The Cross Section, Volume 17, Number 6, June 1971 Page: 2
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Page 2 THE CROSS SECTION June, 1971
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C.. SECFIONA MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE HIGH
PLAINS UNDERGROUND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT NO. 1
1628 15th Street, Lubbock, Texas 79401
Telephone 762-0181
JOHN L. SEYMOUR, Editor
Second Class Postage Paid at Lubbock, Texas
District Office at Lubbock
Frank Rayner, P.E. Manager
Albert W. Sechrist Graduate Engineer
Don Smith Geologist
Don McReynolds Geologist
John Seymour - - .. Attorney
Tony Schertz Draftsman
Obble Goolsby --._._.- Field Representative
J. Dan Seale ....._- Field Representative
Clifford Thompson . Head, Permit Section
Mrs. Dana Wacasey Secretary-Bookkeeper
Mrs. Norma Fite _ __.-_-__-.____ Secretary
Mrs. Joni Deyo Clerk-Keypunch Operator
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Precinct 1
(CROSBY, LUBBOCK and LYNN COUNTIES)
Ray Kitten, Secretary-Treasurer Slaton
Precinct 2
(COCHRAN, HOCKLEY and LAMB COUNTIES)
Selmer H. Schoenrock Levelland
Precinct 3
(BAILEY, CASTRO and PARMER COUNTIES)
Ross Goodwin, Vice President - Muleshoe
Precinct 4
(ARMSTRONG, DEAF SMITH, POTTER and
RANDALL COUNTIES)
Billy Wayne Sisson ._____..--._.____ Hereford
Precinct 5
(FLOYD and HALE COUNTIES)
Chester Mitchell, President Lockney-'1- T
CONSULTANTS ... continued from page 1
Both Messrs. Weber and Mount have
had considerable experience in devel-
oping groundwater models. Mr. Web-
er, of Los Angeles, California, was in-
strumental in the development of the
California Department of Water Re-
sources model that has been modified
for use by the Tech-District personnel.
Mr. Mount of Dames & Moore of Los
Angeles, serving as the other consult-
ant, has been involved in the develop-
ment and use of groundwater models
in several parts of the country.
Personnel from the District partici-
pating in the meeting were Frank
Rayner, Manager; Albert W. Sechrist,
Graduate Engineer; and Randall Con-
ner, student assistant. Personnel from
Tech attending the meeting were Dr.
Dan M. Wells, Director of the Water
Resources Center; Dr. Bill Claborn,
Assistant Professor; and Tommy
Knowles, Graduate Student.
During the two-day meeting the
Tech-District personnel explained the
work accomplishments to date. Brief-
ly these accomplishments included the
first two years work on the model
which led to a partially validated
model covering the four counties of
Bailey, Castro, Lamb, and Parmer.
Also discussed was the current effort
to expand the model capabilities to re-
flect the irregularities of the base of
the aquifer and to be able to simulate
the aquifer as it approaches depletion.
In order to accomplish these objec-
tives, a small portion of Lubbock and
Lynn Counties will be modeled. The
District personnel produced data
showing extreme variation in the ele-
vation of the base of the aquifer.
A considerable amount of the dis-
cussion during the meeting involved
methods of validating the model.
Some of the procedures discussed were
to make changes in the size and shapeA
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orifices, which are placed at the required intervals. The larger pipe on the left, to
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SPRINKLERS .. . continued from page 1
lateral self-propelled, traveler or big
gun, and solid set systems.
Sprinkler systems are an extremely
good method to conserve water when
they are used properly. This also
means that they can be an aid in sav-
ing money for irrigators.
While the District generally ap-
plauds the use of sprinkler systems in
order to help conserve our ground-
water supply, there are occasional
problems which develop from the use
of such sprinklers. The District has re-
cently received numerous complaints
that, where sprinkler systems were in
use, the end sprinkler closest to a
public road was sprinkling not only
the field in which it was being used
but also the road next to it. Obviously,
this can cause a real hazard to motor-
ists on the road, school bus drivers,
and mail carriers. Motorists driving
down what would normally be a dry
road may have difficulty in negotiating
a stretch of road which is wet or
muddy due to its being sprinkled. Cer-
tainly, no one would intentionally want
to cause a school bus loaded with
children to have an unfortunate acci-
dent as a result of "irrigating" a pub-
lic road.
It should be noted that irrigation
water leaving the farm and getting on
a public road or in the road ditch is
a violation of the statutes of Texas as
well as the rules and regulations of the
High Plains Underground Water Con-
servation District No. 1.
There are several simple methods
to avoid sprinkling a road. Among
others is the use of a sprinkler head
which only turns 180, rather than a
full circle, on their system in the outlet
closest to the road. Another easy way
to avoid the problem is to use a shield,
generally a piece of metal, which will
prevent the water from being sprayed
in the direction of the road.of the polygons, to make changes in
some of the input data and study the
model response, and to study aerial
photographs to aid in determining the
location of cropped acreage in each
county.
Reports of the meeting have been
received from the consultants partici-
pating in the meeting and these reports
have been forwarded to OWRR of-
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BOO,Shown above is a filtering system for a subirrigation system which is in use close
to Lubbock. At this point, fertilizer can also be Introduced to the system.June, 1971
Shown above coupling the flexible plastic pipe befcure it is laid underground is Blez
Gutierrez. Watching are Dale Brown and Luis Arguello, both of Lubbock. This
system was being installed on a farm close to taibbock.T HE CR O SS S EC T IO N
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High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.). The Cross Section, Volume 17, Number 6, June 1971, periodical, June 1971; Lubbock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1532955/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.