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What is a groundwater district?

Groundwater districts are organizations created by legislation or through the petition process to provide administration over the use of water pumped from a specific area.  These districts have limited power, primarily in the spacing of wells, education, and planning, prohibiting waste, and permitting well drilling.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has a myriad of information on groundwater supplies in Texas. 

The Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (TAGD) is an organization of underground water conservation districts of Texas formed to further the purpose of groundwater conservation and protection activities.

The Texas Groundwater Protection Committee is made up of numerous state agencies working together to bridge the gap between groundwater programs and improve the coordination between the member agencies to protect groundwater.

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