Anderson County UWCD 2007 Management Plan
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ANDERSON COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT 2007-2012 Water Management Plan Adopted: July 12, 2007 450 ACR 409, Palestine, Texas 75803 903-729-8066 [email protected] Anderson County Underground Water Conservation District Water Management Plan 2007-2012 CREATION OF THE DISTRICT The Anderson County Underground Water Conservation District is created under the authority ofArticle XVI, Section 59, ofthe Texas Constitution by Senate Bill 1518 on May 15, 1989. RIGHTS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT The district was originally governed by Chapter 52, Texas Water Code, which was repealed by the 74th Legislature in 1995. The district is now governed by and subject to Chapter 36, Texas Water Code, and has all the powers, duties, authorities and responsibilities provided by Chapter 36, Texas Water Code. The district is also governed by the Texas Administrative Code: Title 31 Natural Resources and Conservation, Part 10 Texas Water Development Board, Chapter 356 Groundwater Management. 1. The district may prohibit the pumping or use ofgroundwater ifthe district determinesthat the pumpingwould present an unreasonable risk ofpollution. 2. The district may limit the pumping ofgroundwater to uses determined by the board to benefit the district. 3. The district may requirepersonsholdinga permit for an injectionwell to purchase water from the district. 4. The district may adopt regulationsfor the disposal ofsalt dome leachate in the district or may require disposal ofsalt dome leachate outside the district. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Qualifications To be qualified for election as a director, a person must be: 1. a resident ofthe district, 2. at least 18 years ofage; and 3. not otherwise disqualified by Section 50.026, Water Code Composition ofthe Board The board ofthe district is composed ofnine members. Election ofDirectors An election shall be held on the third Saturday in May every two years to elect the appropriate number ofdirectors to the board. Terms ofOffice Directors shall serve four-year terms ofoffice. Filling Vacancies on the Board When a vacancy occurs in the office of a director, the remaining directors shall select a person who meets all the qualifications to serve until the next election. Quorum 1. A majority ofthe members of the board constitutes a quorum, and all regular directors have a vote. 2. The district shallact and proceedby resolutionadopted by the board, and an affirmative vote ofthe majority of the board is necessary to adopt any resolution. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT The District is located in the East Texas (I) Region in north central Anderson County and consists of34,640 acres. Anderson County consists of689,280 acres and therefore the District is 0.05% ofAnderson County. The District lies within the Region 11 Groundwater ManagementArea. The boundaries ofthe ACUWCD include all ofthe area contained within the following described area: BEGINNING at the intersection ofthe center line ofU.S. Highway No. 287 with the center line ofState Highway No. 19. THENCE in a Northwesterly direction following the center line ofU.S. Highway 287 to the intersection ofthe center line ofF.M. Road No. 321. THENCE in a Northeasterly direction following the center line ofF.M. Road No. 321 to the intersection ofthe center line ofSate Highway No. 19. THENCE in an Easterly direction continuing with the center line ofF.M. Road No. 321 to the intersection ofthe center line ofF.M. Road No. 315. THENCE in a Southerly direction following the center line ofF.M. Road No. 315 to the intersection ofthe North line ofthe Taylor S. Barnes Survey, A-6, and the South line ofthe Peter Hinds Survey, A-368. THENCE in a Westerly direction with the South line ofthe Peter Hinds Survey, A-368, the North line ofthe Taylor S. Barnes Survey, A-6, to the Southwest corner ofthe Peter Hinds Survey, A-368, and the Northwest corner ofthe Taylor S. Barnes Survey, A-6, in the East line ofthe William Kimbro Survey, A-34. THENCE in a Southerly direction with the East line ofthe William Kimbro Survey, A-34, and the West line ofthe Taylor S. Barnes Survey, A-6, to the Southeast corner ofthe North half ofthe William Kimbro Survey, A-34, as partitioned in Volume E, page 525of the DeedRecordsofAnderson County, Texas. THENCE in a Westerly direction with the division line ofthe William Kimbro Survey, A-34, to the Southwest corner ofsaid North halfin the West line ofthe William Kimbro Survey, A-34, andthe East lineof the GeorgeHanksSurvey, A-369. THENCE in a Southerly direction with the East line ofthe GeorgeHanks Survey, A-369, and the West line ofthe William Kimbro Survey, A-34, to the center line ofState Highway No. 19. THENCE in a Southeasterly direction following the centerlineof StateHighway No. 19 to the place ofthe beginning. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS*, (Confirmed and Pending Confirmation) and THE 16 GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREAS l^/W< . "!"... AA"; " "" '• -'• 2". " .. A. " 4 — „• -7l / .,-vc..v MEw._.\ -< \ " '-'- .'-.. 4 rU - ... t^ POLK \ TYLER ^JASPER TheRegion 11 GMA with Anderson County UWCD • The surface water resources are the Neches Basin and the Trinity Basin. Neches Basin Major river Regional water basins planning areas Basin area. 9,937 square miles Major river Neches River River length: 416 miles Average annual flow: 4,323,000 acre-feet Average annual yield: 10.2 inches The Neches Basin is the third largest river basin whose watershed area is entirely within Texas and the fourth largest by average flow volume. Named by early explorers after the Neches Indian Tribe, Reservoir yield Conservation Yield the Neches River flows from headwaters in Five largest existing reservoirs storage capacity (acre-feet Van Zandt County to its confluence with Name (acre-feet) per year) Sabine Lake, which drains to the Gulf of Sam Rayburn Reservoir 2,857,076 820,000a Mexico. Smaller rivers and streams within Palestine, Lake 370,908 220,933b the basin include the Angelina River, Tyler, Lake 73.256 35,458 Village Creek, and Attoyac, Ayish, and Pine Striker, Lake 16.934 20,183 Island bayous. The basin is an important Kurth, Lake 14.769 18.421 source of surface water supply for growing Total for 10 major existing reservoirs 3,506,545 1,138,749 Cities outside the basin. Balancing envi Fastrill Reservoir (recommended) 495,000 148.780 ronmental needs with continued develop Lake Columbia (permitted) 187.839 75,700 ment of surface water supplies is an Includes yield from B A. Steinhagen Lake Yield for existing reservoirs Is for 2010, b important issue in the basin. Includes yield from Lake Diversion and yield for recommended or permitted reservoirs is upon construction. Surface water rights Approximate surface water supply with implementation of water management strategies 1250 '"JSS00 Municipal 1.000 26% 30% 750 Industrial 500 44% 250 0 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 NechesRiver basin(Waterfor Texas 2007- Chapter 6 Surface Water Resources, page 149) Trinity Basin Major river Regional water basins planning areas Basin area: 17,913 square miles Major river: Innity River River length: 550 miles Average annual flow: 5,727,000 acre-feet Average annual yield: 6.3 inches The Trinity Basin is the largest river basin whose water shed area is entirely within the State of Texas and the third largest river in Texas by average flow volume. The basin's namesake river was named La Santisima Trinidad, "the Most Holy Trinity," by early Spanish explorers. From the confluence of its Elm and West Forks near Dallas, the Trinity River flows to Trinity Bay, which drains to the Gulf of Mexico. Smaller streams within the basin include the Clear, East, Elm, and West forks of the Trinity River and Cedar, Chambers, and Richland creeks. The Dallas- Reservoir yield Conservation Yield Fort Worth metropolitan area is located in Five largest existing reservoirs storage capacity (acre-feet the upper basin. In the lower basin, water is Name (acre-foot) per year) exported to the Houston area. Water supply Livingston, Lake 1.741,867" 1.344,000 demands in both metropolitan areas are Richland-Chambers Reservoir 1.103.816 222,625 increasing. As a result, balancing environ Ray Roberts, Lake 798,758a 219.424 mental requirements with these demands is Cedar Creek Reservoir Trinity 644,686 175.000 an important issue in the basin. Eagle Mountain Lake 182,500 108.500 Total for 31 major existing reservoirs 7,117,131 2,371.859 No proposed reservoirs Total volume up to the top of conservation pool. Yield for existing reservoirs is for 2010. Surface water rights Approximate surface water supply with Implementation of water management strategies Irrigation. Other 2.500 10% \ --<1% S 2.000 ID ro 1.500 Industrial 22% *o in Municipal "H 1.000 68% 500 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 Trinity Riverbasin (Waterfor Texas 2007-Chapter 6 SurfaceWaterResources, page 157) The groundwater resources are the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer, the Queen City Aquifer, and the Sparta Aquifer. Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer Regional water planning areas -Subsurface Outcrop 11. McMullenGCD 1. Bee GCD 12. Medina County GCD 2. Bluebonnet GCD 13. Mid-East Texas GCD —V 4 3. Brazos Valley GCD 14. Neches & Trinity Valleys GCD 20 12 4. Edwards Aquifer Authority 15. Pecan valley GCD 5 5. Evergreen UWCD 16. Pineywoods GCD 21 11 6. Fayette County GCD 17. Plum Creek Conservation District . I 7. Gonzales County UWCD 18. Post Oak Savannah GCD 8. Guadalupe County GCD 19. Rusk County GCD 9. Live Oak UWCD 20. Uvalde County UWCD GCD = Groundwater Conservation District UWCD • Underground Water Conservation District 10. Lost PinosGCD 21. Wintergarden GCD The Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer is a major aquifer that extends across much of eastern Texas. It consists of the Wilcox Group and the overlying Carrizo Formation of the Clairborne Group. The aquifer is primarily com posed of sand that is locally interbedded with gravel, silt, clay, and lignite deposited during the Tertiary Period.