The Cross Section, Volume 33, Number 8, August 1987 Page: 1
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Directors review 10-year mana
MANAGER'S NOTE: The High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 Board
of Directors adopted a 10-year management plan in 1980 to be used to guide the manager in
directing the long-term activities of the District. The Management Plan is presented below, with
status reports in italic type. Each year, the Directors review the progress or status of each of
the activities outlined in the plan. In their annual deliberations, they consider the current needs
of the area and may add new projects and de-emphasize or accelerate work on certain projects.
The five Board members are dedicated to making sure the Water District serves the needs
of the area in matters pertaining to the conservation and preservation of ground water resources.
They welcome your comments and suggestions on how the Water District can better
serve the area. A. Wayne Wyatt
Please direct your comments to:
Mr. James P. Mitchell
Chairman, Board of Directors
High Plains Underground Water
Conservation District No.1
2930 Avenue Q Lubbock, Texas 79405
High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. I
Management Plan - 1980-1990
1. Continuing enforcement of the rules of the Water District, including
requiring spacing of wells, protecting the aquifer from pollution,
and prohibiting the waste of water.MUNICIPAL
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cement plan
2. Inventorying ground water resources and publishing maps
illustrating the quantity and areal distribution of this resource.
Detailed hydrologic atlases were published in 1981 for each county
served by the District and are currently being updated to illustrate the
ground water conditions as of January 1985. These atlases contain a short
text and a set of maps illustrating the elevation of the land surface, the
elevation of the water table for 1985, the elevation of the base of the
aquifer and the aquifer's saturated thickness for 1985. Copies of these
atlases are available through the county and district offices.
3. Promoting on-farm water conservation with on-farm irrigation
efficiency testing.
A. A fleet of mobile field water conservation laboratories were con-
structed and equipped to conduct irrigation application efficiency tests.
These mobile labs have been used throughout the District's service area.
B. A cooperative agreement was made with the USDA-Soil Conservation
Service to use the mobile labs and equipment to conduct irrigation
application and distribution efficiency tests for any irrigator requesting
this service.
See PLAN Page ThreeWind strip-cropping helps new cotton surviv
By Carmon McCain
Blowing topsoil and drying heat
are two of the many obstacles
young cotton plants must overcome
on their way to maturity. However,
a cultivation technique being used
by a Lubbock County farmer may
give his immature plants a better
chance of survival.Richard Bednarz, who farms near
Slaton, is using wind strip-cropping
for the first time this year, and he is
already pleased with the results.
"The wind blowing from the south
in the summer can really hurt young
cotton. It looks like the plants will do
better this year with a calm place to
grow in," he said.Revised
Atlases
Available
Newly-revised hydrological
atlases for the southern counties
of the High Plains Underground
Water Conservation District No. 1
service area are now available to
the public.
County atlases now ready for
distribution include Cochran,
Crosby, Hale, Hockley, Lubbock
and Lynn.
"The original hydrological
atlases were printed in 1981. For
the revised atlases, updated data
such as water-table elevation
maps and saturated thickness
maps depicting ground water
conditions for 1985 were added.
We feel this has enhanced the
estimation of the ground water
availability in these counties,"
said Don McReynolds, Geohy-
drologic Division Director.
McReynolds noted the remain-
ing nine atlases are under
revision, and their availability will
be announced in future issues of
The Cross Section.
Atlases may be obtained by
visiting the District office or
calling (806) 762-0181...
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COTTON PROTECTION-Strips of haygrazer help protect young cotton plants until they can hold
their own against the damaging West Texas wind. This cultivation technique is being used at the
Richard Bednarz farm near Slaton.Bednarz has planted a haygrazer
wind strip-crop using a pattern of
26 rows of cotton alternating with
six rows of sorghum. The tall
haygrazer crop provides needed
protection for the smaller, fragile
cotton until it can hold its own
against the wind.
Also, he noted that the two rows
of cotton plants nearest to the
haygrazer appear to be taller than
the remaining rows. "I was driving
along and noticed the definite rise
out there. I don't know if those
plants will yield more, but it will be
interesting to see what happens,"
he said.
"My main reason for using this
technique is that we do not have
any extra employees to operate
sand-fighting equipment during the
early part of the growing season.
With the wind-strips, the wind can
be blowing, and the young cotton
is protected. This gives us a chance
to operate the sand-fighting
equipment where it is needed the
most instead of having to try to stop
the sand blowing on every acre we
farm in a few short hours," he said.
Also, he said he is using the wind
strip-crop as conservation reserve
acres. "The government has so
See WIND STRIP Page Twoe
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