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THE CROSS SECTION
A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE HIGH
PLAINS UNDERGROUND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT NO. 1
1628 15th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79401
Telephone 762-0181
FRANK RAYNER, P.E., Editor
Second Class Postage Paid at Lubbock, Texas
District Office at Lubbock
Prank Rayner -_..____w__Manager
Albert W. Sechrist----- Agricultural Engineer
Mrs. Ann Bell -------____-------- Geologist
Tony Schertz Draftsman
Kenneth Seales ._._____ Field Representative
Obbie Goolsby ____-__. Field Representative
J. Dan Seale -___-- _-. Field Representative
Clifford Thompson . Head, Permit Section
Mrs. Dana Wacasey Secretary-Bookkeeper
Mrs. Norma Fite --_.-____._-.- _ Typist
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Precinct 1
(CROSBY, LUBBOCK and LYNN COUNTIES)
Ray Kitten -----------------_- Slaton
Precinct 2
(COCHRAN, HOCKLEY and LAMB COUNTIES)
Selmer H. Schoenrock ----------- Levelland
Precinct S
(BAILEY, CASTRO and FARMER COUNTIES)
Ross Goodwin, Vice President ____. Muleshoe
Precinct 4
(ARMSTRONG, DEAF SMITH, POTTER and
RANDALL COUNTIES)
John D. Pitman, Secretary-Treasurer __ Hereford
Precinct 5
(FLOYD and HALE COUNTIES)
Chester Mitchell, President ----__ Lockney
COUNTY COMITTEEMEN
Armstrong County
Clifford Stevens, 1971 ___ Rt. 1, Happy
Guy Watson, 1971 -----Wayside
Carroll Rogers, 1972 Wayside
George Denny, 1973 ___ Rt. 1, Happy
Jack McGehee, 1973 Wayside
Bailey County
Mrs. Darlene Henry, Secretary
Henry Ins. Agency
217 East Ave. B, Muleshoe
R. L. Davis, 1971 ______ ____.Box 61, Maple
Lloyd Throckmorton, 1971 Box 115, Muleshoe
Jessie Ray Carter, 1972 --_-- Rt. 5, Muleshoe
Ernest Ramm, 1973 ----____ Rt. 2, Muleshoe
Adolph Wittner, 1973 -.- Star Route, Baileyboro
Castro County
E. B. Noble, Secretary
City Hall, 120 Jones St., Dimmitt
Morgan Dennis, 1971 _____ Star Rt., Hereford
Donald Wright, 1971 _____._ Box 65, Dimmitt
John Gilbreath, 1972 ________ Rt. 2, Hart
Bob Anthony, 1973 ------_---- ------Rt. 4, Dimmitt
Dale Maxwell, 1973 ____- Hiway 385, DimmittF.
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J. B. Mayo, Secretary
Mayo Ins., 1617 Main, Petersburg
J. C. Alford, 1971 --------- Box 28, Petersburg
Harold D. Rhodes, 1971 __-- Box 100, Petersburg
W. D. Scarborough, Jr., 1972 ------- Petersburg
Don Hegi, 1973--- ___-------- Box 160-A, Petersburg
Henry Kveton, 1973 Rt. 2, Petersburg
Hockley County
Murry C. Stewart, Secretary
208 College, Levelland
Ewel Exum, 1971 _____.___ Rt. 1, Ropesville
H. R. Phillips, 1971 ---------------Rt. 4, Levelland
Bryan Daniel, 1972 -------N. Sherman, Levelland
E. E. Pair, 1973 -- _-----_---- Rt. 2, Levelland
Jimmy Price, 1973 _______ - Rt. 3, Levelland
Lamb County
Calvin Price, Secretary
620 Hall Avenue, Littlefield
Ardis Barton, 1971----------_________Hiway 79, Earth
Gene Templeton, 1971 -- ----Star Rt. 1, Earth
W. W. Thompson, 1972 ___ Star Rt. 2, Littlefield
Lee Roy Fisher, 1973 _------------ ____- Box 344, Sudan
Jack Thomas, 1973 _._---------_.__. Box 13, Olton
Lubbock County
Clifford Thompson, Secretary
1628 15th Street, Lubbock
Glenn Blackmon, 1971 ------ Rt. 1, Shallowater
Andrew (Buddy) Turnbow, 1971 -- tR. 5, Lubbock
Alex Bednarz, 1972 ----Rt. 1. Slaton
R. F. (Bob) Cook, 1973 --_- 804 6th St., Idalou
Dan Young, 1973 - -__-_ 4607 W. 14th, Lubbock
Lynn County
Clifford Thompson, Secretary
1628 15th Street, Lubbock
0. R. Phifer, Jr., 1971 -_____-- _ New Home
Reuben Sander, 1971 -----------Rt. 1, Slaton
Dale Zant, 1972 --- _-_---- Rt. 1, Wilson
Roger Blakney, 1973 --- ------- Rt. 1, Wilson
Orville Maeker, 1973 Rt. 1, Wilson
Parmer County-
Aubrey Brock, Secretary
Wilson & Brock Insurance Co., Bovina
Guy Latta, 1971 ------___.._.__ Friona
Edwin Lide, 1971 _ Rt. D, Bovina
Webb Gober, 1972 ____________---RFD, Farwell
Jim Ray Daniel, 1973 - Friona
Joe Moore, 1973 ---_ Box J, Lazbuddie
Potter County
Jim Line, 1971 --------_ _ _--- Bushland
Temple Rogers, 1971 --------__----- Rt. 1, Amarillo
Fritz Menke, 1973 Rt. 1, Box 538, Amarillo
Vic Plunk, 1973 ._-____-- Rt. 1, Amarillo
Randall County
Louise Knox, Secretary
Farm Bureau, 1714 Fifth Ave., Canyon
R. B. Gist, Jr., 1971 ___ Rt. 2, Box 43, Canyon.r
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that supply power to the Canadian
River water treatment plant-the sys-
tem that was, at the time of the storm,
furnishing all of the City's water sup-
ply.
Dual Water System
Until 1967, all of Lubbock's water
supply came from the 77 wells in the
sandhills well field, located about 60
miles northwest of Lubbock; the 17
wells in the Shallowater well field, lo-
cated 10 miles northwest of the City;
and from about 100 wells in and
around the City proper. In 1965, the
year of peak use, this system produced
over 9 billion gallons of water.
In 1967, the City began to receive
water from the Canadian River system.
This surface water supply system con-
sists of Stanford Dam and Lake Mere-
dith on the Canadian River in Texas,
and 322 miles of pipelines serving 11
Southern High Plains cities.
The Canadian River water supply
system, which embodies several unique
and improved engineering concepts of
dam and pipeline construction, was
designed and built by the Bureau of
Reclamation, U. S. Department of the
Interior. This system is now operated
by the Canadian River Municipal Wa-
ter Authority. (CRMWA).
The Canadian River pipeline system
is an automatically controlled, full-
flow pipeline. This is to say, flow
through this pipeline system is regu-
lated by electronically controlled
valves, and the pipeline remains full
of water at all times. This is a very
modern and efficient system that will
operate automatically unless power or
communications between the flow reg-
ulating stations thereon are interrupt-
ed-the system will then shut down
until overridden or otherwise operated
by hand. This is what happened (thewhich is owned and operated by the
City of Lubbock. Treated water is
then allowed to again flow back into
the pipeline system operated by the
CRMWA, and is transported by this
Authority to six other cities to the
south and west of Lubbock.
Without power, the Lubbock treat-
ment phmnt went "off stream", and the
water --u apply was soon cut off to seven
cities, [ ubbock included.
Reach ing as though trained to meet
such an emergency, CRMWA and City
of Lubbock water officials converged
on the treatment plant within minutes
after the storm struck. Without pow-
er for tight an assessment could not
be ma e of the extent of damage to
the tre tment plant, and it was feared
that the debris blown into the plant's
settling >asins would be injurious to
this modern, fully automated plant,
therefore it was decided to delay the
"hand"vperation of the plant until the
daylighO hours. The water officials
knew that immediate restoration to
service if the Canadian River system
was not imperative, because all of the
cities on the Canadian River system
had another source of supply -
groundu% water.
Lubbock's Groundwater System
The storm had destroyed the micro-
wave antennae tower at the City's
Public Works Control Center, in
downto vn Lubbock. This center con-
trols communications with the sand-
hills and Shallowater well fields, and
the valve system on the pipeline to
these well fields. Telephone service
out of lubbock had also been inter-
rupted. therefore, it was necessary for
Mr. Gordon Willis, Water Treatment
Superintendent for the City of Lub-
bock, to drive to Shallowater in order
to put uhe groundwater system into
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May, 1970
Cochran County
W. M. Butler, Jr., Secretary
Western Abstract Co., 108 N. Main Ave., Morton
Ronald Coleman, 1971 .___.____- R 1, Morton
Dan Keith, 1971 __ .___.---------. Rt. 1, Morton
Keith Kennedy, 1972 _...------ Star Rt. 2, Morton
Jessie Clayton, 1973 -- 706 S. Main Ave., Morton
Hugh Hansen, 1973 Rt. 2, Morton
Crosby County
Sue Gray, Secretary
Lorenzo Leader, Lorenzo
W. 0. Cherry, 1971 ._ _ Lorenzo
M. T. Darden, 1971 - - Lorenzo
E. B. Fullingim, 1971 ___ -______ Loren o
Jack Bowman, 1973 -----------_------- Lorenzo
Kenneth Gray, 1973 - - _ ___-. Lorenzo
Deaf Smith County
B. F. Cain, Secretary
County Court House, 2nd Floor, Hereford
Harry Fuqua, 1971 Rt. 1, Hereford
Billy Wayne Sisson, 1971 Rt. 5, Hereford
W. L. Davis, Jr., 1972 .- Hereford
L. B. Worthan, 1973 Rt. 3, Hereford
Frank Zinser, Jr., 1973 ........- Rt. 5, Hereford
Floyd County
Gayle Baucum, Secretary
Farm Bureau, 101 S. Wall Street, Floydada
M. M. Julian, 1971 ___ __ Box 55, South Plains
M. J. McNeill, 1971 - -..- 833 W. Tenn., Floydada
Malvin Jarboe, 1972 .....-----__ Rt. 4, Floydada
Fred Cardinal, 1973 __..___..Rt. 4, Floydada
Pat Frizzell, 1973 ______._ Box 1046, LockneyCarl Hartman, Jr., 1971.--.. _ _ Rt. 1, Canyon
Leonard Batenhorst, 1972 _._-. Rt. 1, Canyon
Richard Priemel, 1973 ._._.-_____ Rt. 1, Canyon
Marshall Rockwell, 1973... .- - CanyonNOTICE: Information regarding times and places of the monthly County Committee meetings can be
secured from the respective County Secretaries.
Applications for well permits can be secured at the address shown below the respective
County Secretary's name, except for Armstrong -and Potter Counties; in these counties
contact Carrol Rogers and Vic Plunk, respectively.system shut down) at about 9:50 p.m.,
May 11th, when power to the Lub-
bock treatment plant was knocked out.
Treatment Plant
Water from Lake Meredith is de-
livered to the Lubbock treatment plant
by the CRMWA. This water is then
clarified and purified in this plant,Powcy was available to the wells in
the Shallowater well field, but the
pumping station at this field was not
operating, therefore, water pumped by
the wells into the ground storage tank
at this field could not be pumped into
the pipeline to Lubbock.
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The "old" diesel-electric powerplant, one of the two Lubbock power generating
stations knocked out by the May 11th storm.
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