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September 18, 2007
Ground Water Allocation a Problem for Kendall County,Texas
Calculating ground water is not a precise science. The Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, when contacted by the Kendall County Utility Co. about their desire to expand well distribution, while suggesting the allocation should be capped, also agreed that the formula for doing so was not precise.
The agency issues well permits based on the assumption that 4,840 acre-feet of water can be pumped annually without harming the county's groundwater supply, but some members say local pumping already might exceed that threshold.
Cow Creek board member John Kight argued for a lower pumping limit to encourage the utility to build a pipeline to take delivery of the Canyon Lake water it contracted to buy from the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority.
Utility manager Stan Scott said, he isn't sure when his utility will build the 61/2-mile pipe needed, and that he felt that was a separate issue. "We're just trying to have our equal share," he said.
Board member Bill Haas said, "We can crunch numbers all night long, but, to me, it comes down to kind of a gut instinct sometimes," as reported by the Express-News.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at September 18, 2007 02:45 PM
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