The Cross Section, Volume 21, Number 5, May 1975 Page: 2
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THE CROSS SECTION
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- -M -a - --A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE HIGH
PLAINS UNDERGROUND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT NO. 1
2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock, Texas 79405
Telephone 762-0181
REBECCA CLINTON, Editor
Second Class Postage Paid at Lubbock, Texas
District Office at Lubbock
Frank Rayner, P.E. -Manager
Don Smith _____ ___ Geoiogist
Don McReynolds .w_. Geologist
Tony Schertz Draftsman
Fred Cowart _ _ _-Draftsman
Obbie Goolsby __ r__.__._ Field Representative
J. Dan Seale ____ Field Representative
Kenneth Carver _.___Field Representative
Oscar Riemer Field Representative
Clifford Thompson Head, Permit Section
Mrs. Norma Fite Secretary-Bookkeeper
Mrs. Pennye Newberry _---_ --- Secretary
Mrs. Rebecca Clinton - Public Education
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Precinct 1
(CROSBY, LUBBOCK and LYNN COUNTIES)
Ray Kitten, President Slaton
Precinct 2
(COCHRAN, HOCKLEY and LAMB COUNTIES)
Selmer H. Schoenrock, Vice President - Levelland
Precinct 3
(BAILEY, CASTRO and PARMER COUNTIES)
A. W. Gober, Secretary-Treasurer - Farwell
Precinct 4
(ARMSTRONG, DEAF SMITH, POTTER and
RANDALL COUNTIES)
Billy Wayne Sisson Hereford
Precinct 5
(FLOYD and HALE COUNTIES)
Chester Mitchell __ Lockney
COUNTY COMMITTEEMEN
Armstrong County
Guy Watson, 1977 ._ -- - Wayside
C. D. Rogers, 1977 _______-- ___ Wayside
Bill Heisler, 1977 Wayside
Charles Kennedy, 1979 __--___ Rt. 1, Happy
Cordell Mahler, 1979 ._-___ .__--_ Wayside
Bailey County
Doris Wedel, Secretary
H&R Block, 224 W. 2nd, Muleshoe
Eugene Shaw, 1977 __.______ Rt. 1, Muleshoe
Adolph Wittner, 1977 -____ Star Rt., Baileyboro
Jessie Ray Carter, 1977 Rt. 5, Muleshoe
Marshall Head, 1979 _____ Rt. 3, Muleshoe
Harold Layton, 1979 ________ Rt. 2, Morton
Castro County
Garnett Holland, Secretary
City Hall, 120 Jones St., DimmittOLDHAM POTTER
DEW A GMGiH lANDALL ARMSTRONG
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ROIANDAY F HIGH MAINS UNDERGROUND
WTRCNERVATION DISTiRICT ND. I
Hale County
J. B. Mayo, Secretary
Mayo Ins., 1617 Main, Petersburg
Clint Gregory, Jr., 1976 _ Box 98, Petersburg
Henry Scarborough, 1976 _- Route 2, Petersburg
Homer Roberson, 1976 --__ Box 250, Petersburg
Henry Kveton, 1978 ____ Route 2, Petersburg
Gaylord Groce, 1978 - RFD, Petersburg
Hockley County
Jim Montgomery, Secretary
609 Austin Street, Levelland
Ewel Exum, 1976 ----___ Route 1, Ropesville
Douglas Kauffman, 1976 -_ 200 Mike, Levelland
Billy Ray Carter, 1976 _ Route 5, Levelland
J. E. Wade, 1978 .. .,Route 2, Levelland
Jimmy Price, 1978 Route 3, Levelland
Lamb County
Calvin Price, Secretary
620 Hall Avenue, Littlefield
Gene Templeton, 1976 Star Route 1, Earth
W. W. Thompson, 1976 - Star Route 2, Littlefield
Donnie Clayton, 1976 Box 276, Springlake
Billy J. Langford, 1978 __ Box 381, Olton
Edward Fisher, 1978 __ Box 67, Sudan
Lubbock County
Clifford Thompson, Secretary
2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock
Glenn Blackmon, 1976 ___ Route 1, Shallowater
Andrew (Buddy) Turnbow, 1976 Route 5,
Box 151 B, Lubbock
Alex Bednarz, 1976 - _____ Route 1, Slaton
Dan Young, 1978 __ 4607 W. 14th St., LubbockFPC ... continued from page 1
because of the "unique characteristics
of agriculture", Judge Wagner empha-
sized the fact that the purpose of the
hearing was only to consider those two
issues arising out of El Paso's motion
for a rehearing, and not whether to
move irrigation back into priority No.
2. Local hearings were also held in
Phoenix, Arizona, and Albuquerque,
New Mexico, in order to receive farm-
ers' opinions on the curtailment plan.
Ordered 150-Day Moratorium
In addition, the commission ordered
El Paso "to defer implementation of
curtailment of irrigation requirements
until a final decision has been issued
", but later ordered El Paso only
to defer curtailment for 150 days from
April 23, 1975.
According to Wagner, the April
hearing in Washington, D.C., and the
three field hearings in May attracted
129 witnesses. Agricultural experts
traveled to Washington to testify and
large numbers of farmers appeared at
the local hearings, testifying that, with-
out natural gas, they would be forced
to return to dryland farming or go out
of business.
On April 22, District ManagerPage 2
May, 1975
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Jackie Clark, 1977 ____. Rt. 1, Box 33, Dimmitt
Joe Nelson, 1977 Box 73, Dimmitt
Bob Anthony, 1977 _... - - Rt. 4, Dimmitt
Anthony Acker, 1979 -_--__ Rt. D, Nazareth
Glenn Odom, 1979 -_ Rt. 4, Box 136, Dimmitt
Cochran County
W. M. Butler, Jr., Secretary
Western Abstract Co., 108 N. Main Ave., Morton
Dan Keith, 1976 Route 1, Morton
H. H. Rosson, 1976 Route 1, Morton
Danny Key, 1976 Star Route 2, Morton
Jessie Clayton, 1978 706 S. Main, Morton
Robert Yeary, 1978 ______Route 2, Morton
Crosby County
Clifford Thompson. Secretary
2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock
W. o. Cherry, 1976 Lorenzo
E. B. Fullingim, 1976 Lorenzo
M. T. Darden, 1976 __-.. . Lorenzo
Donald Aycock, 1978 Lorenzo
Alvin Morrison, 1978 Lorenzo
Deaf Smith County
B. F. Cain, Secretary
County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Hereford
James E. Higgins, 1977 ... 200 Star St., Hereford
Garland Solomon, 1977 --------Rt. 5, Hereford
W. L. Davis, 1977 ----- - Box 312, Hereford
Bill Cleavinger, 1979 ____. Star Rt., Wildorado
George Ritter, 1979 Rt. 5 Hereford
Floyd County
Don Grantham, Secretary
Farm Bureau, 101 S. Wall Street, Floydada
Malvin Jarboe, 1976 Route 4, Floydada
Connie Bearden, 1976 ____ Route 1, Floydada
M. M. Smitherman, 1976 . Silverton Star
Route, Floydada
Joe Cunyus, 1978 ___ Lockney
Fred Cardinal, 1978 Route 4, FloydadaClifford Hilbers, 1978 ..-_____ RFD, Idalou
Lynn County
Clifford Thompson, Secretary
2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock
O. R. Phifer, Jr., 1976 New Home
S. B. Rice, 1976 ----.-- Route 1, Wilson
W. R. Steen, 1976 Route 2, Wilson
Orville Maeker, 1978 Route 1, Wilson
Freddie Kieth, 1978 New Home
Parmer County
Johnie D. Horn, Secretary
Horn Insurance Agency, Bovina
Troy Christian, 1977 ___-_-- Rt. 1, Farwell
Joe Moore, 1977 --- Box J, Lazbuddie
Dalton Caffey, 1977 15th St., Friona
Floyd Reeve, 1979 - - Box 1196, Friona
Ralph Roming, 1979 __. 809 Ridglea Dr., Bovina
Potter County
Henry W. Gerber, 1977 -. Rt. 1, Amarillo
Jim Line. 1977 _ ------_- Box 87, Bushland
Albert Nichols, 1977 Rt. 1, Box 491, Amarillo
F. G. Collard, 1979 Rt. 1, Box 433, Amarillo
W. J. Hill, 1979 - -----------Box 53, Bushland
Randall County
Mrs. Louise Tompkins, Secretary
Farm Bureau, 1714 Fifth Ave., Canyon
Harry LeGrand, 1977 .. 4700 S. Bowie, Amarillo
Joe Albracht, 1977 _---------- Box 81, Bushland
Leonard Batenhorst, 1977 ---- Rt. 1, Canyon
Bill Dugan, 1979 -______ Rt. 2, Box 30, Happy
John F. Robinson, 1979 ---- 1002-7th St., CanyonNOTICE: Information regarding times and places of the monthly County Committee meeting 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 Carroll Rogers and W. J. Hill, respectively.State Legislatures
To Regulate Groundwater
The legislatures of two states heavily
dependent upon groundwater for irri-
gation and other uses have recently
taken steps to further control the rate
of withdrawal of the limited resource.
The Nebraska Senate (the sole legis-
lative body in that State) is presently
considering a bill providing procedures
for the control of groundwater pump-
age in "water-short areas". The bill
would equally allocate or ration the
existing groundwater among all well
owners, regardless of the age of the
well.
The effect of the measure would be
to allow owners of new wells in these
critical areas to pump groundwater on
an equal basis with older wells.
At press time, the Senate was in its
final day of the legislative session and
was to review and vote on the measure
that day. The June issue of The Cross
Section will study the bill in detail and
relate the outcome of the vote, if one
was taken.
Mississippi Studies Laws
In Mississippi, the State Legislature
will consider laws this session which
would regulate groundwater withdraw-
als for all purposes other than domes-
tic use. The proposed laws would give
the State's Board of Water Commis-
sioners the authority to declare as
"capacity use areas" those parts of the
State where an aquifer is judged to be
"in danger of being lost as a source of
water".
Designation of a capacity use area
may not be made until public hearings
are held to determine the extent that
the regulations are applicable to an
area. After the regulations are set up,
all wells in the affected area that with-
draw more than 50,000 gallons perday must obtain a permit from the
Board of Water Commissioners. The
laws provide that, once a permit is
issued, it shall be valid "for a period
of 10 years or until the need of the
capacity use area has diminished".for by farmers; that no other fuel or
fuel distribution system is available to
power irrigation engines, and that it
would not be economically feasible to
use an alternate fuel even if available.
Curtailment Would Cut Production
Ray Joe Riley of Hart, past presi-
dent of Plains Cotton Growers, said,
"It is neither physically nor economi-
cally feasible to convert irrigation
motors to an alternate fuel, and cur-
tailment would mean reverting to dry-
land farming, which in turn means cut-
ting the yields on area crops by 80 or
85 percent."
Another area of concern was pos-
sible financing of crops if the natural
gas supply was curtailed. Don Work-
man, Senior Vice President of the First
National Bank at Lubbock, said, "In
general, banks could not stay with
many of these farmers if their gas were
cut off because repayment of loans is
based on irrigated production."
Donnie Clayton, Vice President of
Citizens State Bank of Earth, said,
"We cannot exist without irrigation
without economic catastrophe."
Don Anderson of Slaton, Chairman
of the Board of Citizens National Bank
of Crosbyton, said the ruling could
eventually affect bank lending policies.
"More risk is involved when a farm-
er commits his crop as collateral and
must depend on the elements for mois-
ture," Anderson said.
Billy Wayne Sisson of Hereford,
Member of the Board of the High-continued on page 4 . .. FPC
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Frank Rayner appeared before Judge
Wagner and presented him with a pe-
tition by the District's Board of Di-
rectors urging the Commission to re-
consider its December ruling.
In Lubbock, 1,451 local residents,
mostly irrigation farmers, signed a
petition to return irrigation to priority
No. 2, 46 witnesses appeared and 10
persons adopted other testimony.
Judge Wagner said he had 14 days
from the last day of the hearing in
which to write his opinion. The hear-
ing resumed in Washington on May
20. Wagner urged all counsel to the
petitioning parties to expedite their
memoranda and proposed findings of
fact for his consideration, because "the
FPC needs to make a decision before
the end of the 150-day moratorium."
Conversion Economically Infeasible
Testimony at the two-day Lubbock
hearing revealed that, in the Texas
High Plains, 40 percent of the irriga-
tion pumps depend on natural gas for
fuel, and that conversion to gasoline,
diesel or electricity would, in the long
run, result in a negative return for pro-
ducers.
Large groups of farmers and area
businesses were represented by such
groups as the High Plains Under-
ground Water Conservation District
No. 1, Plains Cotton Growers Associ-
ation, Grain Sorghum Producers As-
sociation, West Texas Chamber of
Commerce, Plains Irrigation Gas Users
Association and the Texas Cattle
Feeders Association.
Generally, the consensus followed
the testimony of Plains Cotton Grow-
ers. It urged a reversal of the FPC
decision, calling attention to the
50,000 gas-powered irrigation wells in
the Panhandle-South Plains area; the
fact that many of the underground
pipelines serving these wells were paid
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