Tuesday, April 23, 2024
"Fun With Water Drops - 6" by Cayusa is marked with CC BY-NC 2.0.
Editor’s Note: Stephanie Keith has served as the education and public relations coordinator for Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District for the last five years. During her time at the district, she has established multiple educational programs ranging from classroom lessons to presentations for civil organizations.
Formally, Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District is a political subdivision of the State of Texas that has the authority to regulate the spacing of water wells, the production from water wells, or both under the Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 52, or Article XVI, Section 59.
Understandably, this definition portrays the district as the “water police,” but we were actually established to aid in protecting groundwater rights of district landowners. MTGCD was formed through a local petition process in May 2004. All rules were developed according to Chapter 36 of the Texas Water Code, the needs presented by its residents, and aquifer characteristics. District staff process each new well to confirm adequate spacing is available from wellhead to wellhead to minimize neighbor pumping interference. Within the State of Texas, well registration and permitting of non-exempt wells is required within a groundwater conservation district.
The district continues to serve the residents within its four counties, Erath, Comanche, Bosque and Coryell, by well water level monitoring, well registration and permitting, free well water quality testing, free well capping and plugging, educational programming, 4-H Water Ambassador Program supporter and scholarship opportunities.
If you would like to learn more about the district, join us for our monthly board meetings or stay up to date on district activities by visiting us at www.middletrinitygcd.org or Facebook: @middletrinitygcd.
Remember, every drop counts!
