Groundwater Resource Planning
Contact Tim Andruss, General Manager to discuss matters related to groundwater resource planning at:
- phone: (361) 579-6863
- email: tim.andruss@vcgcd.org
Groundwater Management Area 15
Groundwater Management Area 15 (GMA 15) is a joint planning group created under Texas Water Code §35.001 "to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharging, and prevention of waste of the groundwater, and of groundwater reservoirs or their subdivisions, and to control subsidence caused by withdrawal of water from those groundwater reservoirs or their subdivisions, consistent with the objectives of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution..."
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On December 9, 2021, the representatives of GMA 15 on December 9, 2021, adopted the following desired future condition (DFC) for GMA 15:
1. The Desired Future Condition for the counties in the groundwater management area (gma-specific DFC) shall not exceed an average drawdown of 13 feet for the Gulf Coast Aquifer System at December 2080; and
2. The Desired Future Conditions for each county within the groundwater management area (county-specific DFCs) shall not exceed the values specified in Table A at December 2080:
Table A. Desired Future Conditions for Counties of GMA 15 expressed as an Average Drawdown between January 2000 and December 2080.
* Aransas County: 0 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Bee County: 7 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Calhoun County: 5 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Colorado County: 17 feet of drawdown of the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers; and 25 feet of drawdown of the Jasper Aquifer.
* DeWitt County: 17 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Fayette County: 44 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Goliad County: 4 feet of recovery of the Chicot Aquifer; 2 feet of recovery of the Evangeline Aquifer; 7 feet of drawdown of the Burkeville Aquifer; and 14 feet of drawdown of the Jasper Aquifer.
* Jackson County: 15 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Karnes County: 22 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Lavaca County: 18 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Matagorda County: 11 feet of drawdown of the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers.
* Refugio County: 5 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Victoria County: 5 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Wharton County: 15 feet of drawdown of the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers
On July 15, 2022, the Board of Directors of the District adopted the Desired Future Conditions for Management Area 15 by resolution: PDF
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On December 9, 2021, the representatives of GMA 15 on December 9, 2021, adopted the following desired future condition (DFC) for GMA 15:
1. The Desired Future Condition for the counties in the groundwater management area (gma-specific DFC) shall not exceed an average drawdown of 13 feet for the Gulf Coast Aquifer System at December 2080; and
2. The Desired Future Conditions for each county within the groundwater management area (county-specific DFCs) shall not exceed the values specified in Table A at December 2080:
Table A. Desired Future Conditions for Counties of GMA 15 expressed as an Average Drawdown between January 2000 and December 2080.
* Aransas County: 0 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Bee County: 7 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Calhoun County: 5 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Colorado County: 17 feet of drawdown of the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers; and 25 feet of drawdown of the Jasper Aquifer.
* DeWitt County: 17 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Fayette County: 44 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Goliad County: 4 feet of recovery of the Chicot Aquifer; 2 feet of recovery of the Evangeline Aquifer; 7 feet of drawdown of the Burkeville Aquifer; and 14 feet of drawdown of the Jasper Aquifer.
* Jackson County: 15 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Karnes County: 22 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Lavaca County: 18 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Matagorda County: 11 feet of drawdown of the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers.
* Refugio County: 5 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Victoria County: 5 feet of drawdown of the Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
* Wharton County: 15 feet of drawdown of the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers
On July 15, 2022, the Board of Directors of the District adopted the Desired Future Conditions for Management Area 15 by resolution: PDF
Lavaca Regional Water Planning Group
Lavaca Regional Water Planning Group (Region P RWPG) is tasked with developing the regional water plan for a portion of Texas that includes Jackson County.