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Welcome to the web site of the High Plains
Underground Water Conservation District No.1, headquartered at
Lubbock, Texas.
Created in September 1951, the High Plains Underground
Water Conservation District provides for the conservation,
preservation, protection, recharging, and prevention of waste of groundwater stored in the Ogallala aquifer within the boundaries of the
district.
The High Plains Water District serves residents in a
6.8 million acre service area consisting of all or part of
15 Southern
High Plains counties.
The July 2008 issue
of The Cross Section is now available for on-line viewing.
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WHAT
IS THE OGALLALA AQUIFER?
The Ogallala Aquifer (pronounced OH-GA-LA-LA) is one of the largest aquifer systems in the world, stretching across parts of eight states...
 Learn More
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The High Plains Water District is sponsoring the "Water IQ: Know Your
Water" public awareness campaign within its 15-county service area.
Click here to view the Water IQ web
page.
Click here
to view the current Water IQ TV PSA (30-second Quick Time
movie).
**Must have Quick Time Player installed to view clip.
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Click on a date to view
this month's
meetings!
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HISTORICAL RAINFALL CHARTS:
Rainfall totals for Amarillo and
Lubbock are available for downloading as PDF files.
These charts are
updated monthly with
unofficial
2008 precipitation information from the Amarillo and Lubbock
National Weather Service Forecast Offices. (July information posted
August 4, 2008).
* * * *
Amarillo's July 2008 precipitation was
4.96 inches.
Precipitation since Jan. 1, 2008
is
12.58 inches.
Lubbock's July 2008 precipitation was
1.77 inches.
Precipitation since Jan. 1, 2008
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11.96 inches.
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NOTICE
OF EFFECTIVE TAX RATE--2008 PROPERTY TAX RATES IN HIGH PLAINS
UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT NO. 1
Web posted at 1:47 p.m.,
Thursday, August 7, 2008
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE
Residents may comment on the proposed
2008 ad valorem tax rate
at two public hearings:
Hearing # 1
August 21, 2008
11:00 a.m.
High Plains Underground Water
Conservation District Office
2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock
Hearing # 2
August 28, 2008
11:00 a.m.
High Plains Underground Water
Conservation District Office
2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock
Web posted at 3:59 p.m.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
HIGH PLAINS WATER DISTRICT RULES AS AMENDED 8-12-08
Web posted at 1:54
p.m., Wednesday, August 13, 2008 |
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Links To Local
National Weather Service web sites:
Amarillo
Lubbock
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There have been
visits to this site.
Site Last Revised
Friday, August 15, 2008
at
09:38 AM
Remember. . . There's No Substitute For Water
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