STATEMENT OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES.........................................................................................................................1

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................................3

A. Purpose of the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District Management Plan...............................................................3

B. Mission of North Plains Groundwater Conservation District..................................................................................................4

C. History and Statutes.............................................................................................................................................................4

D. North Plains Groundwater Conservation District Area..........................................................................................................5

E. The District’s Board of Directors..........................................................................................................................................6

F. Administrative.......................................................................................................................................................................7

G. Planning Period.....................................................................................................................................................................7

H. 2007 State Water Plan..........................................................................................................................................................8

I. Panhandle Water Planning Group............................................................................................................................................8

J. Groundwater Management Area 1..........................................................................................................................................9

SECTION II - GROUNDWATER..........................................................................................................................................10

A. General Geology and Hydrology...........................................................................................................................................10

B. Current Volume in Storage....................................................................................................................................................10

C. Projected Groundwater Supply within the District..................................................................................................................11

SECTION III - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT.............................................................................................................13

A. Managed Available Groundwater..........................................................................................................................................13

B. Estimated Annual Groundwater Use.......................................................................................................................................13

C. Estimated Annual Aquifer Recharge.......................................................................................................................................15

D. Estimated Annual Aquifer Discharge to Springs, Lakes, Streams and Rivers............................................................................15

E. Estimated Aquifer Annual Flow Volume Into and Out of the District and Annual Flow between Aquifers.....................................................................................................................................................................................15

F. Projected Surface Water Supply............................................................................................................................................15

G. Projected Total Water Demand.............................................................................................................................................16

H. Estimated Water Supply Needs.............................................................................................................................................16

I. Recommended Water Management Strategies from the 2007 State Water Plan........................................................................17

SECTION IV - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT GOALS, METHODOLOGY, MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES, AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.............................................................................................................................................19

A. Actions, Procedures, Performance and Avoidance for Plan Implementation.............................................................................19

B. Measurement of Success in Achieving Management Goals.......................................................................................................19

GOAL: PROVIDING THE MOST EFFICIENT USE OF GROUNDWATER (31TAC §356.5(A)(1))...................................................................................................................................................................................................20

GOAL: CONTROLLING AND PREVENTING THE WASTE OF GROUNDWATER .......................................................... 29

GOAL: CONTROLLING AND PREVENTING SUBSIDENCE...............................................................................................31

GOAL: CONJUNCTIVE SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES................................................................................32

GOAL: NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE USE AND AVAILABILITY OF GROUNDWATER AND WHICH ARE IMPACTED BY THE USE OF GROUNDWATER............................................................................................................33

GOAL: ADDRESSING DROUGHT CONDITIONS..................................................................................................................35

GOAL: WATER CONSERVATION, RECHARGE ENHANCEMENT, RAINWATER HARVESTING, PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT, OR BRUSH CONTROL..............................................................................................................................36

GOAL: DESIRED FUTURE CONDITIONS (DFC) OF THE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES...............................................................................................................................................................................40

GOAL: OTHER MANAGEMENT GOALS INCLUDED IN THE PLAN BY THE DISTRICT.....................................................................................................................................................................................41

SECTION V - CERTIFICATION OF ISSUES NOT APPLICABLE...........................................................................................41

SECTION VI – NORTH PLAINS GROUNDWATER DISTRICT RESOLUTION ADOPTING THIS GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN...............................................................................................................................................................43