baleflipper
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Todays Austin paper had a story on the law suit about who owns underground water. The Texas Supreme court ruled that ground water is part of the property,just like timber or oil or other minerals. There will be a big mess trying to resolve all the water conservation districts right to regulate water now.
Boone Pickens,I think it was him bought up water rights around Lubbock,Will get richer selling water to cities that are running out of water.
The LCRA board voted last week to cut off water to rice farmers down river to have water for the cities up stream.
It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out.
Now to drill a well a permit is required from Texas Water Developement Board with input from water conservation districts. It will be interesting to see how the state will regulate water after court ruling.
Any way you look at it its a mess. Aquifers water levels are steadly dropping. Rivers cant furnish cities with sufficent water. Rain fall is unpredictable.Folks keep moving here.
Some areas of the state have no ground water,surface water is all there is,no rain ,no water. I live in one of those areas.
I have seven large Earthern stock tanks on my place. Last year they all went dry. I had to tie into a rural water supply corporation line to water my cattle. the water meter cost $6500 to install. Folks keep moving here.Land is sold to speculators who cut it into 5 acre tracts and resell.
what a wreck.
Boone Pickens,I think it was him bought up water rights around Lubbock,Will get richer selling water to cities that are running out of water.
The LCRA board voted last week to cut off water to rice farmers down river to have water for the cities up stream.
It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out.
Now to drill a well a permit is required from Texas Water Developement Board with input from water conservation districts. It will be interesting to see how the state will regulate water after court ruling.
Any way you look at it its a mess. Aquifers water levels are steadly dropping. Rivers cant furnish cities with sufficent water. Rain fall is unpredictable.Folks keep moving here.
Some areas of the state have no ground water,surface water is all there is,no rain ,no water. I live in one of those areas.
I have seven large Earthern stock tanks on my place. Last year they all went dry. I had to tie into a rural water supply corporation line to water my cattle. the water meter cost $6500 to install. Folks keep moving here.Land is sold to speculators who cut it into 5 acre tracts and resell.
what a wreck.