The Cross Section, Volume 20, Number 12, December 1974 Page: 4
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Page 4 THE CROSS SECTION December, 1974
NEWS.. . continued from page 3
District conducted groundbreaking
ceremonies July 11 at its new office
headquarters site, 30th Street and Ave-
nue Q. General James Rose, Director
of the Division of Planning Coordina-
tion, Office of the Governor, and
Chairman of the Governor's Task
Force, served as the guest speaker.
A ugust, 1974
EPA to Control Groundwater-The
Environmental Protection Agency is-
sued a policy statement regarding its
intention to use regulatory powers "in-
cidental to its control of surface dis-
charges . . . to encourage states in
establishing full groundwater protec-
tion programs".Consumption Record Set During
Pipeline Break-The flexibility of pro-
viding two separate and independent
municipal water supplies (with ground-
water as the primary or secondary sup-
ply) was proven to be invaluable when
the Canadian River Municipal Water
Authority experienced a rupture in the
Lubbock County line. Uninterrupted
service was possible during this time
because of advanced planning by the
City of Lubbock. In fact, a consump-
tion record was set during the time of
the pipeline break.
September, 1974
Nebraska Legislative Delegation
Visits High Plains Water District-
A delegation of eight members of thePublic Works Committee of the Ne-
braska Senate visited the Water Dis-
trict September 16 and 17. They
came on a fact-finding mission prior to
a study in their home State of possible
legislation relating to underground and
surface waters.
October, 1974
Cross Section Receives National
Recognition-The Cross Section was
named a recipient of the 1974 Clarion
Award by Women in Communications,
a national mass communications or-
ganization. This was the second year
in a row that the District's publication
was so honored.
November, 1974
Water Conservation District Direc-tors and Managers Meet in Kansas-
Apprqximately 120 groundwater con-
servation district directors and manag-
ers from five Great Plains States met
in Kansas in an effort to coordinate
these States' ideas about effective wa-
ter conservation and management
practices. The participants voted to
consider meeting annually.
District Releases New Publication-
"Government and Groundwater Man-
agement", by Frank Rayner, was re-
leased by the District. The publica-
tion deals with capabilities for ground-
water management by the various
forms of government-Federal, state
and local.Survivors of a passing era are depicted in the original ink drawing by Fred Cowart,
Draftsman for the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1.
The tree and windmill, located in front of the Winchester Theater, 50th and Indiana
in Lubbock, were originally part of a ranch settlement of the late 1800's. Thefruitless mulberry, believed to be the oldest living tree in Lubbock County, was
planted in 1892 by John Keathley Caraway. When Caraway purchased the large
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High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.). The Cross Section, Volume 20, Number 12, December 1974, periodical, December 1974; Lubbock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1532997/m1/4/?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.