Who is the Lone Star GCD? Who is the Lone Star GCD? Created in 2001 by the 77 th 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: o Managing existing groundwater supplies (currently requiring 30% reduction of existing pumpage) o 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
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