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- How does Texas manage groundwater?
- How do we cooperate/coordinate across
boundaries?
- What challenges and opportunities exist?
Cooperative Strategies for Groundwater Sarah Rountree Schlessinger - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cooperative Strategies for Groundwater Sarah Rountree Schlessinger - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cooperative Strategies for Groundwater Sarah Rountree Schlessinger Texas Water Foundation April 10, 2019 Questions How does Texas manage groundwater? How do we cooperate/coordinate across boundaries? What challenges and
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GCD=Groundwater Conservation Districts
General Statutory Authority Specific Enabling Legislation
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Balancing Act
Conservation, preservation, protection, recharging and prevention of waste of groundwater Rights of Landowners and the highest practicable level of groundwater production
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Groundwater Wells
Spacing Production
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Science & Policy
Groundwater Science Groundwater Policy Physical Expression of Aquifer Capacity Policy Decision of Aquifer Conditions
MAG DFC
Hydrological Conditions Private Property Rights Impacts on Subsidence Socioeconomic Impacts Environmental Impacts Feasibility of achieving DFC Any other relevant information Aquifer Uses
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State Water Plan
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GCD GMA DFC TWDB MAG
Regional & Joint Planning
Joint Planning
RWPG State Water Plan SWIFT
Regional Planning
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How does Texas manage groundwater?
- Decentralized groundwater
management
- Regional planning groups
- Stakeholder driven, ground up state
water planning What challenges and opportunities exist?
- Data, funding, legal vulnerability
- GCD Uniformity
- Groundwater/surface water interaction
- Transboundary management
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