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MUNICIPAL AGRICULTURAL
THE
VOLUME 59 --No. 1CROSS
SECTION
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR WATER!
JANUARY 2013
A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE HIGH PLAINS UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT NO. 1, LUBBOCK TX
Legislation filed to provide funding for projects in State Water PlanJust two days after the start of
the 83rd Texas Legislature, Rep.
Allan Ritter of Nederland filed two
bills designed to provide funding
needed to implement projects in the
State Water Plan.
Ritter is chairman of the House
Committee on Natural Resources.
House Bills 4 & 11 would
make a one-time allocation of
$2 billion from the state Economic
Stablization Fund (a.k.a. "Rainy
Day Fund") to provide capital for a
new, dedicated revolving fund for
use in financing projects in the State
Water Plan.
"Our projections show that
$2 billion would fully implement the
State Water Plan as it exists today,"
Ritter said in a news release. "With
that one-time capital investment, we
could provide adequate, meaning-
ful funding to the plan and achieve
the state's goals of supporting
local entities in implementation of
projects."
He added that it is vital for the
future of Texas that a dedicated
source of revenue be established to
fund the State Water Plan.
"Our economy depends on it,
our communities depend on it, and
ultimately, our daily lives depend
on it," Ritter said.
House Speaker Joe Straus of
San Antonio has identified water as
one of the most important priorities
of the 83rd Texas Legislature.
In This Issue
2 Lawmakers to learn more
about ag water issues
3 Outdoor water use accounts
for 31% of single-family use
4 Bayless Elementary has fun
learning about water"Members of the Texas House
understand the importance of
water to agriculture, business, and all
Texans. I am confident that the
House will take bold, substantial
action to address water needs this
session--and the filing of these
bills formally begins that process,"
Straus said.
In addition to traditional water
supply projects, the bills would set
aside at least 20 percent of the new
revolving fund for water conserva-
tion and reuse efforts.
The legislation would also allow
funds to be used across the various
water-financing programs offered
by the Texas Water Development
Board.
This will ensure that the fundingsupport can adapt as state water
demands and plans change.
The State Water Plan is the
result of a regional, "bottom-up"
planning process comprised of
local stakeholders represent-
ing various water user groups,
such as agriculture, industry, the
environment, municipalities, water
districts, and river authorities.
Every five years, the 16 regional
water planning groups in Texas
evaluate water needs for a 50-year
planning period and recommend
strategies and projects to meet that
demand.
Once finalized, the groups sub-
mit their regional water plans to
the state and they are combined to
create the State Water Plan.STATE CAPITOL AT AUSTIN
Precinct Five District Director Bruce Rigler resigns
Bruce Rigler of Plainview
has resigned as Precinct Five
District Director of the High Plains
Underground Water Conservation
District No. 1 (HPWD) effective
immediately.
Rigler served on the HPWD
Board since Jan. 1994 and held the
office of Secretary-Treasurer from
Jan. 1996 to Jan. 2012.
He was re-elected in Nov. 2010
and served two years of a four-year
term (2010-2012) representing
residents in the portion of Floyd
County above the Caprock Escarp-
ment within the district, all of Hale
County, and all of Swisher County.
The HPWD Board of Directors
will appoint a successor to fill the
remainder of the unexpired term as
outlined in Chapter 36.051(c) of the
Texas Water Code.
"It is the board's consensus
that no action be taken on Rigler's
replacement until newly-elected
Precinct Three District Director1
L
- ,~aRIGLER
Mike Beauchamp of Friona and
Precinct Four District Director
Lynn Tate of Amarillo receive their
Oaths of Office in January," said
HPWD Manager Jim Conkwright.
Once the two new Directors
take office, the HPWD Board
will review the process to allowinterested persons in District
Director's Precinct Five to be consid-
ered for appointment to fill Rigler's
unexpired term.
"Additional information about
this process will be made available
to the public in the next couple of
weeks," Conkwright said.
Rigler has been involved in
numerous agricultural activities.
He and his brother operated
Rigler Brothers Jersey Farms Dairy
for 40 years and were active in
several dairy-related organizations.
He has been a member of the
Texas Farm Bureau for more than
45 years and has served as its Hale
County President and Secretary.
Rigler retired in 2011 from the
Region 17 Education Service Center
(ESC) Board of Directors after 41
years of service. He was the longest-
tenured ESC Board Member in Texas
at the time of his retirement.
See RIGLER Page TwoVISIT THE HIGH PLAINS WATER DISTRICT'S WEB SITE AT WWW.HPWD.COM
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