revised on January 2, 2026: Based on some round-about (but helpful) comments from several professional friends, I've removed direct references to the consultant's name in this post. As noted in one of the comments, I don't know what the consultant's marching orders were from the district (whether written or unwritten). My intent here is to … Continue reading loopholes and springflows
Tag: desired future conditions
did kinney county break its desired future conditions? (part 1)
I've been getting several communications about whether or not the desired future conditions for Las Moras Springs were met last year. Apparently, there's some disagreement. Let's take a look. First, we need the desired future conditions. We can find that at the Texas Water Development Board web page: "Total net drawdown in Kinney County in … Continue reading did kinney county break its desired future conditions? (part 1)
a settled petition?
After groundwater conservation districts set the desired future condition for an aquifer, a legally defined interest in groundwater can petition a district challenging the reasonableness of that future condition. A desired future condition is a management goal that impacts how much water can be pumped from an aquifer. In the first round of setting desired future … Continue reading a settled petition?

