal water supply interests.
In
September 2013, Mr. Rogers was voted the District’s
Secretary/Treasurer and Investment Officer.
Board of Directors
Sam Ashworth, Director
Mr. Sam Ashworth is retired from the timber industry in
which he worked for over 35 years. He spent 15 years
working his way through the ranks of Kirby Industries and
in 1987 became president of his own company. He is an
active member of the Southeast Texas Forest Landowners
Association, having been a member for over 35 years and
has even served as its President for a two year term. Mr.
Ashworth was appointed to the Board in November 2009
by the Hardin County Commissioner’s Court to represent
forestry, agricultural and industrial interests in the county.
Olen Bean, Director
Mr. Olen Bean retired in 2004 after working 30 years for
the Texas Forest Service. His years of experience in the
Texas Forest Service have kept him busy even after
retirement; his many skills are still being put to use as the
Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator for Jasper,
Newton and Sabine Counties. Mr. Bean was appointed to
the Board of the Water District in January 2011 by the
Newton County Commissioner’s Court to represent the
rural water utility interests in the county.
Jim Boone, Director
Mr. Jim Boone is a graduate of Lamar University where he
received a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, a Master’s Degree
in Guidance and Counseling, as well as a Master’s of
Administration Degree. Mr. Boone has been married to Linda
Laughman Boone for an impressive 52 years. Mr. Boone is
currently the President of Tyler County Water Supply
Corporation. He has also been a successful small business
owner, having owned and operated a sporting goods store, a
wholesale fuel distributorship, a photography franchise, and an
entertainment booking firm. Mr. Boone was appointed by the
Tyler County Commissioners Court in August 2014 to
represent the larger municipal water utility interests.
Board of Directors
Mitch McMillon, Director
Mr. Mitch McMillon was born in Lufkin and raised in
Jasper. He graduated from Texas A&M and Stephen F. Austin
Universities with degrees in Business Administration and
Psychology. Mr. McMillon has been a small business owner
here in Jasper since 1988 and is currently a life and health
insurance agent with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. Also,
he has held the position of Director of the Jasper County
Nutrition Program (known as Meals on Wheels) for the past 21
years. He is married to Laura, his wife of 23 years, has three
teenaged boys and he and his family are members of the First
Baptist Church of Jasper. Mr. McMillon was appointed to the
District in May 2013 by the Jasper City Council to represent Large Municipal Water
Utility interests.
Charles Hughes, Director
Mr. Charles Hughes is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin
University. He has spent most of his professional life in the
timber industry, first with Kirby Industries and then for 26
years as a Wood Supervisor for Louisiana Pacific. He
served on the Bon Wier Water Supply Corporation Board, is
a volunteer firefighter, a member of the Texas Forestry
Association and had been the President of the Jasper
Newton Soil and Water Board. Mr. Hughes was appointed
to the Board in April of 2011 by the Newton County
Commissioner’s Court to represent the forestry, agricultural
and industrial interests in the county.
Jon Meek, Director
Mr. Jon Meek is the Water Superintendent for the City of
Newton where he has worked for four years. He currently
holds class C licenses for both water and waste water. He
is an active member of the Newton community where he is
the radio voice of the Newton High School football team, the
Eagles (102.7 FM). Mr. Meek was appointed to the Board
by the Newton City Council in January 2010 to represent
large municipal interests of the county.
Board of Directors
Linda Powell, Director
Ms. Powell was born and raised in Jasper and graduated from
Jasper High School. Ms. Powell is the Office Manager of the
Rayburn Country M.U.D. where she has worked since 1985.
Ms. Powell is the proud mother of two grown children and a
member of the Jasper County Cowboy Church.
She
volunteers her time working with the Jasper County Junior
Livestock Foundation and the Coty Smith Memorial Team
Roping Organization.
The later organization provides
scholarships to high school seniors who participate in showing
animals, and who are involved with agricultural mechanics with
FFA and 4-H, as well as those who participate in the high
school rodeo. Ms. Powell was appointed by the Jasper County Commissioners Court in
November 2013 to represent rural municipal water interests.
Robyn Summerlin, Director
Mr. Robyn Summerlin graduated from Lamar University in
1964 with a degree in Economics, and made his career in
the shipping and barging industry in the Houston area. In
1982, he formed QMC, Inc., a worldwide marine chartering
brokerage firm. Following the sale of the company in 1999,
he moved to his cattle farm in Woodville. In addition to
serving on the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation
District Board he also serves as a Board Member of the
Cypress Creek W.S.C. Mr. Summerlin was appointed in
December 2012 by the Tyler County Commissioners Court
to represent rural and small municipal water interests.
Wendy Turner, Director
Ms. Wendy Turner graduated from Louisiana Tech with a
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering. She currently
resides in Lumberton with her husband Mark.
Her
professional career has been a progression from chemical
sales in the pulp and paper industry to working as an
Environmental Engineer centering on waste water and
landfill management. She is currently the Safety, Health
and Environmental Manager for MeadWestVaco’s Evadale
mill. Ms. Turner was been appointed by the Jasper
County Commissioners Court in May 2014 to represent the
industrial water users interests of the county.
Board of Directors
Charles Zimmerman, Director
Mr. Charles Zimmerman is a Trustee of Minnie Thicket
Farms, a timber plantation in Tyler County. He has been in
the timber industry since 1980 and is a charter member of
the Tyler County Forest Landowner Association. He holds
degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics from the
University of Southern Mississippi. Mr. Zimmerman was
appointed to the District in January of 2012 by the Tyler
County Commissioner’s Court to represent forestry,
agricultural and industrial interests in the county.
Staff
John Martin, General Manager
Mr. John Martin was named the General Manager of
Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District in April
2008. He graduated in 1992 from Kent State University.
Prior to becoming the General Manager Mr. Martin was a
Resource Specialist with the Texas Forest Service where
his primary focus was assisting forest landowners in
developing timber management plans.
As General
Manager, he deals directly with all facets of managing the
District and represents the Board on GMA 14. Mr. Martin
has also been appointed by GMA 14 to act as its
representative to the Region I Water Planning Group.
John D. Stover, Esq., General Counsel
Attorney John D. Stover is a graduate of the University of
Texas School of Law.
He has numerous
accomplishments including appointment by Governor
Clements to serve on the Texas Water Commission, the
predecessor of TCEQ. He has been assisting the District
in every facet of the District’s creation and development
since 2003. Mr. Stover has played an integral part in the
development of the District’s Rules and Management
Plan as well as guiding the District through the Desired
Future Conditions process.
2014 ANNUAL REPORT –Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District
2014 – A Year in Review
In many ways 2014 was an uneventful year, and in other ways it was one of the busiest
the District has ever seen. It was uneventful in that there were no drought conditions to
contend with, the legislature was not in session creating new laws or modifying existing
ones, and it was a below average year for the total number of wells registered or
permitted in the District. However, the District saw an increase in rule violations, had
five requests for new Non-Exempt Operating Permits, and updated the District’s Rules,
all of which, kept the District very active.
Early in the year, Representative Garnet Coleman’s office requested that President
Glenn attend the Committee on County Affairs meeting held on March 10, 2014 in
Livingston, Texas. President Glenn was asked to provide testimony to the committee
regarding Interim Charge #1, examining population growth in Texas and the impact it is
having and is expected to have on the economy.
The District was also asked to speak at the Tyler County Lions Club meeting held on
July 17, 2014, and was asked by the Texas Water Utility Association to provide a one
hour presentation for its annual Southeast Texas Regional School on April 29, 2014.
As mentioned above, one of the issues that kept us busy in 2014 was the receipt of five
applications for new Non-Exempt Wells. Three of these wells required public hearings
prior to the Board being able to take action on issuing permits. Interestingly, all the
requests for Non-Exempt Well Operating Permits were for public water supply systems.
The District did not receive a single Non-Exempt application for an industrial/commercial
water well in 2014.
Another issue that kept things busy for the District was violations of the District Rules.
As you are aware, in 2014 the District took action to impose penalties on several
different water well drillers. Several of these violations required significant time spent in
the field investigating the issues. In two cases the violations were relatively minor,
simply paperwork related violations; however, due to the repeat nature by the violators,
the Board imposed penalties in an effort to communicate how important it is to follow the
District’s Rules. In another case, a much more serious violation was that of an
unlicensed water well driller operating in Tyler County. The District imposed a penalty
over $27,000 on an unlicensed driller for several violations of District Rules and was
particularly concerned by the fact that the unlicensed driller was providing business
cards that identified himself as a licensed driller. And finally, late in the year, B&L Water
Well Service was discovered to have completed numerous water wells throughout the
District that did not meet the minimum state requirements, specifically regarding the
manner in which the annular space is required to be sealed. This issue has been
resolved by not only the imposition of a fine, but also by a requirement that the wells be
remediated and/or plugged.
Unfortunately, the District also had to expend time monitoring two oil/gas well incidents
(one blowout / one spill) in an effort to ensure that the cleanups were properly managed.
2014 Annual Report – Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District
Fortunately for the District, Tyler County Emergency Management Director Dale
Freeman played a very active role in monitoring the situations to help assure proper
clean-up, and acted as an ersatz liaison between the District, the Texas Railroad
Commission, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
For the first time in nearly two and a half years the District made some changes to the
District Rules, several of which were substantive. One such rule was the change that
requires a well driller to report to the District within 10 days completion if the well is
flowing artesian. This will allow the District to make contact with the owners of the
artesian flowing well and provide them information on the fact that they are the owners
of a special well, and the need for them to take great care of their artesian flowing well.
Additionally, if the artesian flowing well was drilled for the oil/gas industry it is required
that the well be plugged within 30 days of the completion of the oil/gas well. Other
changes to the District Rules included the incorporation of TDLR licensing requirements
and well completion standards, and a change in the requirements for a replacement
well.
As always, the District continues to play an active role in the long range planning of our
groundwater resource. This is done by being an active member of Groundwater
Management Area 14 and the setting of the Desired Future Conditions (DFCs) for our
District, as well as participating in the creation of the Regional Water Plan by way of the
East Texas Regional Water Planning Group. Both of the groups are crucial elements in
the creation of the State Water Plan. The Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation
District is a voting member of both of these groups. Both of these planning groups are
required to update their respective plans every five years. Participating in these
planning groups is crucial to the protection of groundwater within the Southeast Texas
Groundwater Conservation District. It is for this reason that the District has contributed
over $22,000 to GMA 14 for the DFC Planning cycle.
In October, the District spent some time considering the U.S. Environmental Agency’s
and the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers’ proposed rule changes that would have revised
the definition and interpretation of “waters of the United States”. The District submitted
a letter to the USEPA and USACE strongly opposing the changes due to its belief the
rule would infringe on the sovereignty of individual states as well as on the rights of
individual property owners.
As for drought conditions within the District, according to some of the NOAA weather
stations some areas of the District seems to have experienced drought conditions this
year. However, all other indicators show that most of the District has received near
normal or above normal rainfall for the year. As an example, some ranches were able
to get four hay cuttings in 2014 and the rainfalls received late in the year and in the first
couple weeks of 2015 have Lake Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend Reservoir nearly full.
In addition to the reservoir levels, every monthly U.S. Palmer Drought Severity Index
(PDSI) map for the year indicated near normal precipitation or wet conditions (See
Section 9, Goal 4.6). Not one time did these maps indicate drought conditions for the
Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District. In fact, for the first time in several
years, the current U.S. PDSI map indicates that the entirety of the state of Texas is
currently not experiencing drought conditions. It will be years, however, before the
majority of the state fully recovers from the extended drought of the past five years.
This Annual Report is the final wrap-up for 2014. The District’s Management Plan
requires that the report discuss each of the Management Plan’s Goals and provide
evidence that the goals have been met. As you will see in the following pages, the
District has not only met all Management Plan Goals, it exceeds most of them. By
meeting and exceeding the goals that are laid out in the Management Plan, the
Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District continues to meet its purpose “to
conserve, preserve, protect, recharge, and prevent the waste of groundwater and to
control subsidence caused by the withdrawal of groundwater within its boundaries…”
and will assure that the groundwater resources of the District, will for generations to
come, remain the abundant resource it is today.
Goal 4.1
Providing the Most Efficient Use of Groundwater
Objective
1.
Each year, the District will require all new exempt or permitted wells that are
constructed within the boundaries of the District to be registered or permitted with
the District in accordance with the District’s Rules.
Performance Standard
1.
The number of exempt and non-exempt wells registered or permitted by the
District for the year will be incorporated into the District’s Annual Report.
OBJECTIVE 1
The District enters all registered and permitted wells into its ArcMap Database. This
database not only provides the District with the number and type of wells being drilled,
but also their specific locations. The tables below show a breakdown of the number of
new wells registered and/or permitted by county and type, followed by two tables with
totals for the entire District. Also included are Annual Comparison tables which
compare the number of wells registered/permitted from 2008 – 2014.
Also attached are ArcMap GIS location maps for each county. These maps show the
location of each well registered or permitted in 2014 and the spreadsheets provide
information regarding the ownership of these wells.
Jasper County
Exempt/Registered Wells - Domestic
Exempt/Registered Wells - Other
Exempt/Registered Wells - Oil and Gas Related
Non-Exempt Wells – Industrial / Commercial
Non Exempt Wells – Public Water Supply
TOTAL REGISTERED/PERMITTED WELLS
Newton County
Non-Exempt Wells – Industrial / Commercial
Number of Wells - 2014
73
2
22
0
1
98
40
2
9
0
0
Goal 4.1
Hardin County
Non Exempt Wells – Industrial/Commercial
Tyler County
51
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82
57
2
17
0
2
60
DISTRICT WIDE TOTALS
Total
236
13
55
0
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309
TOTAL EXEMPT-REGISTERED / NON-EXEMPT-PERMITTED
Total
Exempt/Registered Wells
Non Exempt/Permitted Wells
304
5
Goal 4.1
Registered & Permitted Wells
Annual Comparison 2008 – 2014
Jasper County
Exempt/Registered Wells - Oil and Gas
Related
Non-Exempt – Public Water Supply
TOTAL REGISTERED/PERMITTED
Newton County
Related
Hardin County
Related
Tyler County
Related
2014
73
2
22
2013
72
6
8
2012
88
7
10
2011
91
13
11
2010
109
5
16
2009
91
5
13
2008
64
12
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98
87
107
118
130
110
100
2014
40
2
9
2013
24
4
8
2012
32
2
9
2011
37
2
10
2010
71
1
4
2009
33
1
5
2008
35
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
51
36
43
51
78
39
41
2014
66
7
7
2013
87
7
6
2012
64
7
6
2011
99
18
23
2010
67
6
8
2009
88
6
12
2008
53
0
28
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
82
100
79
142
82
106
85
2014
57
2
17
2013
47
2
11
2012
60
3
24
2011
102
6
27
2010
59
6
21
2009
57
0
11
2008
39
0
45
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
78
60
87
141
87
70
85
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DISTRICT WIDE TOTALS
Total
Related
2014
236
13
55
2013
230
19
33
2012
244
19
49
2011
329
39
71
2010
306
18
49
2009
269
12
41
2008
191
12
100
0
5
0
1
4
0
9
4
3
1
1
2
3
5
309
283
316
452
377
325
311
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Goal 4.2
Controlling and Preventing the Waste of Groundwater in the District
Objectives
1.
Each year, the District will make an evaluation of the District Rules to determine
whether any amendments are recommended to decrease the amount of waste of
groundwater within the District.
2.
Each year, the District will provide information to the public on eliminating and
reducing wasteful practices in the use of groundwater by posting an article on
groundwater waste reduction on the District’s website.
1.
The District will include a discussion of the annual evaluation of the District Rules
and the determination of whether any amendments to the rules are
recommended to prevent the waste of groundwater in the District’s Annual
Report.
2.
Each year, a copy of the information provided in the groundwater waste reduction
article on the District’s website will be included in the District’s Annual Report.
OBJECTIVE 1
Attached are copies of the minutes of the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation
District’s September 11, 2014 (item 7), and October 9, 2014 (item 9) board meetings at
which potential rule changes were discussed and adopted, specifically considering any
changes that would reduce the amount of waste of groundwater within the District.
As evidenced by the September 11, 2014 meeting minutes and materials, Manager
Martin recommended the Board consider several changes to the District Rules. his
recommendations included the addition of the following rules to reduce the waste of
groundwater within the District:
1.1(b), a definition for “Artesian Well”;
6.4 a requirement that a water well driller contact the District within 10 days of the
completion of a well that is a flowing artesian well; and,
11.2 the requirement that a flowing artesian well drilled for use in the exploration
of hydrocarbons is plugged within 30 days of the completion of the oil/gas well.
On October 9, 2014 the Board adopted the recommended changes to the District’s
Rules.
Goal 4.2
OBJECTIVE 2
A copy of the “Conserve Water: Winter Conservation Tips” article is attached hereto,
and the Fall 2014 SETGCD Well Monitor Newsletter is attached as Appendix A (Tab
12) to this report. The “Conserve Water: Winter Conservation Tips” was posted on the
District’s “Conservation” webpage and was also submitted to seven local newspapers
for publication. The Fall 2014 SETGCD Well Monitor Newsletter contains “Conservation
Corner” which provides information on water conservation and waste reduction
practices and was also posted on the District’s website to assist the public on
eliminating or reducing wasteful practices.
The District also provides electronic copies of three informative water conservation
pamphlets on the District’s “Conservation” webpage: Water Conserving Tips,
Conserving Water Indoors, and Conserving Water Outdoors. These pamphlets are
designed by the Texas Water Development Board in conjunction with its Water IQ
program. In addition to being available on the District’s website, these pamphlets are
also provided to the owner of each new well registered within the District.
In an effort to provide, in a more direct manner, information on eliminating and reducing
wasteful practices to the younger residents of the District, 12,000 book covers were
distributed to 18 separate schools systems. The District sponsored two different
designs, one geared toward elementary and middle school children, and the other cover
geared toward high school students. The book covers provide information on simple
ways to conserve water and gives interesting facts about the resource, while subtly
making them aware of the District at the same time.
CONSERVE WATER – WINTER CONSERVATION TIPS
Don't Let Cold Weather Catch You Unprepared! Although it doesn’t happen too often
here in Southeast Texas, once or twice a year we experience a hard enough freeze to
cause water pipes to burst. Not only is it an inconvenience, but a burst water pipe can
waste thousands of gallons of water before you even realize it has happened.
However, you can cross that off your list of winter worries by taking a few simple
precautions to prevent waste and conserve water.
Disconnect and drain outdoor hoses. Detaching a hose allows water to drain from the
faucet. Otherwise, a single, hard overnight freeze can burst either the faucet or the pipe
it's connected to.
Insulate pipes or faucets in unheated areas. If you have pipes in an attic, unheated
garage or cold crawl space under the house, wrap the water pipes before temperatures
plummet. Hardware or building supply stores will have good pipe insulating materials
available.
Consider using electrical “heat tape”. This tape runs a low voltage current along the
length of the tape warming the pipe. It is very useful in attics and crawl spaces where
an electrical outlet is readily accessible.
Seal off access doors, air vents and cracks. Winter winds whistling through overlooked
openings can quickly freeze exposed water pipes.
Don’t forget any water lines you may have running to the garden or livestock troughs.
Be sure that these pipes get extra attention. Since we don't always pay attention to
these pipes, it could be hours or days before you realize the pipe has burst. Inspect all
your connections after any freeze.
Be sure to know the location of the master water shutoff. If a pipe bursts this valve
turns it off, so find it now and be sure everyone in the family knows where it is and what
it does. Also, it is a good idea to keep the plumber's telephone number handy. Write it
down now before you need it in an emergency.
In severe cold weather, you may want to allow a faucet to drip a small continuous
stream. Although this may seem to be wasting water, it is better to lose a few gallons
per hour than hundreds of gallons per hour if the pipe bursts.
If you know where a freeze-up occurred and want to try thawing it yourself, do not under
any circumstances use a torch with an open flame as this is a major fire hazard. Also,
overheating a single spot can burst the pipe and heating a soldered joint could cause it
to leak or come completely apart.
The easiest tool to use for thawing pipes is a hair dryer. Wave the warm air back and
forth along the pipe, not concentrated on one spot. If you don't have a hair dryer, you
can wrap the frozen section with rags or towels and pour hot water over them. It's
messy, but it works.
Remember, taking steps to prevent pipe freezes saves you time, inconvenience, and
money, and prevents waste of a precious resource – Water.
OUTDOOR TIPS
One inch of water per week in the summer will keep
most Texas grasses healthy. To determine how long
you should run your sprinklers, place straight-edged
cans at different distances away from the sprinkler
and time how long it takes to fill an average of 1 inch
of water in each can.
Don’t abuse the benefits of an automatic sprinkler
system by over-watering. Set it to provide thorough
but infrequent watering. Check sprinkler heads
regularly to make sure they are working properly.
Install rain shut-off devices and adjust sprinklers to
eliminate coverage on pavement.
Prevent evaporation of water. Water lawns early in
the morning or in the evening during the hotter
summer months. Never water on windy days. Use
drip irrigation systems for bedded plants, trees, or
shrubs and use low-angle sprinklers for lawns. Cover
pools and spas. This can save the equivalent of your
pool volume each year!
Plant water-efficient, well-adapted, and/or native
shrubs, trees, and grasses. Choose plants that are
drought and heat tolerant and can survive the
minimum winter temperatures in your area. In
odd-shaped areas, use drought-tolerant groundcover
instead of grass. Many cities provide lists of waterefficient plants.
WATER
CONSERVING
TIPS
Keep grass 3 inches tall during the summer and
don’t cut more than one-third of its length at one
time. Don’t scalp lawns when mowing during hot
weather. Taller grass holds moisture better. Leave
lawn clippings on the lawn instead of bagging.
Use lots of mulch around your shrubs and trees. It
will retain moisture, reduce run-off, moderate soil
temperatures, and help with weed control.
Don’t over-fertilize! Get a soil kit to determine what
nutrients your soil needs. If you apply fertilizer only
in the spring and fall, your grass will be healthy, use
less water, and require less mowing.
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Use a car wash that recycles water. If you are washing
your car at home, use a bucket of soapy water and a
hose nozzle that shuts off the water while you scrub.
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Visit the following Web site
for additional information.
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Harvest the rain. Buy a rain barrel or a cistern and
collect the water from your gutters to water your
plants.
With the vastness of Texas, it’s easy to forget two
important facts about our state: we are subject
to frequent droughts, and our population is
projected to double in the next 50 years. The cost of
developing new or additional supplies in that same
time period is estimated to be $30.7 billion.
Use your water efficiently. Don’t waste water by
cleaning patios or sidewalks with it; use a broom.
For plants that need more water, use a hose or
watering can to give them additional water.
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USING WATER MORE EFFICIENTLY will
not only save money but, more importantly, will also
help protect the quality of life of future Texans.
To ensure that we have enough cost-effective water
for current and future Texans, we need to reduce the
amount of water we waste.
POSSIBLE WATER SAVINGS

High-efficiency toilets, water-efficient washing
machines, rainwater harvesting systems, and
water-efficient landscaping can all help reduce
water use.
Water-efficient showerheads and aerators for
faucets can significantly reduce the amount of
water you use. In fact, installing a water-efficient
showerhead is one of the most effective watersaving steps you can take inside your house.
Leaky faucets and toilets can waste thousands of
gallons of water monthly, and they are inexpensive
to fix. A few small changes in your water use habits
can make a huge difference in water savings.
In the summer, outdoor water use can account for
50 percent or more of total water use. With proper
management, you can have a beautiful, healthy
landscape and reduce your water use significantly.
This can amount to hundreds of dollars in savings
a year in water and often wastewater costs.
INDOOR TIPS
Kitchen
Bathroom

Run the dishwasher only when full. This practice
will save water, energy, detergent, and money. If
your dishes are not very dirty, use the short wash
cycle. You can spend less money on water and
energy by installing a high-efficiency dishwasher.

Don’t ignore leaky faucets; they are usually easy
and inexpensive to repair. Turn off the valve under
the sink until you get around to repairing the leak.
A slow drip can waste as much as 170 gallons of
water each day and will add to the water bill.

Install faucet aerators. You’ll never notice
the difference, and you’ll cut your sink water
consumption in half! Also, don’t ignore leaky
faucets; they waste lots of water.

Know where your master water shut-off valve is
in case a pipe bursts. Insulate hot water pipes. You
won’t waste water waiting for it to get hot, and you
will save energy too.

Keep a container of water in the refrigerator. It will
be refreshingly cool and won’t waste water.

Dry scrape dishes instead of rinsing. Your
dishwasher will take care of the rest.
Install water-softening systems only when
necessary, and if you have one, save water and salt
by running the minimum amount of regenerations
necessary to maintain water softness.

Use garbage disposals sparingly. They can waste
water unnecessarily.
Replace your old toilet with a high-efficiency
toilet that uses 1.3 gallons per flush.

Soak pans rather than scrubbing them while the
water is running.
Replace water-to-air heat pumps and air
conditioners with air-to-air if you are purchasing
new units. They are just as efficient and do not
waste water.

Test toilets for leaks. Once in awhile, take the
top off of your toilet tank and watch it flush. Do
you notice any leaks? Yes? Replace the flapper
or rubber washer. Don’t forget about those less
obvious leaks. Add a few drops of food coloring
or a dye tablet to the water in the tank, but do not
flush the toilet. If the coloring appears in the bowl
within a few minutes, the toilet has a leak that
needs to be repaired.

Find other uses for water rather than letting it go
down the drain, such as watering house plants
with fish tank water.

Replace your showerhead with a water-efficient
model.

Get in the shower as soon as the water becomes
warm enough.

Take short showers.

Take a shower instead of a bath. A shower with a
water-efficient showerhead often uses less water
than a bath.

Reduce the level of water used in a bathtub by 1 or
2 inches if a shower is not available.
Turn off the water while you are shaving. Fill the
sink with hot water instead of letting the water run
continuously.

Never use the toilet to dispose of trash.

Don’t waste water when brushing your teeth or
washing your hands. Shut off the water until it’s
time to rinse.
Rinse your vegetables in a pan of cold water; it
doesn’t take gallons of water to get the dirt off.
Laundry room

Conventional washing machines use 32 to 59
gallons of water per load.

Wash only full loads.

Use the lowest water level setting on the washing
machine for light or partial loads whenever
possible.

Use cold water as often as possible to save energy
and conserve hot water for uses that cold water
cannot serve.
Additional tips
PRACTICE GOOD WATER-USE
HABITS
Kitchen
n Run the dishwasher with a full load to save water,
energy, detergent, and money.
n Use the dishwasher’s short wash cycle if your
dishes are only lightly soiled.
n Dry scrape dishes instead of rinsing them and
do not pre-rinse dishes if you are using the
dishwasher.
n Fill a basin or the sink with soapy water instead of
letting the water run continuously when washing
dishes by hand. Soak pans rather than scrubbing
them while the water is running.
n Rinse produce in a pan of cold water instead of
CONSERVING
WATER
INDOORS
Bathroom
n Don’t use your toilet as a trash can for paper and
facial tissues.
n Turn the water off when you aren’t using it.
n Run water just to wet and rinse the toothbrush
instead of allowing the water to run while
brushing your teeth.
n Apply the same idea when washing your hands.
n Use only as much water as you really need.
n Take shorter showers instead of a bath.
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n Use water-efficient showerheads, which often use
less water than a bath.
n Turn off the water while you are shampooing
your hair.
letting the water run.
n Transfer frozen foods to the refrigerator to defrost
the night before you need them instead of letting
water run over them.
n Keep a container of water in the refrigerator rather
than running tap water until it is cool enough to
drink.
n Limit the use of garbage disposals and consider
composting.
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Laundry room
YOU CAN EASILY SAVE a minimum of
20 gallons per day just by installing water-efficient
fixtures and reducing leaks.
n Wash only full loads.
n Match the load setting with the amount of laundry
to be washed if you must wash partial loads.
n Use the shortest wash cycle for lightly soiled loads
as it uses less water than other cycles.
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Per capita water use in Texas averages 164 gallons per
person per day. By adopting water-saving measures,
you can reduce that amount and save money. Making
a habit of conservation makes sense. It protects the
water resources of both current and future Texans.
INSTALL WATER-EFFICIENT
APPLIANCES
Toilets: Toilets are by far the main source of water
Check toilet parts regularly. Replace worn parts with
good quality parts as necessary, and retest to make
sure the leak has been fixed.
Sinks: Installing faucet aerators on sinks is a simple,
cost-effective way to save water. The faucet’s
efficiency can double without sacrificing
performance. Aerators are inexpensive and do not
require special adapters.
flush the toilet nearly 140,000 times. If you install
a high-efficiency toilet, you can save 4,000 gallons
per year.
Faucet leaks are usually caused by worn washers
or “O” rings (for a washerless faucet), which are
inexpensive and easily replaced. Note the faucet
brand and take the original part with you to a home
improvement center.
n Many local utilities offer rebates to replace old
toilets.
n Toilets are the single largest water user in a home.
A leaky toilet can waste 200 gallons of water per
day, and it is estimated that nearly 20 percent of all
toilets leak.
Washing Machines: When buying a washer, look
for a high-efficiency model that has adjustable
water levels for different load sizes. High-efficiency
washers use 35 to 55 percent less water and 50
percent less energy. They also require less detergent,
rinse more thoroughly, are less abrasive on clothes,
and can fit larger capacity loads in the same size
drum.
To determine if the toilet is leaking, take these steps:
n Remove the tank lid after the tank has stopped
filling.
n Check for a visible leak or to hear water running.
To find other, less obvious leaks, perform the
following test:
n Mix a few drops of food coloring or place a
n Wait about 10 minutes and if the dye appears in
the toilet bowl, the toilet has a silent leak.
DON’T WAIT TO FIX LEAKS!
Leaks could account for 10 percent or more of your
water bill and waste both water and energy.
The water meter can be used to check for invisible or
unnoticed leaks.
n Turn off all faucets and water-using appliances.
n Over the course of your lifetime, you will likely
n Do not flush the toilet.
uses only 10–25 gallons. A full bathtub, however,
can require up to 70 gallons of water.
Installing a water efficient showerhead is one of the
single most effective water-saving steps you can take
inside your home.
use in the home, accounting for approximately 30
percent of indoor water use. They also happen to be
a major source of leaks and/or inefficiency. Under
state and federal law, toilets must not exceed 1.6
gallons per flush. High-efficiency toilets (HETs) go
beyond that standard and use less than 1.3 gallons
per flush.
dye capsule or tablet (available from home
improvement centers and many utilities) into the
water in the toilet tank.
Showers: Take shorter showers. A 5-minute shower
The average indoor use in a conserving
North American single-family home is 45.2 gallons
per capita per day, and in a nonconserving home
it is 69.3 gallons per capita per day.
Source: Handbook of Water Use and Conservation, 2001.
Dishwashers: High-efficiency dishwashers use a
maximum of 7 gallons per load, but some use as
little as 4.5 gallons. Replacing an older model with
a water-efficient model could cut dishwasher water
use in half. Look for energy efficiency features to
cut costs even more.
n Read the dial on the water meter and record the
reading. (It is often located along the property line
near the street.)
n Recheck the meter after 15 to 20 minutes.
If no water has been used and the reading has
changed, a leak is occurring somewhere in the
plumbing system. The services of a plumber or
trained water utility employee are often required to
locate and fix these invisible leaks.
WATER-WISE IRRIGATION
EQUIPMENT
What is the most efficient irrigation system
for nonturf areas?
Drip irrigation. It is the most efficient method of
watering bedded plants, trees, or shrubs. Soaker
hoses are an easy and inexpensive alternative to drip
irrigation.
What type of sprinkler should I use for
the lawn?
One that produces large drops of water close to the
ground. Don’t use a sprinkler that produces a mist or
fine spray. Use a timer so you don’t forget to turn the
sprinkler off.
How should I manage my automatic sprinkler
system for water efficiency?
Adjust the settings as needed. Don’t just set it in the
spring and leave it on all season. Automatic sprinkler
systems provide an efficient method of watering
lawns. Their controllers use timers to turn off the
system when a measured amount of water is used,
and rain shut-off devices prevent watering in the rain.
Not all plants have the same watering requirements.
Reduce the run time of sprinklers on shrubs, which
may not need as much water as grass. Shady areas
may not need as much water either. Contact a
professional landscape irrigation specialist for a
maintenance check.
Repair or replace broken heads, valves, seals, and
pipes. Once a month, run the sprinklers for a short
time on each cycle while you are at home to make
sure they are working properly.
What features should I look for in an
automatic sprinkler system?
Options that will help you save water. The controller
of new sprinkler systems should have these features:
n a multiple scheduling option
n a rain shut-off device
n a water budget feature (which allows percentage
adjustments without having to reprogram)
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IN THE SUMMER, outdoor water use can
account for 50 to 80 percent of home water use.
What maintenance is required for my
automatic sprinkler system?
Check sprinkler heads regularly. Remove dirt or
debris that may be clogging the nozzle and make
sure the heads are working at the proper pressure
and not leaking.
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CONSERVING
WATER
OUTDOORS
Texans must use their precious water resources more
efficiently, or we will have longer, more frequent
water shortages, especially during droughts and hot
Texas summers. Much of the water used outdoors
is wasted through inefficient landscape watering
practices. By reducing the amount of water we waste,
we will save money and protect the quality of life of
future Texans.
WATER-WISE
CONSERVATION STEPS
Many Texas water utilities charge higher rates during
the summer or increase rates in increments based on
use. Reducing your outdoor water use by following
these steps can produce substantial savings in your
water bill:
n Determine how much water your landscape needs
to stay healthy.
n Use water-efficient landscape practices, such
as proper mowing, mulching, and moderate
fertilizing.
n Design a water-efficient landscape by planting
drought-tolerant grass and choosing plants that are
native or well adapted to the climate conditions in
your area.
WATER-WISE LANDSCAPE
How often should I water?
Only when needed. One inch of water once a week
should be sufficient to keep most Texas lawns
healthy.
Proper watering will help grass and shrubs develop
deep roots (it is especially important to start this
during the spring when root growth is at its peak).
Over-watered turf will have a short root system and
will not be drought tolerant. By slowly adjusting to
successively longer periods between waterings, the
turf can grow deeper roots and become drought
tolerant.
What time of day should I water?
Early morning or late evening during hot summer
months. Otherwise, the water can simply evaporate
between the sprinkler and grass.
What should I water?
Only your plants. Don’t water the sidewalks and
driveways. Use a broom to sweep debris away.
n Place mulch directly on the soil or weed barrier
How can I use rainwater?
Harvest it. Funnel the water from your gutters
into a barrel or cistern and save it for a sunny day.
Rainwater is free and better for your plants because
it doesn’t contain hard minerals.
n Apply a thin layer of compost to the lawn. It
WATER-WISE LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE
When should I mow?
Only when the grass is dry. And don’t cut more than
one-third of its length at one time. Taller grass holds
moisture better, encourages deeper root growth, and
is less susceptible to browning. Keep grass 3 inches
tall during the summer (taller than 3 inches stresses
the grass).
What should I do with my grass clippings?
Mulch or compost them. Grass clippings break
down quickly and provide valuable nutrients.
How can I conserve soil moisture?
Use lots of mulch. It will make your shrubs and
young trees more tolerant to the scorching Texas
heat.
n 1 to 3 inches of mulch
• retains moisture
• reduces runoff
• helps moderate soil temperatures
• aids in root development
• reduces erosion
• slows weed growth
• prevents soil compaction
• makes your landscape beautiful
fabric that can “breathe.” Avoid using sheet plastic
in planting areas.
functions like mulch, increases organic content,
and protects grass roots.
What should I know about fertilizing?
Apply fertilizer in the spring and fall. It helps
develop good root systems to keep your grass more
drought tolerant.
Don’t overfertilize because it can run off and pollute
local waterways. Too much fertilizer will also
increase the grass’s need for water. Contact your
County AgriLife Extension Service or local nursery
professional for a soil kit and recommendations for
fertilizer.
How else can I improve my landscape?
Improve the soil. If the soil is rocky, sandy, shallow,
heavy clay, or has little organic matter, it can be
improved by adding several inches of high quality
loam soil and 2 to 3 inches of organic matter such as
mulch or compost.
High quality soil helps reduce irrigation needs by
retaining water better when added to sandy and clay
soils. Unless the soil is damaged or depleted, native
and well-adapted plants may not require imported
soil. Aerate the lawn once a year. Weed the lawn
and garden as needed. Weeds rob plants of valuable
water.
How else can I minimize water use?
Don’t forget your pools, spas, and fountains.
n Cover pools and spas when not in use to lessen
evaporation.
n Backwash your filter only as necessary.
n Turn off decorative fountains on windy days and
during drought.
DESIGN A WATER-WISE
LANDSCAPE
Plant water-efficient, well-adapted, and/or native
shrubs and trees. Bermuda, buffalo, and zoysia
are drought-tolerant grasses. Choose plants that
are drought tolerant (or at least have low water
requirements) and heat tolerant and can survive the
minimum winter temperatures in your local area.
Native plants are also more resistant to diseases and
pests.
Put drought-tolerant groundcover instead of grass in
areas that are narrow, small, sloping, odd-shaped, or
close to pavement. Limit turf areas to those needed
for practical uses.
Contact your County AgriLife Extension Agent,
your water-wise landscape professional, or your
city or water supplier for recommendations of
water-efficient plants that are adapted to your area
of the state and additional information on efficient
landscape water use.
Goal 4.3
Controlling and Preventing Subsidence
Objectives
4.3
Objective - At this time, there are no known occurrences of subsidence within the
District. The District proactively strives to prevent subsidence from occurring by
applying its Rules, meeting the goals of its Management Plan, as well as
participating in joint planning efforts in both GMA 14 and the Region I Water
Planning Group. By continuing all of the above mentioned efforts and actively
planning for the responsible use of its groundwater resources, the prevention of
subsidence is inherent in the overall management of the District.
4.3
Performance Standard – Any reported subsidence shall be included in the
District’s Annual Report.
OBJECTIVE 1
At the time of this report, no known instances of subsidence are occurring within the
Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District.
Additionally, Groundwater
Management Area 14 (“GMA 14”), and the Texas Water Development Board have
adopted a revised updated Upper Gulf Coast Aquifer Groundwater Availability Model.
This model includes an improved subsidence module that will assist the District several
ways. First, the updated model with the improved subsidence module will be a
significant tool by providing information on the potential impacts of groundwater
pumping throughout the planning period by projecting any subsidence related to the
modeled pumping.
Secondly, Chapter 36.108(d-2) of the Texas Water Code requires that GMA’s, when
considering the Desired Future Conditions “must provide a balance between the highest
practicable level of groundwater production and the conservation, preservation,
protection, recharging, and prevention of waste of groundwater and control of
subsidence in the management area”. The updated Upper Gulf Coast Aquifer
Groundwater Availability Model with its improved subsidence module will be of great
assistance in finding that balance between the highest practicable level and
conservation, etc. as required by Chapter 36.
Goal 4.4
Addressing Conjunctive Surface Water Management Issues
Objective
1.
The District will coordinate conjunctive surface water issues with the Angelina
and Neches River Authority (ANRA), Lower Neches Valley Authority (LNVA), and
the Sabine River Authority (SRA) through the East Texas Regional Water
Planning Group, Region I, by inviting the officials from the Planning Group to
attend a District meeting at least once a year.
1.
A copy of the letters to the surface water providers, as well as evidence that the
letters have been sent, either via U.S. Postal Service (registered/return receipt)
or email, will be included in the District’s Annual Report.
OBJECTIVE 1
Copies of the District’s September 5, 2014 letters and mailing evidence inviting the
Region I Water Planning Group, the Angelina and Neches River Authority, the Lower
Neches Valley Authority and the Sabine River Authority to the District’s meetings are
attached hereto.
In addition to the annual letter inviting these surface water providers to the Southeast
Texas Groundwater Conservation District’s meetings, the District provides them a copy
of each monthly meeting notice/agenda in an effort to encourage their attendance.
The District also participates in, and is represented on, two regional water planning
group boards to further coordinate surface and groundwater planning: Region I Water
Planning Group, and Groundwater Management Area 14. The tables below show each
water planning group, the date of the meeting and the District’s representative(s) in
attendance. Also attached are the agenda/meeting notices for each meeting attended.
As was the case in 2013, the District had a representative in attendance at all of the
GMA 14 meetings in 2014 but, due to a scheduling conflict, only three of the four
Regional Water Planning Group meetings were attended. The meeting scheduled on
August 27, 2014 was not attended.
East Texas Regional Water Planning Group (Region I)
Date of Meeting
February 26, 2014
May 21, 2014
November 19, 2014
Attendees
John Martin
John Martin
John Martin
Goal 4.4
Groundwater Management Area 14
Date of Meeting
April 30, 2014
June 24, 2014
September 23, 2014
November 18, 2014
Attendees
John Martin
John Martin
John Martin
John Martin
AGENDA
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 10:00 am
Nacogdoches Recreation Center
1112 North Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
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Call to order - Kelley Holcomb, Chairman
Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call/Determination of Quorum
Receive Comments from Mr. Bech Bruun, Director, Texas Water Development Board
Consideration and approval of the minutes of the August 8, 2013 meeting
Report from City of Nacogdoches – Lila Fuller
Reports of adjoining regions activity (only as needed)
a. Region C – Mike Harbordt/Connie Standridge
b. Region D – Worth Whitehead/Vacant
c. Region H – David Alders/Steve Tyler
Reports from Standing Committees (only as needed)
a. Executive Committee – Kelley Holcomb
b. Finance Committee – Darla Smith
c. Bylaws Committee – David Alders
d. Technical Committee – Mike Harbordt
e. Nominations Committee – Monty Shank
Reports from other state agencies
a. Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife – Terry Stelly
b. Texas Department of Agriculture – Michelle Spodnik
Report from Texas Water Development Board staff – Lann Bookout
a. Update on 2016 Regional Water Planning process
Report from consultant team – Rex Hunt/Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.
a. Review of schedule for 2016 Regional Water Plan
Educational Presentation: Presentation on HB 4, 2011 Regional Water Plan Prioritization
Public Comment (limited to three minutes)
Unfinished Business
a. Consideration and Approval of a Recommendation from Nominations Committee concerning Interest Categories – Monty
Shank
New Business
a. Consideration and Approval of Task 4D Scope of Work – Rex Hunt
b. Consideration and Approval of a Resolution authorizing:
i.
a Contract Amendment for the incorporation of Task 4D Scope of Work between the City of Nacogdoches and
Texas Water Development Board; and between the City of Nacogdoches and Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.;
ii.
a Contract Amendment for the incorporation of Water Management Strategies Prioritization Scope of Work and
Budget between the City of Nacogdoches and Texas Water Development Board; and between the City of
Nacogdoches and Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.;
iii.
Submittal of a request to the TWDB for release of the additional funds in the contract for Task 4D; and issuance of
a Notice to Proceed.
c. Consideration and Approval of the 2014 Executive Committee Appointments – Monty Shank
d. Committee Appointments for Nominations, By-laws, Technical and Finance Committees
Chairman’s Report – Regional Chairs Conference Call from January 24, 2014
General discussion –
Adjourn
Lila Fuller, Administrative Contact
P. O. Box 635030, Nacogdoches, TX 75963-5030
Phone: 936-559-2504 Fax: 936-559-2912
AGENDA
Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 10:00 am
Nacogdoches Recreation Center
1112 North Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
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6.
Call to order - Kelley Holcomb, Chairman
Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call/Determination of Quorum
Consideration and approval of the minutes of the February 26, 2014 meeting
Report from City of Nacogdoches – Lila Fuller
Reports of adjoining regions activity (only as needed)
a. Region C – Mike Harbordt/Connie Standridge
b. Region D – Worth Whitehead/Vacant
c. Region H – David Alders/Steve Tyler
7. Reports from Standing Committees (only as needed)
a. Executive Committee – Kelley Holcomb
b. Finance Committee – Darla Smith
c. Bylaws Committee – David Alders
d. Technical Committee – Mike Harbordt
e. Nominations Committee – Monty Shank
8. Reports from other state agencies
a. Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife – Terry Stelly
b. Texas Department of Agriculture – Michelle Spodnik
9. Report from Texas Water Development Board staff – Lann Bookout
a. Update on 2016 Regional Water Planning process
10. Report from consultant team – Rex Hunt/Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.
a. Review of schedule for 2016 Regional Water Plan
b. Update on current planning activities
11. Educational Presentation: None
12. Public Comment (limited to three minutes)
13. Unfinished Business
14. New Business
a. Consideration and Approval of Final Draft 2011 Regional Water Plan Prioritization; Submittal of
Prioritization Score Sheet and related documentation for the East Texas Regional Water Planning —
Rex Hunt/Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. and Simone Kiel/Freese & Nichols, Inc.
b. Consideration and Authorization of the East Texas Regional Water Planning Group Chair to submit the
Task 4C Technical Memorandum to the Texas Water Development Board on or before August 1, 2014
— Rex Hunt/Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.
15. Chairman’s Report – Regional Chairs Conference Call from January 24, 2014
16. General discussion –
17. Adjourn
Lila Fuller, Administrative Contact
P. O. Box 635030, Nacogdoches, TX 75963-5030
Phone: 936-559-2504 Fax: 936-559-2912
Amended Agenda 11-13-2014
AGENDA
Wednesday,November19,2014,10:00am
NacogdochesRecreationCenter
1112NorthStreet
Nacogdoches,Texas75961
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
CalltoorderͲKelleyHolcomb,Chairman
Invocation&PledgeofAllegiance
RollCall/DeterminationofQuorum
ConsiderationandapprovaloftheminutesoftheAugust27,2014meeting
ReportfromCityofNacogdoches–LilaFuller
Reportsofadjoiningregionsactivity(onlyasneeded)
a. RegionC–MikeHarbordt/ConnieStandridge
b. RegionD–WorthWhitehead/Vacant
c. RegionH–DavidAlders/SteveTyler
7. ReportsfromStandingCommittees(onlyasneeded)
a. ExecutiveCommittee–KelleyHolcomb
b. FinanceCommittee–DarlaSmith
c. BylawsCommittee–DavidAlders
d. TechnicalCommittee–MikeHarbordt
e. NominationsCommittee–MontyShank
8. Reportsfromotherstateagencies
a. TexasDepartmentofParks&Wildlife–TerryStelly
b. TexasDepartmentofAgriculture–ManuelMartinez
9. ReportfromTexasWaterDevelopmentBoardstaff–LannBookout
a. Updateon2016RegionalWaterPlanningprocess
b. BriefingonRound5PlanningCycle
10. Reportfromconsultantteam–RexHunt/AlanPlummerAssociates,Inc.
a. Reviewofschedulefor2016RegionalWaterPlan
11. EducationalPresentation:GroundwaterManagementUpdate–JamesBeach
12. PublicComment(limitedtothreeminutes)
13. UnfinishedBusiness
14. NewBusiness
a. ConsiderationandApprovalAuthorizingtheCityofNacogdochestoreviewandexecute
acontractamendmentfor2016RegionWaterPlanwiththeTWDB.–LannBookout/
TWDB
b. ConsiderationandApprovalofDraftChapters2,3,4,5Cand7ofthe2016Initially
PreparedRegionalWaterPlan–RexHunt
c. ConsiderationandApprovalofChangesinRWPGmembership:
i. LetterofresignationduetoretirementfromJerryClark
ii. ResolutionfromSabineRiverAuthoritydesignatingDavidMontagne
15. Chairman’sReport–
16. Generaldiscussion–
17. Adjourn AGENDA
Wednesday,November19,2014
NacogdochesRecreationCenter
1112NorthStreet
Nacogdoches,Texas75961
TheRegionIEastTexasRegionalWaterPlanningGrouphasthebelowlistedstanding
committees.ThesecommitteesfunctionunderthedirectionoftheRegionIEastTexasRegional
WaterPlanningGroupasdefinedintheapprovedByͲLaws.Committeemeetingsareheldonan
asneededbasis.TheseCommitteesare:
ExecutiveCommittee (nomeeting)
NominationsCommittee(meeting9:30a.m.)
1. DiscussVacanciesontheETRWPGboard.
ByͲLawsCommittee(nomeeting)
FinanceCommittee(nomeeting)
TechnicalCommittee(meeting9:30am)
1. Discussiononcurrentplanningactivities
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA 14 JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING
As required by Section 36.108(e), Texas Water Code, a meeting of the Groundwater Management Area 14 Joint Planning
Committee, comprised of representatives from the following groundwater conservation districts located wholly or partially within
Groundwater Management Area 14: Bluebonnet GCD, Brazoria County GCD,, Lone Star GCD, Lower Trinity GCD, and Southeast Texas
GCD will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at 9:00 am at the offices of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District,
located at 655 Conroe Park North, Conroe, Texas 77303.
At this meeting, the following business may be considered and recommended for Joint Planning Committee possible action:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Call to order
Welcome and Introductions
Public Comment
(Public comment is limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per speaker and/or 30 minutes total for all speakers)
Receipt of Posted Notices
Discussion and possible action to approve minutes of September 18, 2013 GMA 14 Joint Planning Meeting.
Meeting will be convened as a meeting of the GMA 14 Joint Planning Interlocal Agreement Participants.
6.
7.
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12.
13.
Presentation of information from the U.S. Geological Survey on the approach, conceptual model, model development, model
calibration, and review process for the Houston Area Groundwater Model.
Presentation of information from the Texas Water Development Board and discussion of items of interest to GMA 14 including
status of review of Houston Area Groundwater Model.
Briefing and discussion of approach and results from the predictive simulation utilizing GMA 14 approved pumping amounts in
the Houston Area Groundwater Model.
Discussion and consideration of any possible actions deemed necessary by GMA 14 Joint Planning Interlocal Agreement
Participants regarding results from Houston Area Groundwater Model
Briefing and consideration of draft statement of Desired Future Conditions based on execution of the updated Northern Gulf
Coast Aquifer GAM (also referred to as the HAGM).
Briefing and discussion of process for GMA 14 agreement for proposed Desired Future Conditions during joint-planning process.
Discuss funding levels, participation, and any other aspects of the Interlocal Agreement and take possible action.
Presentation and discussion by Districts of recent activities of interest to or impacting the GMA 14 planning group.
GMA 14 Interlocal Agreement Participants meeting will be adjourned
14. Review of progress to date for Groundwater Management Area 14 Joint Planning.
15. Discussion of next meeting date, location, and agenda items.
16. Adjourn
Further information, questions, or comments concerning any aspect of this meeting should be directed to Mr. Paul R. Nelson of Lone Star
Groundwater Conservation District, 655 Conroe Park North Drive, Conroe, TX 77303; [email protected], or (936) 494-3436.
Come to hand and posted on a Bulletin Board in the Courthouse, _______________ County, Texas, on this, the ______ day of April, 2014
at ______.m.
______/s/ Kathy Turner Jones___________________
Kathy Turner Jones, Chairman
GMA 14 Planning Group
__________________, Deputy Clerk
_________________ County, Texas
GMA 14 Planning Group Page | 1 04/30/14 Agenda Groundwater Management Area 14 Joint Planning Committee Meeting NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING As required by Section 36.108(e), Texas Water Code, a meeting of the Groundwater Management Area 14
Joint Planning Committee, comprised of representatives from the following groundwater conservation districts
located wholly or partially within Groundwater Management Area 14: Bluebonnet GCD, Brazoria County GCD,,
Lone Star GCD, Lower Trinity GCD, and Southeast Texas GCD will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at
1:30 pm at the offices of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, located at 655 Conroe Park
North, Conroe, Texas 77303.
At this meeting, the following business may be considered and recommended for Joint Planning Committee possible action:
1. Call to order
2. Welcome and Introductions
3. Public Comment
4. Receipt of Posted Notices
5. Discussion and possible action to approve minutes of June 24, 2014 GMA 14 Joint Planning Meeting.
6. Briefing and discussion of the socioeconomic impacts reasonably expected to occur, as required by Texas Water
Code Chapter 36.108 (d) (6).
7. Briefing and discussion on the impact on the interests and rights in private property, as required by Texas Water
Code Chapter 36.108 (d) (7).
8. Discuss funding levels, participation, and any other aspects of the Interlocal Agreement and take possible action.
9. Presentation and discussion by Districts of recent activities of interest to or impacting the GMA 14 planning group.
10. Briefing and discussion of progress to date for Groundwater Management Area 14 Joint Planning and remaining
requirements.
11. Discussion of next meeting date, location, and agenda items. 12. Adjourn
Further information, questions, or comments concerning any aspect of this meeting should be directed to Mr. Paul R. Nelson
of Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, 655 Conroe Park North Drive, Conroe, TX 77303; [email protected],
or (936) 494-3436.
Come to hand and posted on a Bulletin Board in the Courthouse, _______________ County, Texas, on this, the ______ day
of September, 2014 at ______.m.
______/s/ Kathy Turner Jones___________________
__________________, Deputy Clerk
_________________ County, Texas
GMA 14 Planning Group Page | 1 09.23.14 Agenda (final) GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA 14 JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING
As required by Section 36.108(e), Texas Water Code, a meeting of the Groundwater Management Area 14
Joint Planning Committee, comprised of representatives from the following groundwater conservation districts located
wholly or partially within Groundwater Management Area 14: Bluebonnet GCD, Brazoria County GCD,, Lone Star
GCD, Lower Trinity GCD, and Southeast Texas GCD will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at 1:30 pm at
the offices of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, located at 655 Conroe Park North, Conroe,
Texas 77303.
At this meeting, the following business may be considered and recommended for Joint Planning Committee
possible action:
1. Call to order
2. Welcome and Introductions
3. Public Comment
4. Receipt of Posted Notices
5. Discussion and possible action to approve minutes of September 23, 2014 GMA 14 Joint Planning Meeting.
6. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of resolution establishing administrative procedures for the
consideration, proposal, and adoption of desired future conditions (DFCs) for aquifers for GMA 14.
7. Briefing and discussion of the feasibility of achieving the desired future conditions under consideration, as
required by Texas Water Code Chapter 36.108 (d) (8).
8. Discuss funding levels, participation, and any other aspects of the Interlocal Agreement and take possible
action.
9. Presentation and discussion by Districts of recent activities of interest to or impacting the GMA 14 planning
group.
10. Discussion and possible action to approve DFC(s) option(s) for formal consideration by the district
representatives of GMA 14 pursuant to the previously adopted administrative procedures for the consideration,
proposal, and adoption of DFCs for GMA 14
11. Briefing and discussion of progress to date for Groundwater Management Area 14 Joint Planning and
remaining requirements and schedule.
12. Discussion of next meeting date, location, and agenda items.
13. Adjourn
Further information, questions, or comments concerning any aspect of this meeting should be directed to Mr. Paul R.
Nelson of Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, 655 Conroe Park North Drive, Conroe, TX 77303;
[email protected], or (936) 494-3436.
Come to hand and posted on a Bulletin Board in the Courthouse,
day of November, 2014 at
County, Texas, on this, the
.m.
/s/ Kathy Turner Jones
, Deputy Clerk
County, Texas
GMA 14 Planning Group Page | 1
11.18.14 Agenda (final)
Goal 4.5
Natural Resource Issues Affecting the Use and Availability of Groundwater or
Affected by the Use of Groundwater
This management goal is not applicable to the Southeast Texas Groundwater
Conservation District.
This goal typically pertains to the mining industry of which there is little in the Southeast
Texas Groundwater Conservation District. However, the Texas Water Development
Board now classifies fracking as a mining practice. Although the District has begun to
see an increase in the practice of fracking, the number of wells being fracked each year
is still minimal. Additionally, due to local geologic formations, shallow wells, the relative
minimal number of horizontal wells being drilled, and the utilization of “gel” fracking, the
amount of groundwater being used within the District for fracking is also estimated to be
minimal.
Goal 4.6
Addressing Drought Conditions - Conservation is the only practice which is
practicable in the District.
Objectives
1.
The District will post an article at least annually, regarding drought conditions in
the District on the District’s website.
1.
A copy of the article or articles posted on the District’s website regarding drought
conditions will be included in the District’s Annual Report.
OBEJECTIVE 1
An article addressing drought conditions within the Southeast Texas Groundwater
Conservation District was published in the Fall issue of the SETGCD Well Monitor
Newsletter and was posted on the District’s website (see Appendix A – Tab 12).
Also, the District continues to maintain a webpage dedicated to drought and drought
conditions. Included on this page are links to the Texas Drought Preparedness
Council’s website which has the most up to date Statewide Drought Situation Reports.
These reports give a concise overview of current drought conditions regionally as well
as statewide.
The drought information webpage also includes a link to the Texas Water Development
Board’s drought information webpage which has up to date drought monitoring and
drought outlook information. It includes numerous drought conditions maps, real-time
remote static water level monitoring for nearly 200 water wells across the state,
reservoir levels which are updated daily, and many other useful tools and datasets.
Additionally, the District posts monthly updates of the Palmer Drought Severity Index
(PDSI) maps (both U.S. and Texas), as well as the U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook
map, at the District’s office and on the District’s website, and are provided to the
District’s Board members each month (see attached). These maps give the public easy
access to current drought conditions within the District.
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Drought is defined as “a long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions”.
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Drought is actually a very common event, but the extent of drought conditions can very dramatically.
Reports
The impacts of a drought are typically divided into three categories:
Source Water Protection
1. meteorologic drought (a period of lower than normal precipitation)
2. soil moisture/vegetative drought (impacts on plants, wildlife and crops);
3. hydrologic drought (resulting in lower stream flows and groundwater and reservoir levels.
How Texas prepares for and manages drought
conditions
In the 1950s, Texas experienced what many refer to as the “drought of record”. The drought began in the late 1940s and ran
through 1957. During this drought most of Texas received 30 – 50 percent less than its normal rainfall. As a result of the drought
of record, the Texas Legislature created the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB).
The TWDB has an excellent website with a “drought” specific data http://waterdatafortexas.org/drought/. You can get local
groundwater levels, reservoir levels, drought index maps and statewide information regarding droughts.
In 1999, the Texas Legislature created the Drought Preparedness Council, an inter-agency committee with the purpose
of:
Regular Monthly Board
Meetings
2nd Thursday of each month beginning
at 10:00 AM unless otherwise noticed.
No Board meetings scheduled for August
or December unless otherwise noticed.
Meetings are held at the
Jasper-Newton Electric Co-op
812 S. Margaret Avenue, Kirbyville, TX.
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Monitoring and assessing drought and water supply conditions;
Advising the governor on significant drought conditions;
Recommending provision for inclusion in the state emergency management plan and state water plan;
Advising the Regional Water Planning Groups on drought related issues;
Ensuring effective coordination among state, local, and federal agencies in drought response planning; and
Reporting to the legislature any significant drought conditions within the state.
The Drought Preparedness Council, in times of significant drought meet often and prepares a Statewide Drought Situation
Report which can be found at
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/CouncilsCommittees/droughtCouncil/stateDroughtPrepCouncil.htm.
How is a drought tracked?
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A drought can be tracked in many different ways depending on the specific impact that applies. Some of the more common
drought indexes are:
Palmer Drought Severity Index (a soil moisture index calibrated to specific regions and generally considered long term);
Crop Moisture Index (measures short term moisture conditions across major crop producing regions);
Keetch and Byram Drought Index (a moisture index specifically meant to assess potential wildfire conditions);
Standard Precipitation Index (based only on precipitation);
U.S. Drought Monitor Index (focuses on broad scale conditions).
View State Drought Situation Reports
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Goal 4.7
Addressing Conservation, Recharge Enhancement, Rainwater Harvesting,
Precipitation Enhancement, or Brush Control - Conservation is the only practice
which is practicable in the District.
Objectives
1.
The District will annually submit an article regarding water conservation for
publication to at least one newspaper of general circulation in Jasper, Newton,
Hardin and Tyler Counties.
2.
The District will publish and mail, at least once annually, an informative flier on
water conservation and related issues, to groundwater use permit holders. A
copy of the flier(s) shall also be made available on the District’s website.
1.
A copy of the article submitted by the District for publication to a newspaper of
general circulation in Jasper, Newton, Hardin and Tyler Counties regarding water
conservation will be included in the District’s Annual Report.
2.
A copy of the flier(s), on water conservation and related issues, along with the
mailing list of the permit holders it was provided to shall be included in the
District’s Annual Report.
OBJECTIVE 1
An article titled “Licensed Water Well Drillers Help to Ensure Safe and Properly
Functioning Wells” is attached and was submitted to the following newspapers: the
Beaumont Enterprise, the Buna Beacon, the Hardin County News (published July 23,
2014), the Jasper Newsboy (published July 23, 2014), the Kirbyville Banner, the Silsbee
Bee, and the Tyler County Booster (abridged version published July 24, 2014). In an
effort to assist the newspapers the article was provided electronically, via email, in two
formats (PDF and Microsoft Word). In addition to the local newspapers, this article was
also provided to the Tyler County Forest Landowner Association and was published in
their August, 2014 “Dogwood Times” newsletter which is also attached.
Additionally, an article titled “Conserve Water - Winter Conservation Tips” was
submitted for publication to the above listed newspapers. A copy of the article is
attached with the cover letters and/or emails to each of the newspapers. It is unknown
if this article was published in any of the newspapers to which it was submitted.
Goal 4.7
OBJECTIVE 2
This objective was met by the publication of the Fall 2014 SETGCD Well Monitor
Newsletter (see Appendix A.). The newsletter was mailed to permit holders, well
drillers and public officials throughout the District. Copies of the mailing address
databases are included in Appendix A. The Fall 2014 SETGCD Well Monitor
Newsletter was also posted on the District website for easy accessibility by the general
public.
Licensed water well drillers help to ensure safe and properly functioning wells
Do you own a water well, had one recently drilled, or are planning on having a new well
drilled in the near future? Take a few extra minutes and be sure you are hiring a
licensed well driller or pump installer. This will help ensure that your well will work
properly and protect the groundwater that you and your family will be drinking.
You might save a few dollars up front but, by hiring an unlicensed driller, the cost of
your well can end up skyrocketing and cost you much more in the long run that it would
have if you hired a licensed driller from the start. Unlicensed drillers often cut corners
and do not complete the well to the state’s standards. You as the landowner can end
up having to pay thousands of dollars to have your well repaired, brought up to the state
standard, or you may even have to have a new well drilled as was the case recently for
a family in the Ivanhoe community, located in Tyler County, Texas (in some cases you
could be required to have the well plugged). They paid an unlicensed driller $3,500 for
a new well and had to have it replaced less than three months later. A licensed water
well driller discovered that the well was not even close to being properly completed and
the family spent an additional $5,600 for a properly drilled and completed well, and for
the plugging of the well drilled by the unlicensed driller.
State standards, set by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), are
in place to protect you, as well as your neighbors, by protecting the groundwater from
potential contamination. Unlicensed drillers are not usually concerned about these
standards, and are often only concerned with getting in and out, with your money in
hand, as fast as they can.
Completion and location standards help protect your well from being a direct conduit for
bacteria and other hazardous contaminants to the groundwater that you and your
neighbors drink. For example, if the well isn’t sealed properly or isn’t a safe distance
from sources of pollution such as your septic field (among other sources), contaminants
may get into the groundwater - your family’s water supply. A licensed driller has all of
the knowledge necessary to safely locate and complete your water well!
It’s not always simple knowing whether or not the person you hired is properly licensed.
In the recent case in Ivanhoe, the unlicensed driller was providing business cards that
included an expired license number. Do not be afraid to ask to see their state license
or, to be even more sure you are dealing with a licensed driller/pump installer, call
TDLR with the name and license number to verify that the information that you have
been provided is real, accurate and up to date. You can also visit TDLR’s website at
http://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/ and search the database yourself to check on
a license, although we recommend calling for the most current and accurate
information. Additionally, the name of the drilling company must be located on both
sides of the drilling rig along with the license number of the driller. If the name and
license number isn’t on the rig this is a red flag. State law requires these items to be on
the drilling rig and unlicensed drillers usually prefer to go unnoticed leaving this
information off of their rig.
Additionally, a local water well driller should provide you with a registration form for the
local groundwater district. The registration form for the Southeast Texas Groundwater
Conservation District is a one page form simply requiring some basic information such
as: the name and address of the well owner, the location of the well, name and address
of the driller, the size of the well casing, and the anticipated drill date. If the driller does
not provide this form to you, this is another red flag, as TDLR’s rules require that a
licensed driller follow all local groundwater district rules. In some cases, groundwater
conservation districts have higher completion standards than the state standards, and
the driller is legally required to meet those standards.
If you have an issue with your well that has been drilled by a licensed driller, TDLR has
the ability to require that the driller resolve the issue if it is deemed that the problem was
in-fact driller related, or face penalties and possible loss of license. A protection you
certainly do not have with an unlicensed driller.
Other things you can do to protect your water supply is to be sure not to store any
hazardous materials around your well. Items such as motor oil, pesticides and fertilizers
stored near the well head can cause contamination if spilled or leached onto the nearby
ground, especially if the well was not properly completed. Also, a well head should be
completed to at least one foot above the ground (three feet if it is located in an area
susceptible to flooding). Some people believe this unsightly; however, by keeping the
well head visible, the well itself is less likely to be accidentally damaged.
For more information, call the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District at
(409) 383-1577 or Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation at (512) 463-7880
John Martin
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Attachments:
John Martin <[email protected]>
Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:23 AM
[email protected]
article regarding unlicensed water well drillers
Unlicensed water well drillers.docx
Hello Mr. Kelly, Attached is an article that I am asking that you consider running in your paper. There has been an up‐tick of unlicensed water well drillers working in the area and we would like to try and get information out on why it is a bad idea to use an unlicensed driller. Should you decide to run this article would you please let me know so I can get a copy of the Enterprise for the District’s file. Sincerely John M. Martin
Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
John Martin
From:
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[email protected]
article regarding unlicensed water well drilling
Hello Mr. Lisenby, Attached is an article that I am asking that you consider running in your paper. There has been an up‐tick of unlicensed water well drillers working in the area and we would like to try and get information out on why it is a bad idea to use an unlicensed driller. Should you decide to run this article would you please let me know so I can get a copy of the Hardin County News for the District’s file. Sincerely John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
John Martin
From:
Sent:
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Attachments:
[email protected]
Hello Ms. Swedoski, Attached is an article that I am asking that you consider running in your paper. There has been an up‐tick of unlicensed water well drillers working in the area and we would like to try and get information out on why it is a bad idea to use an unlicensed driller. Should you decide to run this article would you please let me know so I can get a copy of the Beacon for the District’s file. Sincerely John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
John Martin
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Attachments:
[email protected]
Hello Mr. Reedy, Attached is an article that I am asking that you consider running in your paper. There has been an up‐tick of unlicensed water well drillers working in the area and we would like to try and get information out on why it is a bad idea to use an unlicensed driller. Should you decide to run this article would you please let me know so I can get a copy of the News Boy for the District’s file. Sincerely John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
John Martin
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Sent:
To:
Subject:
Attachments:
[email protected]
Hi Sandi, Attached is an article that I am asking that you consider running in your paper. There has been an up‐tick of unlicensed water well drillers working in the area and we would like to try and get information out on why it is a bad idea to use an unlicensed driller. Should you decide to run this article would you please let me know so I can get a copy of the Banner for the District’s file. Sincerely John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
John Martin
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[email protected]
Article regarding unlicensed drillers
Hello Mr. Dickert, Attached is an article that I am asking that you consider running in your paper. There has been an up‐tick of unlicensed water well drillers working in the area and we would like to try and get information out on why it is a bad idea to use an unlicensed driller. Should you decide to run this article would you please let me know so I can get a copy of the Bee for the District’s file. Sincerely John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
John Martin
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To:
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Attachments:
[email protected]
Article regarding unlicensed drillers
Hello Tyler County Booster, Attached is an article that I am asking that you consider running in your paper. There has been an up‐tick of unlicensed water well drillers working in the area and we would like to try and get information out on why it is a bad idea to use an unlicensed driller. Should you decide to run this article would you please let me know so I can get a copy of the Booster for the District’s file. Sincerely John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
CONSERVE WATER – WINTER CONSERVATION TIPS
Don't Let Cold Weather Catch You Unprepared! Although it doesn’t happen too often
here in Southeast Texas, once or twice a year we experience a hard enough freeze to
cause water pipes to burst. Not only is it an inconvenience, but a burst water pipe can
waste thousands of gallons of water before you even realize it has happened.
However, you can cross that off your list of winter worries by taking a few simple
precautions to prevent waste and conserve water.
Disconnect and drain outdoor hoses. Detaching a hose allows water to drain from the
faucet. Otherwise, a single, hard overnight freeze can burst either the faucet or the pipe
it's connected to.
Insulate pipes or faucets in unheated areas. If you have pipes in an attic, unheated
garage or cold crawl space under the house, wrap the water pipes before temperatures
plummet. Hardware or building supply stores will have good pipe insulating materials
available.
Consider using electrical “heat tape”. This tape runs a low voltage current along the
length of the tape warming the pipe. It is very useful in attics and crawl spaces where
an electrical outlet is readily accessible.
Seal off access doors, air vents and cracks. Winter winds whistling through overlooked
openings can quickly freeze exposed water pipes.
Don’t forget any water lines you may have running to the garden or livestock troughs.
Be sure that these pipes get extra attention. Since we don't always pay attention to
these pipes, it could be hours or days before you realize the pipe has burst. Inspect all
your connections after any freeze.
Be sure to know the location of the master water shutoff. If a pipe bursts this valve
turns it off, so find it now and be sure everyone in the family knows where it is and what
it does. Also, it is a good idea to keep the plumber's telephone number handy. Write it
down now before you need it in an emergency.
In severe cold weather, you may want to allow a faucet to drip a small continuous
stream. Although this may seem to be wasting water, it is better to lose a few gallons
per hour than hundreds of gallons per hour if the pipe bursts.
If you know where a freeze-up occurred and want to try thawing it yourself, do not under
any circumstances use a torch with an open flame as this is a major fire hazard. Also,
overheating a single spot can burst the pipe and heating a soldered joint could cause it
to leak or come completely apart.
The easiest tool to use for thawing pipes is a hair dryer. Wave the warm air back and
forth along the pipe, not concentrated on one spot. If you don't have a hair dryer, you
can wrap the frozen section with rags or towels and pour hot water over them. It's
messy, but it works.
Remember, taking steps to prevent pipe freezes saves you time, inconvenience, and
money, and prevents waste of a precious resource – Water.
SOUTHEAST TEXAS
GROUNDWATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
SEC / TREAS
WALTER R. GLENN
ROGER FUSSELL
BOBBY ROGERS
OLEN BEAN
CHARLES HUGHES
JON MEEK
MITCH MCMILLON
WENDY TURNER
LINDA POWELL
SAM ASHWORTH
JIM BOONE
ROBYN SUMMERLIN
M. CHARLES ZIMMERMAN
MITCH MCMILLON
GENERAL MANAGER
GENERAL COUNSEL
JOHN M. MARTIN
JOHN D. STOVER
P.O. BOX 1407
JASPER, TEXAS 75951
November 6, 2014
Beaumont Enterprise / Hardin County News
Attn: Editor
380 Main Street
Beaumont, TX 77701
VIA –E-Mail – [email protected]
Re: Water Conservation Article “Winter Conservation Tips”
To whom it may concern:
Can you believe winter is nearly upon us? I thought a water conservation article on how to save
water during the winter might be of interest. There are many ways to conserve water and this
article touches on some of those ideas.
I would appreciate it if you would consider publishing this article in one format or another in
your paper (i.e. a news story or op-ed piece). I understand that you are not obligated to print the
article; I only ask that you consider it. Please feel free to make minor modifications to the article
to meet any formatting guidelines necessary for publication or to correct grammatical errors.
I have attached the “article” in PDF format, as well as a Microsoft Word file, for your
convenience. If you do publish the article, I ask that you please notify me so that I may obtain a
copy of the published article for our file.
If I can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
John Martin
General Manager
P.O. Box 1407
271 E. Lamar
Jasper, TX 75951
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, Texas 75951
(409) 383-1577
Fax: (409) 383-0799
www. setgcd.org
John Martin
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Monday, November 10, 2014 11:29 AM
'[email protected]'
WInter water conservation article
Article to Beaumont Enterprise.doc; Conservation Article - Winter Conservation
Tips.docx; Conservation Article - Winter Conservation Tips.pdf
Hello, Please find attached my cover letter and an article I hope you will consider publishing in either or both the Beaumont Enterprise and/or HCN. John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
SOUTHEAST TEXAS
GROUNDWATER
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
SEC / TREAS
WALTER R. GLENN
ROGER FUSSELL
BOBBY ROGERS
OLEN BEAN
CHARLES HUGHES
JON MEEK
MITCH MCMILLON
WENDY TURNER
LINDA POWELL
SAM ASHWORTH
JIM BOONE
ROBYN SUMMERLIN
MITCH MCMILLON
GENERAL MANAGER
GENERAL COUNSEL
JOHN M. MARTIN
JOHN D. STOVER
P.O. BOX 1407
JASPER, TEXAS 75951
November 10, 2014
Buna Beacon
Attn: Barbara Davis, Editor
566 Hwy 62
Buna, TX 77612
VIA E-Mail – [email protected]
RE: Water Conservation Article “Winter Conservation Tips”
Dear Ms. Davis:
Sincerely,
John Martin
General Manager
P.O. Box 1407
271 E. Lamar
Jasper, TX 75951
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, Texas 75951
(409) 383-1577
Fax: (409) 383-0799
www. setgcd.org
John Martin
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Sent:
To:
Subject:
Attachments:
'[email protected]'
Winter water conservation article
Article to Buna Beacon.pdf; Conservation Article - Winter Conservation Tips.docx;
Conservation Article - Winter Conservation Tips.pdf
Hello Buna Beacon, Please find attached my cover letter and article. If I can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
SOUTHEAST TEXAS
GROUNDWATER
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
SEC / TREAS
WALTER R. GLENN
ROGER FUSSELL
BOBBY ROGERS
OLEN BEAN
CHARLES HUGHES
JON MEEK
MITCH MCMILLON
WENDY TURNER
LINDA POWELL
SAM ASHWORTH
JIM BOONE
ROBYN SUMMERLIN
MITCH MCMILLON
GENERAL MANAGER
GENERAL COUNSEL
JOHN M. MARTIN
JOHN D. STOVER
P.O. BOX 1407
JASPER, TEXAS 75951
November 10, 2014
Jasper Newsboy
Attn: Jeffrey Reedy, Editor
702 S. Wheeler
Jasper, TX 75951
Water Conservation Article “Winter Conservation Tips”
Dear Mr. Reedy:
Sincerely,
John Martin
General Manager
P.O. Box 1407
271 E. Lamar
Jasper, TX 75951
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, Texas 75951
(409) 383-1577
Fax: (409) 383-0799
www. setgcd.org
John Martin
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Attachments:
[email protected]
Winter water conservation
Article to Jasper News Boy.doc; Conservation Article - Winter Conservation Tips.docx;
Hello Mr. Reedy, Attached please find my cover letter and an article I hope you will consider publishing. Please let me know if you have any questions. John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
SOUTHEAST TEXAS
GROUNDWATER
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
SEC / TREAS
WALTER R. GLENN
ROGER FUSSELL
BOBBY ROGERS
OLEN BEAN
CHARLES HUGHES
JON MEEK
MITCH MCMILLON
WENDY TURNER
LINDA POWELL
SAM ASHWORTH
JIM BOONE
ROBYN SUMMERLIN
MITCH MCMILLON
GENERAL MANAGER
GENERAL COUNSEL
JOHN M. MARTIN
JOHN D. STOVER
P.O. BOX 1407
JASPER, TEXAS 75951
November 10, 2014
Kirbyville Banner
Attn: Sandi
104 N. Kellie
Kirbyville, TX 75956
Water Conservation Article “Winter Conservation Tips”
Dear Sandi:
Sincerely,
John Martin
General Manager
P.O. Box 1407
271 E. Lamar
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, Texas 75951
(409) 383-1577
Fax: (409) 383-0799
www. setgcd.org
John Martin
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Sent:
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Attachments:
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Article to Kirbyville Banner.doc; Conservation Article - Winter Conservation Tips.docx;
Hi Sandie, Attached is my cover letter and an article I hope you will consider publishing. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
SOUTHEAST TEXAS
GROUNDWATER
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
SEC / TREAS
WALTER R. GLENN
ROGER FUSSELL
BOBBY ROGERS
OLEN BEAN
CHARLES HUGHES
JON MEEK
MITCH MCMILLON
WENDY TURNER
LINDA POWELL
SAM ASHWORTH
JIM BOONE
ROBYN SUMMERLIN
MITCH MCMILLON
GENERAL MANAGER
GENERAL COUNSEL
JOHN M. MARTIN
JOHN D. STOVER
P.O. BOX 1407
JASPER, TEXAS 75951
November 10, 2014
Silsbee Bee
Attn: Daniel Elizondo, Editor
410 Hwy. 96 South
Silsbee, TX 77656
Dear Mr. Dickert:
Sincerely,
,
John Martin
General Manager
P.O. Box 1407
271 E. Lamar
Jasper, TX 75951
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, Texas 75951
(409) 383-1577
Fax: (409) 383-0799
www. setgcd.org
John Martin
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Attachments:
[email protected]
Article to Silsbee Bee.doc; Conservation Article - Winter Conservation Tips.docx;
Hello Mr. Elizondo, Please find attached my cover letter and an article I hope you will consider publishing. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
SOUTHEAST TEXAS
GROUNDWATER
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
SEC / TREAS
WALTER R. GLENN
ROGER FUSSELL
BOBBY ROGERS
OLEN BEAN
CHARLES HUGHES
JON MEEK
MITCH MCMILLON
WENDY TURNER
LINDA POWELL
SAM ASHWORTH
JIM BOONE
ROBYN SUMMERLIN
MITCH MCMILLON
GENERAL MANAGER
GENERAL COUNSEL
JOHN M. MARTIN
JOHN D. STOVER
P.O. BOX 1407
JASPER, TEXAS 75951
November 10, 2014
Tyler County Booster
Attn: Jim Powers, Editor
205 W. Bluff
Woodville, TX 75979
Dear Lynn:
Sincerely,
John Martin
General Manager
P.O. Box 1407
271 E. Lamar
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, Texas 75951
(409) 383-1577
Fax: (409) 383-0799
www. setgcd.org
John Martin
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Attachments:
[email protected]
Article to Tyler County Booster.doc; Conservation Article - Winter Conservation
Tips.docx; Conservation Article - Winter Conservation Tips.pdf
Hello Mr. Powers, Attached is my cover letter and an article I hope you will consider publishing. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. John M. Martin
P.O. Box 1407
Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577 1
The Dogwood Times
A Publication of the Tyler County Forest Landowner Association
http://tcforest.org/
General Membership Meeting—Sept 20
Tyler County Forest
Landowner Association
Volume 16 Issue 3
August 2014
th
Inside this issue:
Texas
Legislative
Topics
The next General Meeting of the TCFLOA is scheduled for SATURDAY, Septem2
ber 20th, 9:30 AM in the Tyler County Extension Office, 201 Veterans Way,
Woodville. The Extension Office is located on the short side street across from the
Advice to LandBrookshire’s Store on US 69 South. There is plenty of parking and the program,
owners Regard- 2
MANAGING YOUR FARM, will be informative and bring everyone up to date
on what is happening with timber and timber producers in Tyler County.
ing Timber Theft
Prevention
Mr. Michael Murphrey, SE Texas Invasive Species Coordinator, Texas A&M
Forest Service, Lufkin, TX, will talk on East Texas Forest Health.
Mr. Timothy (Shane) Harrington, Texas A&M Forest Service, will present an
overview on the Farm Bill as relating to your tree farm.
Mr. Nolan Alders, Private Forest Landowner, Nacogdoches, TX, will talk on the
Challenges for Small Tree Farm Tracks.
Following the individual presentations the speakers will have a panel discussion
where you may ask questions. Then there will be a short business meeting with
election of officers (Nominees listed below) for the 2015-2016 term.
Websites of
Interest
2
Licensed water
well drillers
3
Do You Know?
* There are nearly 747
million acres of forests in
the USA today.
Pres: Sarah Reinemeyer
Dir: Jack Clark
* Texas has about 11.8
VP: Jefrey Parker
Dir: DeAnna Turner
million acres.
Sect: Brianne Parker
Dir: Jay Fish
* Although our populaTreas: Charles Zimmerman
Dir: Betty Zimmerman (past President)
tion has nearly tripled
Open to the Public. Lunch is provided, with suggestion to leave a donation to cover since 1900, the amount of
the cost of lunch.
forest land is about the
same today as then.
* Nearly 4 million tree
CALENDAR—2014
seedlings are planted each
day in the USA.
September 20—Tyler County Forest Landowner General Meeting, 9:30 AM, at the
* About half the US forest
Tyler County Extension Office, 201 Veterans Way, Woodville, Texas.
lands are owned by private landowners.
October 21-23—Texas Forestry Association Annual Conference in Lufkin, Texas.
* In Texas it is about 65%.
* The US forest inventory
Quarterly - Newsletter, Tyler County Texas Forest Landowner Dogwood Times
has increased by 39%
published, event driven.
since 1952 and currently
covers 33% of US land.
Page 2
Texas Legislative Topics
Betty Zimmerman, President of TCFLOA and a member of
Texas Forestry Association’s Legislative Committee, met
with Representative Trent Ashby and Senator Robert Nichols -- along with twenty-three other members of the Legislative Committee on June 18, 2014. (Representative James
White had a conflicting event in Hardin County.) I was
pleased to learn that Rep. Trent Ashby is a tree farmer and
a TFA member.
It was noted that only 30 logging trucks have acquired the
new Truck Weight 777 Permit for $1500. Senator Nichols
asked what could be done to increase the number. Several
modifications were discussed and presented.
1. Those present would like to add a $750 permit for up
to 20 timber counties as an alternative to the $1500 permit
for 43 timber counties. Both options would be available.
2. It was recommended that the harvesting notification
requirement be reduced from two days to 24 hours. The
two day notification requirement is problematic when a harvesting operation is forced to move on a moment’s notice
because of weather or other factors.
3. There was discussion about removing the bond requirement, but one member pointed out that some counties
require higher bonds and that having a single bond requirement from the state was a better solution.
The Dogwood Times
Advice to Landowners Regarding Timber
Theft Prevention – TFS News Release, May 28, 2014
Timber theft is a crime that potentially affects everyone.
Timber owners incur monetary loss and the removal of
natural resources without reforestation methods to ensure new forests for the future.
To help property owners avoid timber theft tactics, the
Texas A&M Forest Service advises:
• Have someone you know and trust report any cut-
ting on your land immediately.
• Never sign a contract without checking several ref-
erences of the buyer.
• For the best price insist on getting bids for your
timber.
• Mark all property lines to assure cutting on adja-
cent property does not encroach on yours.
• If you are unfamiliar with selling timber, you are
urged to contact your local TFS office. Our field
staff will assist you with securing the assistance
of a professional resource manager to help determine trees for harvest, estimated values, and potential buyers.
Senator Nichols reported that the legislation that introduced
Truck Weight 777 Permits also made available thousands
of new dollars to the counties for county roads, but they
have to ask for it. Checking with the Tyler County Commissioners Office after the meeting, I learned that our Commis- To report suspected timber theft activity call the Timber
sioners and their staff are working diligently to complete
Theft Hotline 1-800-364-3470 or contact Texas A&M
and comply with the horrendous procedures and volume of
Forest Service at (936) 639-8113.
paperwork required to acquire the funds. Based on the
county’s oil production, Tyler County is eligible to receive
$463,521.00. That sounds like a lot of money. However,
road work is expensive and use of the funds is restricted to
specific types of projects. For example, the funds would
cover the cost of four miles of limestone – that is one mile
per precinct. Some counties are not pursuing the funds beGroundwater 101 - http://twri.tamu.edu/publications/
cause of the difficulty in complying with the procedures.
The next time you see your commissioner, be sure to thank txh2o/summer-2014/groundwater-101/
him and his staff for their hard work.
Websites of Interest
Relative to water issues, several expressed speculation
that the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir in Northeast
Texas will never happen because other water technologies
are improving and the EPA will probably never approve it.
Ron Hufford reported that the current watermaster review
of the Sabine River, Neches River, and Neches-Trinity
Coastal basins is being conducted because it is required by
legislation. There is no evidence that anyone supports implementation of a watermaster in East Texas to manage
the use of surface water.
Did You Know? Q&A about groundwater in Texas http://twri.tamu.edu/publications/txh2o/summer-2014/didyou-know/
Texas Drought Map - http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/
public/response/drought/drought-map.jpg
Secret Ingredient in Burgers – Wood Pulp - http://qz.
com/223742/there-is-a-secret-ingredient-in-yourburgers-wood-pulp/
Volume 16, Issue 3
Licensed water well drillers help to ensure safe and
properly functioning wells
Do you own a water well, had one recently drilled, or are
planning on having a new well drilled in the near future?
Take a few extra minutes and be sure you are hiring a licensed well driller or pump installer. This will help ensure
that your well will work properly and protect the groundwater that you and your family will be drinking.
You might save a few dollars up front but, by hiring an unlicensed driller, the cost of your well can end up skyrocketing and cost you much more in the long run that it would
have if you hired a licensed driller from the start. Unlicensed drillers often cut corners and do not complete the
well to the state’s standards. You as the landowner can
end up having to pay thousands of dollars to have your
well repaired, brought up to the state standard, or you may
even have to have a new well drilled as was the case recently for a family in the City of Ivanhoe in Tyler County (in
some cases you could be required to have the well
plugged). They paid an unlicensed driller $3,500 for a new
well and had to have it replaced less than three months
later. A licensed water well driller discovered that the well
was not even close to being properly completed and the
family spent an additional $5,600 for a properly drilled and
completed well, and for the plugging of the well drilled by
the unlicensed driller.
State standards, set by the Texas Department of Licensing
and Regulation (TDLR), are in place to protect you, as well
as your neighbors, by protecting the groundwater from potential contamination. Unlicensed drillers are not usually
concerned about these standards, and are often only concerned with getting in and out, with your money in hand, as
fast as they can.
Completion and location standards help protect your well
from being a direct conduit for bacteria and other hazardous contaminants to the groundwater that you and your
neighbors drink. For example, if the well isn’t sealed properly or isn’t a safe distance from sources of pollution such
as your septic field (among other sources), contaminants
may get into the groundwater - your family’s water supply.
A licensed driller has all of the knowledge necessary to
safely locate and complete your water well!
It’s not always simple knowing whether or not the person
you hired is properly licensed. In the recent case in Ivanhoe, the unlicensed driller was providing business cards
that included an expired license number. Do not be afraid
to ask to see their state license or, to be even more sure
you are dealing with a licensed driller/pump installer, call
TDLR with the name and license number to verify that the
information that you have been provided is real, accurate
and up to date. You can also visit TDLR’s website at
Page 3
http://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/ and search the
database yourself to check on a license, although we
recommend calling for the most current and accurate information. Additionally, the name of the drilling company
must be located on both sides of the drilling rig along
with the license number of the driller. If the name and
license number isn’t on the rig this is a red flag. State
law requires these items to be on the drilling rig and unlicensed drillers usually prefer to go unnoticed leaving this
information off of their rig.
Additionally, a local water well driller should provide you
with a registration form for the local groundwater district.
The registration form for the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District is a one page form simply
requiring some basic information such as: the name and
address of the well owner, the location of the well, name
and address of the driller, the size of the well casing, and
the anticipated drill date. If the driller does not provide
this form to you, this is another red flag, as TDLR’s rules
require that a licensed driller follow all local groundwater
district rules. In some cases, groundwater conservation
districts have higher completion standards than the state
standards, and the driller is legally required to meet
those standards.
If you have an issue with your well that has been drilled
by a licensed driller, TDLR has the ability to require that
the driller resolve the issue if it is deemed that the problem was in-fact driller related, or face penalties and possible loss of license. A protection you certainly do not
have with an unlicensed driller.
Other things you can do to protect your water supply is
to be sure not to store any hazardous materials around
your well. Items such as motor oil, pesticides and fertilizers stored near the well head can cause contamination if
spilled or leached onto the nearby ground, especially if
the well was not properly completed. Also, a well head
should be completed to at least one foot above the
ground (three feet if it is located in an area susceptible to
flooding). Some people believe this unsightly; however,
by keeping the well head visible, the well itself is less
likely to be accidentally damaged.
For more information, call the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District at (409) 383-1577 or Texas
Department of Licensing and Regulation at (512) 4637880.
John M Martin, General Manager, SETGCD (Southeast
Texas Groundwater Conservation District)
Tyler County Forest
Landowner Association
C/O Charles Zimmerman, Treasurer
298 County Road 2152
Woodville, TX 75979
Phone: 409-200-1451
A Publication of the Tyler County
Forest Landowner Association
http://tcforest.org/
DO NOT FORWARD
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
Pres: Betty Zimmerman
409-200-1452
<[email protected]>
VP: Sarah Reinemeyer
409-837-9751
<[email protected]>
Sect: Jeffrey Parker
409-466-1001
<[email protected]>
Treas: Charles Zimmerman
409-200-1451
<[email protected]>
Dir: Jack Clark
409-283-5852
Dir. Deanna Turner
409-781-2766
<[email protected]>
Dir: Ken Turner
832-381-0392
<[email protected]>
Check your membership date above. ‘14 or greater = OK.
LANDOWNER MEETING—Sat, Sept. 20, 2014 - 9:30 AM, Woodville, TX
Membership 2014
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
For Calendar Year 2014 - TCFLOA
Regular Membership: Private non-industrial owners of five (5) or more acres of land in Tyler Co.
Be sure to check the two digit code on the
Dues: $10 per calendar year per couple. One (1) vote per membership.
mailing label, above. If it is a 14 or greater, then
Associate Membership: Any individual not qualifying as a Regular Member who supports the objecyou are paid through 2014 already. And if it is
tives of TCFLOA. Dues: $10 per calendar year per individual or organization. Associate Members are
greater than 14 then you are way ahead of the pack, non-voting.
so you are done for at least a couple or more years. PLEASE BE SURE TO INFORM THE TREASURER OF ADDRESS CHANGES
If you see you haven’t paid for 2012, not to worry,
the TCFLOA does not attempt to entice anyone into
paying for years gone by.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Be sure to use the form in the next column and
NAME
send your check to the Treasurer, Charles Zimmerman at the address at the bottom of the form. This
_______________________________________________________________________________
will insure a speedy turn around on your check.
ADDRESS
Note that we are asking for your e-mail address.
This will allow us to get time sensitive information on
special programs, conferences, workshops and
_______________________________________________________________________________
hearings to you. We will NOT give your address to
CITY / STATE / ZIP
any other groups, people, advertisers, etc. This information is for your board members and newsletter
editor only.
_______________________________________ ______________________________________
PHONE
APPROX # TIMBER ACRES IN TYLER CO.
Look at the address label above to check your
membership status now. Remember, if the number
on the last line isn’t a 14 of greater, then con-
sider renewing your membership
now.
_______________________________________________________________________________
E-Mail
Please make checks payable to TCFLOA, and mail to:
TCFLOA, 298 County Road 2152; Woodville, TX 75979-9001
Goal 4.8
Addressing Future Conditions of Groundwater Resources in a Quantitative
Manner
Objective
1.
The District will monitor groundwater conditions within the District by measuring
the static water level in at least fifteen (15) monitor wells annually.
1.
The recorded static water levels of the fifteen (15) monitor wells will be included
in the District’s Annual Report.
OBJECTIVE 1
Objective 1 has been met by the monitoring of fifty-one (51) wells on two separate
occasions. The District takes static water levels in the Spring and Fall of each year,
typically in May and November. Attached is an ArcMap GIS map with the locations of
the wells identified by their State Well ID Numbers, and a corresponding spreadsheet
with static water levels.
The static water level data that is collected is shared with the Texas Water Development
Board, providing the agency with current data for groundwater modeling and planning
purposes. The Texas Water Development Board continues to maintain a transducer in
monitor well 6148209 allowing for static water levels to be obtained from this well via the
internet at http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/gwrd/waterlevels/waterlevels.html .
Additionally, the District continues joint planning within Groundwater Management Area
14 (GMA 14) to update, as statutorily required, the Desired Future Conditions (DFCs) of
the GMA. The DFCs are a quantitative measure used to project the future condition of
the aquifer and are based on a fifty year groundwater planning period which is updated
every five years.
The Groundwater Availability Models, Managed Available
Groundwater, and associated quantitative data that are compiled in the process will also
be used by the District in its efforts to address the future conditions of the Gulf Coast
Aquifer in the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District.
SETGCD Monitor Wells
3657106
3659102
3764503
3764404
3764402
3657702
6108101
62032046203301
6201105
6104401
6106705
62017016201803
61162046209105
6115101
6112606
6115501
6113802
6203704
6202902
6210309
6209704
6115703
6217102
6121110
6209902 6210901
6218103
6217606
6124504
6124610 6217510
6217707
6129203
6130419
6225405
6131901
6233603
6145202
6146202
61482096148221
6148801
6144708
6243406
62429096250304
6152601
6154702
Legend
SETGCD Monitor Wells
μ
0
5
Drafted By:
John Martin, Southeast Texas GCD
Date
January 16, 2015
Miles
10
Data Source
ESRI Street Map USA 2006
SETGCD ArcView GIS Database
A
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
G
M
N
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
AA
AB
AD
SETGCD Static Water Levels
The negative static water level denotes the distance below the land surface
Note well No. 6115205 (located in Jasper County) is the only positive static water level
A negative in the change colums means the static water level has lowered
A positive number means the static water level has risen
11 State_Well
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
36
37
38
F
WL_2000
HARDIN COUTY
6144708
-28.83
6145202
6146202
-56.23
6152601
-37.26
6154702
-32.45
6131901
-43.03
JASPER COUNTY
3657106
-8.81
3657702
-118.17
3764402
-116.15
3764404
-56.1
3764503
-38.9
6108101
-42.6
6115205
39.96
6116204
-52.12
6124504
-31.5
6124610
6148209
-217.62
6148221
-35.23
6148801
6201701
-80.23
6201803
-87.05
6209105
-2.05
WL_2005
May-10
Nov-10
Nov-11
Nov-12
May-13
Nov-13
May-14
Nov-14
Change from
Nov. 2011
Change from
2000
Well
Depth
-25.82
-25.23
-9.66
-53.15
-31.66
-28.72
-42.25
-26.34
-14.04
-54.55
-29.19
-42.1
-28.5
-16.53
-57.87
-2.15
-31.16
-44.17
-29.05
-14.75
-56.85
-5.19
-31.1
-43.3
-29.25
-13.35
-56.66
-3.74
-30.65
-12.42
-29.75
-13.72
-57.24
-8.13
-30.87
-30.44
-29.15
-11.42
-56.75
-9.59
-30.7
-28.7
-29.58
-13.32
-56.68
-10.69
-30.82
-39.81
-1.08
3.21
1.19
-8.54
0.34
4.36
-0.75
U/A
-0.45
26.57
1.63
3.22
72
250
577
764
1,027
53
-6.3
-118.95
-110.3
-48.75
-30.43
-41.15
39.96
-52.9
-29.35
-31.79
-182.8
-29.8
-8.5
-85.58
-87.5
-3.64
-9.96
-118.95
-115.71
-53.35
-39.27
-42.13
42.96
-53.93
Dry
-33.8
-178.24
-32.73
-12.08
-84.7
-88.15
-4.09
-10.93
-120.86
-118.9
-56.36
-44.84
Dry
39.96
-55.23
Dry
-35.91
-177.79
-35.4
-14.3
-86.8
-88.5
-5.92
-8.55
-119.85
-114.15
-54.6
-36.14
-39.73
39.38
-53
Dry
-34.04
-187.32
-33.65
-13.6
-92.9
-87.4
-4.9
-5.93
-119.05
-112.8
-52.16
-32.88
-40.11
39.96
-52.65
-8.43
-119.73
-115.5
-55.93
-37.49
-40.75
39.38
-52.95
-5.12
-119.22
-112.9
-52.01
-32.79
-40.45
39.96
-52.3
-8.96
-119.65
-112.8
-51.61
-32.99
-41.6
38.22
-53.1
1.97
1.21
6.1
4.75
11.85
5.4
-1.74
2.13
-0.15
-1.48
3.35
4.49
5.91
1
-1.74
-0.98
1.48
-5.37
2.68
1.39
3.98
2.6
3.17
U/A
34.46
2.51
U/A
-2.59
1.15
-0.7
20
378
300
260
260
47
442
219
60
UK
671
1,295
1,084
885
884
15
-52.85
-31.05
-29.52
-12.77
-9.74
-115.5
-58.45
-36.05
-42.09
-32.59
-11.93
-75.43
-83.22
-1.9
Dry
Dry
UTL
UTL
-33.94
-187.61
-32.16
-11.65
-33.49
-184.95
-33.05
-13.28
-92.45
-87.23
-2.7
-33.05
-185.68
-31.67
-11.66
-80.85
-84.85
-2.35
-34.43
-183.16
-32.72
-12.91
-82.82
-85.9
-2.75
U/A
-86.5
-3.42
A
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
State_Well
6209704
6209902
6217102
6217510
6217606
6217707
6225405
6233603
F
WL_2000
-34.8
-23.52
-21
-2.05
-16.66
-61.5
-10.6
NEWTON COUNTY
3659102
6202902
-13.03
6203204
-67.15
6203301
-40.5
6203704
-171.66
6210309
-63.85
6210901
-19.37
6218103
-38.44
6242909
-41.59
6243406
-29.7
6250304
-38.6
TYLER COUNTY
6104401
-161.77
6106705
6112606
-122.65
6113802
-163.27
6115101
-33.55
6115501
-114.95
6115703
-15.88
6121110
-9.74
6129203
-26.25
6130419
-16.88
G
WL_2005
-37.58
-24.48
-58.35
-18.35
-2.93
-15.03
-60.1
-14.12
M
N
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
Change from
Nov. 2011
X
AA
Change from
2000
AB
3.36
4.75
0
8.12
11.6
2.48
1.6
4.61
-1.84
2.57
U/A
5.36
-0.05
0.64
-0.4
-0.85
AD
Well
Depth
40
40
80
140
70
28
120
18
May-10
-33.8
-19.45
Dry
-16.04
-4.56
-6.85
-58.14
-12.65
Nov-10
-36.87
-25.56
-55.07
-20.2
-9.19
-16.38
-60.62
-14.92
Nov-11
Dry
-25.7
Dry
-23.76
-13.7
-18.5
-63.5
-16.06
Nov-12
-36.2
-25.45
Dry
-22.1
-10.05
-16.3
-63
-14.35
May-13
-36.88
-22.8
Dry
-19.9
-3.07
-11.57
-62.43
-7.77
Nov-13
-36.15
-22.97
Dry
-20.4
-2.25
-11.22
-62.47
-11.28
May-14
-34.95
-18.7
-55
-17.83
-1.6
-10.71
-61.34
-11.5
Nov-14
-36.64
-20.95
Dry
-15.64
-2.1
-16.02
-61.9
-11.45
-38.48
-27.95
-37.98
-99.12
-13.29
-69.5
-40.88
-173.38
-69.35
-16.14
-36.09
-36.7
-26
-35.9
-100.33
-16.35
-68.9
-40.82
-174.12
-67.15
-18.54
-39.04
-37.79
-26.48
-37.05
-104.37
-18.85
-70.85
-41.65
-175.85
-67.9
-21.37
-42.5
-39.78
-28.55
-39.27
-102.87
-13.15
-70.5
-41.7
-175.15
-67
-19.3
-40
-38.4
-27.22
-38.15
-103.69
-8.75
-69.6
-40.91
-174.54
-66
-17.4
-36.44
-38.06
-26.65
-38.07
-104.62
-7.75
-70.62
-40.75
-174.52
-66.35
-17.25
-35.99
-38.48
-27.45
-38.07
-105.69
-9.68
-70.4
-39.83
-174.56
-66.2
-17.5
-35.38
-38.62
-27.3
-38.2
-106.02
-12.2
-70.9
-40.23
-174.8
-65.82
-18.45
-38.3
-38.18
-27.25
-37.66
-1.65
6.65
-0.05
1.42
1.05
2.08
2.92
4.2
1.6
1.3
1.61
U/A
0.83
-3.75
0.27
-3.14
-1.97
0.92
0.14
3.41
2.45
0.94
U/K
24
645
1,050
640
1,218
U/K
U/K
590
598
420
-164.75
-164.96
-165.26
-119.15
-164.3
-33.67
-130.21
-7.96
-4.57
-23.34
-6.44
-122.88
-165.03
-32.83
-116.43
-11.95
-11.06
-20.9
-7.65
-123.48
-165.07
-33.57
-117.55
-18.4
Dry
-26
-15.99
-166.07
-149.5
-124.73
-166.7
-34.46
-117.2
-20.09
Dry
-28.54
-18.15
-167.02
-150.6
-124.4
-166
-34.25
-116.5
-18.1
-8.85
-25.1
-11
-166.98
-148.2
-124.29
-165.7
-34.05
-115.5
-4.65
-3.53
-24.87
-9.97
-167
-148.1
-124.7
-165.88
-34.5
-116.3
-6.16
-1.72
-23.23
-5.03
-166.48
-147.9
-124.7
-166.35
-33.97
-115.98
-9.4
-7.84
-18.58
-5.98
-166.4
-148.06
-125.13
-166.9
-34.42
-116.3
-17.92
-8.8
-19.78
-8.42
-0.33
1.44
-0.4
-0.2
0.04
0.9
2.17
18
8.76
9.73
-4.63
U/A
-2.48
-3.63
-0.87
-1.35
-2.04
0.94
6.47
8.46
860
288
250
582
68
384
23
18
30
22
-22.4
-39.95
-173.6
-17.35
Appendix A
Fall 2014
Fall 2014 SETGCD Well Monitor Newsletter
Fall 2014 SETGCD Well Monitor Newsletter Mailing Lists
Fall 2014 SETGCD Well Monitor Newsletter – website posting evidence
Fall Newsletter Mailing Totals
Group
Permit Holders
V.I.P.s
Water Well Driller
Total
Totals
87
101
54
242
Volume 7, Issue 1
SOUTHEAST TEXAS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Fall 2014
The SETGCD
Well Monitor
IT HAS BEEN A BUSY YEAR
Board of Directors:
Walter Glenn, President
Roger Fussell, Vice Pres.—Hardin
Bobby Rogers, Treasurer—Hardin
Sam Ashworth, Director—Hardin
Mitch McMillon, Director—Jasper
Wendy Turner, Director—Jasper
Linda Powell, Director—Jasper
Olen Bean Director—Newton
Charles Hughes, Director—Newton
John Meek, Director—Newton
Robyn Summerlin, Director—Tyler
M. C. Zimmerman, Director—Tyler
Jim Boone, Director—Tyler
John Martin, General Manager
John Stover, Esq., Counsel
Did you Know?
The weight of one inch of
water covering one acre of
land is over 113 tons..
Inside this issue:
District News—New
Directors
2
Well Disinfecting
2
Busy Year, Continued
3
Upcoming Legislative
Session, Continued
3
Fall 2014 Static
Water Levels
4
Monitor Well
Location Map
5
Drought Conditions
6
Conservation Corner
7
Right from the beginning
2014 showed signs of being
a very busy year for the District. It began with the
City of Woodville’s request
for a drilling and operating
permit for a new well located just north of the center
of town. That was followed up by four additional applications for large
wells in various areas across
the District. Several of the
permit requests required
public hearing; however,
two of the requests were
for replacement wells and
did not require hearings.
Anytime a new well is replacing a well with an existing operating permit the
process is much less complex (as long as the replacement well is within 100
feet of the existing well).
The District has seen an
increase in activity by well
drillers who are unlicensed
and/or who are licensed
but not properly completing the wells to the required standards set by the
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
(TDLR). TDLR has hired
two new, young and energetic investigators who
have been very helpful to
all groundwater districts.
Early this summer in Tyler County a landowner in
the City of Ivanhoe had to
have a new well drilled only a few short months after
an unlicensed driller took
$3,500 dollars from them
and drilled a well that produced too much sand to be
of any use. The unlicensed
driller actually provided a
(Continued on page 3)
UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION
It seem just like yesterday that the 83rd Texas legislative session ended, and here
we are again preparing for another session. In January, 2015 the 84th(R) Texas legislative session will begin. One extremely positive aspect of the 83rd session was the
passage of H.B. 4 (and related bills) that allowed the citizens of the state to amend the
Texas Constitution. This was accomplished by the passage of Proposition 6 which
allowed the state to transfer funds from the Economic Stabilization Fund (a/k/a the
Rainy Day Fund) to the State Water Infrastructure Fund for Texas (SWIFT). This
will provide two billion dollars specifically to be used to fund water infrastructure
projects. The fund is a loan program, not a grant program as many believed, which
will assist in the development of water projects that are included in the regional and
state water plans.
Over the past several sessions water has been a very hot topic and, although the
state-wide drought seems to be easing, it appears that water will continue to be a hot
topic. Subjects such as “brackish” groundwater, fracking, aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), and groundwater permit terms and renewals are expected to be addressed.
Brackish water is expected to be the biggest topic with regard to groundwater issues.
Last session several bills were introduced that would have completely (Continued on page 3)
The SETGCD Well Monitor
Page 2
District News—3 New Directors Appointed in 2014
LINDA POWELL: Ms. Linda Powell is a native southeast Texan, born and
raised in Jasper. She is a long time employee of Rayburn Country Municipal
Utility District (nearly 26 years) currently serving as its Office Manger.
Ms. Powell is the proud mother of two grown children. She is also very active in
the community volunteering her time not only to the groundwater district but to
the Jasper County Jr. Livestock Foundation and the Coty Smith Memorial Team
Roping organization.
Ms. Powell was appointed by the Jasper County Commissioners Court to represent the rural water utility interests.
JIM BOONE: Mr. Jim Boone was born in Mississippi but moved when he was very
young to Port Arthur where he was raised. He is a graduate of Lamar University
where he received a Bachelor’s of Education Degree, a Master’s of Guidance and
Counseling Degree, as well as a Master’s of Administration Degree. Mr. Boone has
been married to Linda Laughman Boone for an impressive 52 years.
Mr. Boone is currently the President of Tyler County Water Supply Corporation.
He has also been a successful small business owner, having owned and operated a
sporting goods store, a wholesale fuel distributorship, a photography franchise, and
an entertainment booking firm.
Mr. Boone was appointed by the Tyler County Commissioners Court to represent
the larger municipal water utility interests.
WENDY TURNER: Ms. Wendy Turner is a life long resident of the Gulf Coast.
Born in Sulphur, Louisiana she graduated from Louisiana Tech with a bachelors
degree in Chemical Engineering. She currently resides in Lumberton with her
husband Mark where they own and operate Cake Turners bakery.
Her professional career has been a progression from chemical sales in the pulp and
paper industry to working as an Environmental Engineer centering on waste water
and landfill management. She is currently the Safety, Health and Environmental
Manager for MeadWestVaco’s Evadale mill.
Ms. Turner has been appointed by the Jasper County Commissioners Court to
represent the industrial water users interests of the county.
Well Disinfecting:
If your private well is ever flooded, or your water tests positive for
bacteria (the Coliform Group being the most likely bacteria), you can disinfect your well with the proper
amount of liquid household chlorine or calcium hypochlorite. For more information on how to shock
treat your well visit: TCEQ at http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/response/safewell.html or Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service at http://texashelp.tamu.edu/disaster-information-recovery.php#septicWaterWells.
Volume 7, Issue 1
Page 3
Continued from Page 1 — Busy Year
business card with a license number on it that had expired well over a decade
ago. The District really took issue with the fact that this “driller” had been a licensed driller at one point and
knew the rules and regulations but still failed to meet the minimum completion standards set by TDLR. The
District fined the driller in excess of $27,000.
In addition to the keeping up with the local issues, both the East Texas Regional Water Planning Group
(ETRWPG) and Groundwater Management Area 14 (GMA 14) are in the middle of their respective five year
planning cycles. Both these groups are empowered by the state to perform various water planning tasks. The
ETRWPG is one of 16 regional water planning groups in the state that create a regional water plan that is eventually incorporated with the other 15 plans to make up the State Water Plan.
The ETRWPG is learning to deal with a significant new element to the planning process, the “ranking” of all
the water projects that are recommended in the regional plan. The “ranking” requirement came out of the last
legislative session, H.B. 4, when it was proposed that two billion dollars be allocated from the rainy day fund and
be made available solely for water infrastructure projects. You may recall having voted on the measure last November as Proposition 6. These funds will be made available as low interest loans to eligible projects. The process of “ranking” these projects has not been a simple one for the local RWPG, and I expect that it will become
far more complicated when the state attempts to “rank” these projects on a statewide basis when they weave the
16 regional water plans together.
GMA 14 is at about the half way mark in its five year planning cycle for the adoption of the Desired Future
Conditions (DFCs). This is only the second cycle for the DFC process. After the first cycle ended and the process was evaluated, numerous changes were made by the legislature in an effort to reduce the number of challenges that were made to adopted DFCs across the state. Nearly half of the GMAs had challenges filed against their
adopted DFCs. GMA 14, however, was not one that was challenged.
Another issue the District has been focusing on is water wells utilized in the exploration for oil and gas. These
wells are often left unused for long periods of time and in some cases used again to re-work an existing well, for
fracking, or to drill a new oil/gas well on the same site. Other times these wells are left unused and forgotten,
abandoned. The District recently sent out a letter to nearly 100 oil and gas producers reminding them of their
duty to properly protect their water well or to plug it or the District can require that it be plugged.
Also, some of you may not know, the District has been operating out of a temporary office due the remodeling
of the Jasper County Courthouse Annex building. The County received a grant that has allowed them to upgrade the County Annex to also serve as the county’s emergency management center. If all goes as planned, the
District should be back in the County Annex sometime late in 2015.
deregulated brackish groundwater and, as originally written, allowed anyone to pump essentially unlimited amounts of brackish groundwater out of
the aquifer. One of the stumbling blocks to the bill was exactly what would constitute “brackish”. Some classify
it as water with total dissolved solids (TDS) over 1,000 ppm, others 3,000 ppm, and some at 10,000 ppm. Interestingly, some parts of west Texas utilize groundwater for their everyday use with a TDS of over 1,500 ppm. Here
in east Texas we wouldn’t even consider that to be drinkable.
Many water groups have gotten together in the interim in an effort to see if a middle ground could be met with
regard to a brackish water bill but little progress has been made. In addition to the TDS issue, there are issues
with regard to the connectivity of the brackish water to freshwater. In many cases there will not be any way to use
the brackish without affecting the fresh.
It is my opinion that the Legislature will charge the Texas Water Development Board with creating a science
based system that will specifically identify brackish areas of the state’s aquifers that can safely be utilized without
harming the freshwater and at that point encourage the development of those areas. We shall see.
Continued from page 1—Legislative Session
Page 4
Monitor Well—Static Water Levels
Volume 7, Issue 1
Page 5
Page 6
DROUGHT CONDITIONS
As you can see from the November 29th, 2014, U.S. Palmer
Drought Severity map (right), for the first time in a long time, all of
Texas is indicated as being near normal. The southern tip of Texas
is even showing as “unusual moist spell”.
Here in southeast Texas we have been near normal all year long except for s short dry period in late Spring. I have heard several reports of ranchers getting four cuttings of hay this year due to well
timed rainfalls.
Currently, the latest monthly Texas
Palmer Drought Severity map indicates that here in east Texas we are actually experiencing a slightly wet period which is expected to continue
through the winter, with above average chances of precipitation through
February of 2015.
As you can see from the totals in this rainfall table, it
does appear that most areas of the Southeast Texas
Groundwater Conservation District
Jan.
have received below normal rainfall toJasper
1.89
tals so far this year. However, all other
1.39
indicators point to normal to above nor- Lumberton
mal precipitation totals. This is proba- Toledo Bend 2.01
bly simply due to the rainfall missing the Silsbee
1.11
NOAA rain gauges.
Woodville
0.89
RAINFALL TOTALS
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
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5.95
3.57
3.06
3.45
4.56
6.76
4.16
3.07
1.54
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7.83
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3.39
3.08
3.30
3.65
3.45
3.08
5.60
4.32
5.92
3.96
1.46
4.42
4.11
3.43
2.79
3.08
9.09
5.74
3.80
2.37
3.75
3.87
1.61
1.64
6.78
1.60
3.53
1.99
3.41
3.66
According to the NOAA rainfall totals Kountze
0.83 5.06 3.69 2.78 4.84 6.93 5.66 5.08 0.90 1.60
the average from January through October of this year for our District is only about 37 inches. Normal rainfall for January through October is in
the area of 44 — 47 inches. Again, other indicators such as the PDSI maps and Seasonal Drought Outlooks
tell us we are near or above normal regarding precipitation and drought conditions.
SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK
As shown in the U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook map (right), it
shows a much improved map from last summer when nearly the
entire western half of the U.S. was showing persistent drought
conditions. The U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook map shows that
more than half of Texas is not currently experiencing drought
conditions. Additionally, the remaining portions are expected to
be removed from drought conditions or at a minimum improve.
Please keep in mind, however, that although Texas appears to be
turning the corner with regards to the drought, it will take years
to fully recover due to its prolonged intensity.
Volume 7, Issue 1
Page 7
20 WAYS TO BE WATER SMART
1. Replace older toilets with new low flow models. This can reduce your water usage in the bathroom by over
50%. Some toilets now have duel flush controls.
2. Check for toilet leaks. If you can’t replace your toilet with a new low flow model, be sure to check for leaks on
a regular basis. You can easily lose 15 gallons a day to a leaky toilet. Put food coloring in your tank and wait
half an hour. If the color makes it to the bowl, you have a leak!
3. Use a water displacement device in your toilet tanks. Something as simple as placing a one liter bottle full of
gravel in your toilet tank can save you gallons per day (one liter per flush).
4. Install water saving showerheads. You used to give up water pressure on low
flow showerheads but not anymore.
5. Reduce shower time. You can save over 2 gallons of water per minute by reducing the length of your shower.
6. Fix leaky faucets. A leaking faucet can easily waste 10 gallons per day.
7. Install low flow aerators. They are inexpensive and save gallons of water per day.
8. Fill a glass with water to brush your teeth. By using a glass you do not let the water
faucet run. Wet your toothbrush in the glass, then use the water to rinse.
9. Don’t let the water run while you are washing your hands. Either turn the water off while washing
your hands or plug the sink and fill it with only the amount of water that you will use.
10. Modern dishwashers are efficient. Even your older dishwashers didn’t use as much water per dish as
hand washing can. Newer models use less water and require less pre-rinsing. Oh yeah and it will save
you up to 200 hours of your time each year.
11. Washing dishes by hand. If you do wash your dishes by hand, fill up one sink with soapy water to
wash and the other with clean water to rinse.
12. Clean your drive or sidewalk with a broom or blower. Using water to hose off your drive can waste
hundreds of gallons of water.
13. Do not water your lawn on windy days. Depending on the wind speed and droplet size, you can lose
over 70% of the water to evaporation.
14. Don’t over water. It is more likely that you will kill a plant by overwatering than by under watering.
15. Use drip systems. Upgrade your flower bed with a drip irrigation system. This will cut down on
evaporation and deliver the water to the desired plant more effectively.
16. Water lawns in the early morning hours. Waste from evaporation will be at a minimum at this time of day.
17. Sprinkler head adjustment. Be sure that you are watering the desired plants or lawn
and not driveways, sidewalks and roads.
18. Sprinklers. Use a sprinkler head that throws large drops of water. You will experience less evaporation with larger drops.
19. Rain water capture. Rainwater capturing is becoming more and more common and
in some places it is actually required in new developments. You can capture up to 0.60
gallons of water per square foot of roof from a 1 inch rain. A typical 1,500 square foot
home can easily produce 900 gallons of water per inch of rain.
20. The car wash is your friend. This will save you water and time. A commercial car wash typically uses about 35
gallons of water per wash. Washing the car at home without a nozzle can use hundreds of gallons.
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P.O. Box 1407, Jasper, TX 75951
(409) 383-1577, www.setgcd.org
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“The crisis of our diminishing water resources is just as severe (if less obviously
immediate) as any wartime crisis we have ever faced. Our survival is just as much
at stake as it was at the time of Pearl Harbor, or the Argonne, or Gettysburg, or
Saratoga”
JIM WRIGHT, U.S. Representative
Worldwide Water Projects?
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Dec. 24 & 25, 2014 Christmas — District office closed
Jan. 1, 2015
New Years Day — District office
closed
Jan. 8, 2015
SETGCD — Regular meeting of the
Board, in Kirbyville, TX
Jan. 19, 2015
Martin Luther King Day — District
office closed
Feb. 12, 2015
Feb. 16, 2015
Presidents Day —District office
closed
March 12, 2015
April 3, 2015
Good Friday — District office closed
April 9, 2015
May 14, 2015
China’s South to North aqueduct
project will move water hundreds
miles, cost twice as much as the
Three Gorges project, and move
nearly 10 trillion gallons a year
from the wet south to the dry
north.
 Carlsbad California is constructing
a 50 million gallon a day desalinization plant expected to come online
in 2016.
 New York City’s Water Tunnel #3
is a 4 stage project that started in
1970 and is expected to be completed in 2020. It will be 60 miles
long when complete . Tunnel #3
will supplement Tunnels #1 and
#2 built in 1917 and 1936.
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Gieseke
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Henderson
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Ronald
Johnny
Turk
Cole
Hughes
Bradshaw
American Disposal Service, LTD
Angelina and Neches River Authority
Artesian Springs
Batson Lumber Co.
Bon Wier W.S.C.
Brookeland Fresh Water Supply District
Buck Springs Bottled Water Co.
Bullocks Mobile Home Park
Burkeville W.S.C.
Cartwright Springs, LTD
Chester W.S.C.
City of Beaumont
City of Browndell
City of Colmesneil
City of Jasper
City of Kirbyville
City of Kountze
City of Newton
City of Silsbee
City of Sour Lake
City of Woodville
Craig Worsley
Cougar Country W.S.C
Crown Pine Timber 1, L.P.
Cypress Creek W.S.C.
Doucette Water System
East Newton W.S.C.
Early Childhood Development Center
East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc
Evadale W.C. & I.D. #1
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation
Mike Bruce
Hardin County W.C. & I.D. #1
Harrisburg WSC
H & H Timber Comapany, Inc.
Holly-Huff W.S.C.
330 Main Street, Suite #3
Sealy
P.O. Box 387
Lufkin
2518 CR 2016
Newton
P.O. Box 444
Batson
P.O. Box 167
Bon Wier
P.O. Box 5350
Jasper
Rt. 5, Box 316 B
Jasper
2735 Old Spurger Hwy
Silsbee
P.O. Box 220
Burkeville
#2 Brookhollow Circle
Gainesville
P.O. Box 87
Chester
1350 Langham Rd.
Beaumont
P.O. Box 430
Brookeland
P.O. Box 144
Colmesneil
P.O. Box 610
Jasper
107 S. Elizabeth
Kirbyville
P.O. Box 188
Kountze
101 North Street
Newton
105 South 3rd St.
Silsbee
625 Hwy. 105 West
Sour Lake
400 West Bluff
Woodville
379 CR 4500
Hillister
P.O. Box 23
Buna
702 N. Temple Dr.
Diboll
P.O. Box 536
Woodville
P.O. Box 697
Doucette
P.O. Box 956
Newton
P.O. Box 406
Sour Lake
P.O. Box 631623
Nacogdoches
P.O. Box 149
Evadale
800 Bell Street, PL-EMB-5771 Houston
2364 FM 105, Evadale Raceway Evadale
101 PineGarden Lane
Sour Lake
P.O. Box 1324
Jasper
P.O. Box Drawer 1696
Newton
P.O. Box 1917
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Idylwild Golf Club, Inc
IESI Corporation
Jamestown W.S.C.
Jasper County W.C. & I.D. #1
Kara Farms, LLC
Lake Livingston W.S. & S.S.
Lakeside Water System
Leoffler Springs, Inc.
Little Big Horn Services
Lumberton M.U.D.
MeadWestvaco
Monach Utilities
Murphy Energy Services
German Pellets Texas, LLC
North Hardin W.S.C.
Paradise Entertainment, Inc.
Pine Meadow M.H.P.
Plains Exploration and Production, Co.
Pure Utilities, L.C.
Quail Valley Estates
Ranchland Property Owners Assoc.
Rayburn Country M.U.D.
Runyan Rock
Rural W.S.C.
Seneca W.S.C.
Slash C. Sawmill
Southern Forest Products
South Hampton Resources, Inc.
South Jasper County W.S.C.
South Kirbyville Rural W.S.C.
South Newton W.S.C.
South Sabine W.S.C.
Steve Simpson
Tall Timbers W.S.C.
Temple Inland
Terry Johnson
Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
The Woods Mobile Home Park
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400 Aycock St.
Arabi
1100 E. Pineshadows D.
Sour Lake
P.O. Box 1509
Kountze
P.O. Box 886
Jasper
P.O. Drawer 1207
Buna
1300 PR 5100
Woodville
P.O. Box 1149
Livingston
P.O. Box 697
Doucette
9653 FM 1005
Kirbyville
8029 FM 92
Silsbee
P.O. Box 8065
Lumberton
P.O. Box 816
Silsbee
1620 Grand Avenue Pkwy., Ste 1Pflugerville
19167 FM 787
Saratoga
164 CR 1040
Woodville
P.O. Box 55
Silsbee
P.O. Box 8006
Lumberton
P.O. Box 152817
Austin
400 East Kaliste Saloom Rd., SteLaffayette
207 W. Mill Street
Livingston
120 Country Lane
Lumberton
P.O. Box 1248
Kountze
P.O. Box 5309
Sam Rayburn
P.O. Box 68
Newton
P.O. Box 832
Jasper
P.O. Box 27
Woodville
2531 Old Brookeland Rd.
Jasper
P.O. Box 207
Bon Wier
P.O. Box 1636
Silsbee
P.O. Box 1939
Buna
P.O. Box 189
Call
P.O. Box 659
Deweyville
807 Fairdale Rd.
Hemphill
P.O. Box 570
Brookeland
436 Tall Timbers
Burkeville
303 S. Temple Drive
Diboll
P.O. Box 8009
Lumberton
P.O. Box 510
Jasper
P.O. Box 181
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Upper Jasper County Water Authority
Warren W.S.C.
Wapiti Energy, LLC
Water Necissities, Inc.
West Hardin W.S.C.
Westwood W.S.C.
Wildwood Property Owners Assoc.
Woodville Hardwoods
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P.O. Box 399
P.O Drawer 138
P.O. Box 96
269 C.R. 080
P.O. Box 95
800 Gessner, Suite 1000
P.O. Box 62
P.O. Box 286
317 Wildbriar Drive
P.O. Box 903
4937 US Hwy. 69 S.
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Sour Lake
Spurger
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Jasper
Warren
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Saratoga
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Village Mills
Woodville
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Charles
Kelly
Robert
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Carla
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Sanders
Lovelady
Allison
Vaught
MacGinnis
Nye
Brewer
Ryan
West
McKee
Anthony
District V.I.P.s
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Kenneth
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Sharon
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Martin
Rusty
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Jacques
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Charles
Roy
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Truman
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Hopson
Schofield
Scott
McMillon
Williams
Allums
Overstreet
West
Adams
Braneff
Hutto
Surratt
Barks
Wahl
Templeton
Spears
Maniscalco
Bell
Clark
Whiteley
Nash
Hughes
Marshall
Walston
Blanchette
Allen
Shofner, Jr.
Parker
Stark
Moss
Dougharty
Fuller
Gill
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The Honorable Mayor
Council Member
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Councilman
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City Manager
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Mayor Pro-Tem
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City of Jasper
465 South Main
Jasper
City of Jasper
465 South Main
Jasper
City of Jasper
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Jasper
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465 South Main
Jasper
City of Jasper
465 South Main
Jasper
City of Jasper
465 South Main
Jasper
City of Kountze
P.O. Box 188
Kountze
City of Kountze
P.O. Box 188
Kountze
City of Kountze
P.O. Box 188
Kountze
City of Kountze
P.O. Box 188
Kountze
City of Kountze
P.O. Box 188
Kountze
City of Kountze
P.O. Box 188
Kountze
City of Kountze
P.O. Box 188
Kountze
City of Lumberton
836 N. Main
Lumberton
City of Lumberton
836 N. Main
Lumberton
City of Lumberton
836 N. Main
Lumberton
City of Lumberton
836 N. Main
Lumberton
City of Lumberton
836 N. Main
Lumberton
City of Lumberton
836 N. Main
Lumberton
City of Lumberton
836 N. Main
Lumberton
City of Lumberton
836 N. Main
Lumberton
City of Lumberton
836 N. Main
Lumberton
Tyler County Commis 300 W. Bluff
Woodville
Woodville
Woodville
Woodville
Tyler County
100 W. Bluff St., Room 102 Woodville
Jasper County
121 N. Austin, Room 106 Jasper
Jasper County Comm 146 C.R. 80
Jasper
Jasper County Comm 1867 FM 777
Jasper
Jasper County Comm P.O. Box 526
Kirbyville
Jasper County Comm P.O. Box 597
Evadale
Newton County
109 Court Street
Newton
Newton County Comm129 C.R. 3073
Kirbyville
Newton County Comm210 C.R. 2094
Wiergate
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Herbert
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Susan
Christopher
Adalaide
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Tommy
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Donnie
Mike
Shirley
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James
Harland
Lanette
Tony
Laura
Ben
Wilbert
Brenda
Clarence
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Mr.
Powell
Mr.
Caraway
The Honorable
Cooper, Jr.
Mr.
Kirkendall
Mr.
Pelt
Mr.
Franklin
Mr.
Bythewood
The Honorable
Stowe
Mr.
Risinger
Ms.
Wilson
Ms.
Seat
Mr.
Jones
Ms.
Nalley
Mr.
Muckleroy
The Honorable
Tyler
Mr.
Bard
Mr.
Barnes
Mr.
Cash-Balaban Mr.
Collins
Mr.
Willis
Mr.
Bartosh
Mr.
Bean
The Honorable
Meek
Mr.
Adams
Mr.
Russell
Ms.
Gipson
Mr.
Feistel
Mr.
Strother
Mr.
Hall
The Honorable
Stark
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Palmer-Adams Ms.
Cline
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Batiste
Mr.
Roden
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Mayor
Mayor Pro-Tem
City Administrator
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Newton County CommP.O. Box 1205
Hardin County
300 Monroe Street
Hardin County Comm P.O. Box 1757
City of Woodville
P.O. Box 2197
City of Woodville
400 North Nellius
City of Woodville
400 West Bluff
City of Woodville
400 West Bluff
City of Woodville
400 West Bluff
City of Woodville
400 West Bluff
City of Woodville
408 W. Bluff
City of Silsbee
105 S. Third Street
City of Silsbee
105 S. Third Street
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105 S. Third Street
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105 S. Third Street
City of Newton
101 North Street
City of Newton
101 North Street
City of Newton
3507 Highway 87 North
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P.O. Box 104
City of Newton
101 North Street
City of Newton
P.O. Box 462
City of Newton
101 North Street
City of Kirbyville
107 S. Elizabeth
City of Kirbyville
107 S. Elizabeth
City of Kirbyville
107 S. Elizabeth
City of Kirbyville
107 S. Elizabeth
City of Kirbyville
107 S. Elizabeth
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107 S. Elizabeth
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Newton
Newton
Newton
Newton
Newton
Newton
Kirbyville
Kirbyville
Kirbyville
Kirbyville
Kirbyville
Kirbyville
Kirbyville
K
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
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77614
77625
77656
77625
77659
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75979
75979
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75979
75979
75979
75979
77656
77656
77656
77656
77656
77656
77656
77656
75966
75966
75966
75966
75966
75966
75966
75956
75956
75956
75956
75956
75956
75956
District V.I.P.s
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74
75
76
77
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79
80
81
82
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84
85
86
87
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90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
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E
Walter R.
Glenn
Mr.
Sam
Ashworth
Mr.
Jerry
Shands
Mr.
Wendy
Turner
Ms.
Olen
Bean
Mr.
Charles
Hughes
Mr.
Mike
Adams
Mr.
Robert C.
Woods
Mr.
Jon
Meek
Mr.
Julie
Simmons-CarreMs.
Herbert
Branch
Mr.
J.D.
Keefer
Mr.
Charles
Maclin
Mr.
Bobby
Rogers
Mr.
Roger
Fussell
Mr.
Allen
Owen
Mr.
Steve
Pittman
Mr.
Charles
Zimmerman Mr.
Mitch
McMillon
Mr.
Linda
Powell
Ms.
Jim
Boone
Mr.
Robyn
Summerlin
Mr.
Robert
Nichols
The Honorable
James
White
The Honorable
Buna Beacon
Jasper Newsboy
Kirbyville Banner
Silsbee Bee
Hardin County News
Tyler County Booster
F
Board President
Director
G
SETGCD
SETGCD
SETGCD
Director
SETGCD
Director
SETGCD
Director
SETGCD
SETGCD
SETGCD
Director
SETGCD
SETGCD
SETGCD
SETGCD
SETGCD
Treasurer/Secretary SETGCD
Vice President
SETGCD
Mead Westvaco
SETGCD
Director
SETGCD
Director
SETGCD
Director
SETGCD
Director
SETGCD
Director
SETGCD
Senator
Representative
H
7409 FM 1013 West
954 Tucker Hill Rd.
P.O. Box 5350
P.O. Box 816
156 Private Rd. 8031
P.O. Box 337
3507 Highway 87 North
Rt. 1, Box 1546
101 North Street
101 North Street
1404 West Bluff
4767 FM 256 East
400 West Bluff
P.O. Box 55
P.O. Box 8065
377 Lee Rd. 354
1699 Hickory St.
298 CR 2152
1003 Creekbend Dr.
P.O. Box 5309
1930 CR 2570
829 CR 2085
329 Neches Street
2915 Atkinson Dr.
P.O. Box 1557
702 S. Wheeler Street
104 N. Kellie Avenue
404 Hwy. 96 South
522 N. Main
P.O. Box 339
J
K
Kirbyville
TX
Silsbee
TX
Sam RayburnTX
Silsbee
TX
Newton
TX
Bon Wier
TX
Newton
TX
Newton
TX
Newton
TX
Newton
TX
Woodville
TX
Colmesneil TX
Woodville
TX
Silsbee
TX
Lumberton TX
Valley
AL
Colmesneil TX
Woodville
TX
Jasper
TX
Sam RayburnTX
Colmesneil TX
Woodville
TX
Jacksonville TX
Lufkin
TX
Buna
TX
Jasper
TX
Kirbyville
TX
Silsbee
TX
Lumberton TX
Woodville
TX
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75956
77656
75951
77656
75966
75928
75966
75966
75966
75966
75979
75938
75979
77656
77657
36854
75938
75979
75951
75951
75938
75979
75766
75901
77612
75951
75956
77656
75657
75979
Drillers - Distirct Surrounding Counties
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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29
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31
32
33
34
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LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
ADDRESS 1
CITY
STATE
ZIP
COUNTY
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Ms.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Aguilar
Bell
Bishop
Bishop
Bowman
Brevard
Britton
Britton
Bryson
Bufkin
Casarez
Chapman
Chrisley
Davis
Dixon
Dixon
Dodds
Elms
English
English
Gilbert
Gore
Greak
Griffin
Guichard
Holmes
Holmes
Holt
Jones
Jones
Jones
Jones
Ruperto
Evan
Nathan
David
Harold
Daniel
Claude
Steven
Harry
Stephen
Patrick
Keith
John
Graham
R.E.
Vernon
Keith
Thomas
James
Ronald
Marvin
Dale
James
Donald
Lance
Dennis
Kenneth
Geneva
Dale
Wes
Terry
Whit
2811 Hwy. 59 S., #10 Livingston
2455 Cardinal Dr, St. Beaumont
P.O. Box 1186
Newton
622 CR 2049
Newton
925 Scott Drive
Vidor
523 FM 1819
Pollok
P.O. Box 12114
Beaumont
P.O. Box 12114
Beaumont
P.O. Box 213
Winnie
2425 FM 3229
Bronson
914 North WashingtonCleveland
RR 4, Box 3980
San Augustine
671 Village Brook
Livingston
Route 1, Box 571-A Newton
RR. 1, Box 59
Broaddus
141 Cowell Circle
Broaddus
1609 S. Chestnut, SteLufkin
P.O. Box 12114
Beaumont
2403 North Raguet St Lufkin
2403 North Raguet St Lufkin
22502 Hwy. 105 E. Cleveland
3710 Swinney Rd.
Silsbee
P.O. Box 92
Liberty
2598 Blue Water Rd. Livingston
P.O. Box 2000
Crowley
P.O. Box 354
Warren
8625 Hwy. 69 S.
Kountze
4112 FM 1005
Jasper
205 Shannon Rd.
Vidor
205 Shannon Rd.
Vidor
235 Shannon Rd.
Vidor
1555 Evangeline Dr. Vidor
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
LA
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
77351
77705
75966
75966
77662
75969
77726
77726
77665
75930
77327
75972
77351
75966
75929
75929
75901
77726
75904
75904
77328
77656
77575
77351
70527
77664
77625
75951
77662
77662
77662
77662
Polk
Jefferson
Newton
Newton
Orange
Angelina
Jefferson
Jefferson
Sabine
Liberty
San Augustine
Polk
Newton
San Augustine
San Augustine
Angelina
Jefferson
Angelina
Angelina
Liberty
Hardin
Liberty
Polk
Tyler
Hardin
Jasper
Orange
Orange
Orange
Orange
Drillers - Distirct Surrounding Counties
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35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
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Jones
McDaniel
Mizell
Newman
Odom
Padgett
Paskell
Paskell
Payne
Peters
Robinson
Primo
Stevenson
Turk
Vanya
Vanya
West
Williams
Willoughby
Wilson
Wright
Zavala
C
Bobby
Boyd
Ronald
Mitchell
Michael
Albert
Fred
John
Jason
Danny
Norman
Trejo
Jason
Mitch
David
John
Randy
Jon
Matthew
Jackie
Curtis
Raul
D
E
14 Walker Creek Rd. Jasper
P.O. Box 1149
Livingston
58 CR 3011
Dayton
4112 FM 1005
Jasper
9021 Oak Vis
Orange
5650 Jefferson St.
Vidor
235 Decker
Vidor
123 Holy Circle
Vidor
1967 CR 661
Dayton
Rt. 1, Box 68
Kirbyville
235 Decker Rd.
Vidor
P.O. Box 675
Belleville
1985 Dublin
Vidor
P.O. Box 1012
Silsbee
3881 St. Hwy. 1465 Livingston
300 Jack Nettles Rd. Livingston
P.O. Box 82
Batson
336 Dickens Oaks W. Livingston
2455 Cardinal Dr, St. Beaumont
7247 FM 252
Jasper
2585 Tidwell
Diboll
204 West Otello
Jasper
F
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
G
75951
77351
77535
75951
77630
77662
77662
77662
77535
75956
77662
77418
77662
77656
77351
77351
77519
77351
77705
75951
75941
75951
H
Jasper
Polk
Liberty
Jasper
Orange
Orange
Orange
Orange
Liberty
Jasper
Orange
Orange
Hardin
Polk
Polk
Hardin
Polk
Jefferson
Jasper
Angelina
Jasper