Who is the Lone Star GCD? Who is the Lone Star GCD? Created in 2001 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Who is the Lone Star GCD? Who is the Lone Star GCD?

• Created in 2001 by the 77th Legislature covering

Montgomery County (just over 1,000 square miles)

• Creation confirmed by popular vote on Nov 6, 2001, with

73.85 percent approval

• Hybrid Appointed/Elected Board (elected by utilities within
• Hybrid Appointed/Elected Board (elected by utilities within

the district; not popular vote)

• No taxing authority; funded by user (permit) fees
• Carries out mission in two primary ways:
• Managing existing groundwater supplies (currently requiring 30%

reduction of existing pumpage)

• Educating the public about using water wisely

Nine Member Board of Directors Nine Member Board of Directors

Montgomery County Commissioner’s Court (2 Seats) Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation District San Jacinto River Authority City of Conroe Other Montgomery County Cities Woodlands Joint Powers Agency Municipal Utility Districts (2 seats)

Water in Montgomery County Water in Montgomery County

Montgomery County gets its water from the Gulf Coast Aquifer System, which consists of:

• Chicot Aquifer
• Evangeline Aquifer
• Jasper Aquifer
• Catahoula Aquifer

Managing Groundwater Supply Managing Groundwater Supply

Wells in Montgomery County

• ~ 5,700 exempt wells (registered by

LSGCD)

• 2,000+ non-exempt wells

(permitted by LSGCD) – ~1,000 permittees – 200 pump 95% of the water

For Further Information: For Further Information: Kathy Turner Jones Kathy Turner Jones – – General Manager General Manager Paul R. Nelson Paul R. Nelson – Assistant General Manager Assistant General Manager Lone Star GCD Lone Star GCD Lone Star GCD Lone Star GCD 655 Conroe Park North Drive 655 Conroe Park North Drive Conroe, TX 77303 Conroe, TX 77303 www.LoneStarGCD.org www.LoneStarGCD.org Phone Number: 936.494.3436 Phone Number: 936.494.3436