Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to District Rules and District Regulatory Plan

The Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District's (LSGCD) Board of Directors will hold a public hearing, accept public comment, and may take action on proposed amendments to the District Rules and to Phase II(B) of the District Regulatory Plan (DRP) at a rulemaking hearing on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at 10 a.m.  The public is welcome to attend the hearing and provide comment before the District Board.

The proposed amendments to the District Rules, including without limitation amendmentsto Phase II(B) of the District Regulatory Plan ("DRP"), include revisions regarding: (1) the creation of Temporary Permits for water wells used to supply water to construction projects or to supply water for the drilling of permanent wells and the establishment of requirements related to obtaining such permits; (2) the elimination of certain provisions prohibiting the utilization of groundwater produced from the Gulf Coast Aquifer in counties immediately adjacent to Montgomery County as an Alternative Water Source; and (3) a petition process to allow a landowner to petition the District for additional production authorization over and above that allowed under the DRP.

Click here to view the draft proposed amendments

You may also provide advance comment or ask questions by contacting General Manager Kathy Turner Jones at 936.494.3436 or by email at kjones@lonestargcd.org

GMA 14 Approves Proposed Desired Future Conditions ~ Seeking Public Comment

District representatives for the Groundwater Management Area 14 (GMA 14) at their last meeting approved proposed Desired Future Conditions (DFCs) for relevant aquifers located within GMA 14, and the group is now welcoming public comment.

Texas is divided into 16 Groundwater Management Areas (GMAs), and, on a five-year cycle, district representatives in each GMA are required to establish the DFCs for their area. A DFC is defined by the Texas Administrative Code as “the desired, quantified condition of groundwater resources (such as water levels, spring flows or volumes) within a management area at one or more specified future times as defined by participating groundwater conservation districts within a groundwater management area as part of the joint planning process.”

The Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (LSGCD) is one of five groundwater conservation districts that make up GMA 14. At the last GMA 14 meeting on June 24, GMA 14 district representatives voted unanimously to approve proposed DFCs to present to the general public for comment. These proposed DFCs can be viewed here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h5jipp0wsh4xoiu/AADoCxvuAQXk1fsiqX9oOeaNa?dl=0 The public comment period officially began Monday, July 6, and lasts for 90 days.

Toward the conclusion of this 90-day public comment period, the LSGCD will hold a public hearing to receive both written and oral comments on the proposed DFCs. After public comment has been received, each of the five groundwater conservation districts will compile a summary of relevant comments received and present this summary for consideration at the next GMA 14 meeting, which will be held October 28, 2015. The primary focus of this meeting will be to review the summary reports, including any suggestions for revisions to proposed DFCs.

Those wishing to provide comment on the proposed DFCs may do so via e-mail: kjones@lonestargcd.org, or via USPS: Attn: Kathy Turner Jones, General Manager, Lone Star GCD, 655 Conroe Park North Dr., Conroe, Texas 77303. For more information, call 936-494-3436.