Water District Calls Election
The Glasscock County Underground Water Conservation District’s Board of Directors ordered an election Aug. 12 for Precincts 3 and 4 at its regular meeting May 16. Incumbent directors are Larry Wheat in Precinct 3, and Zane Eoff in Precinct 4. Filing for the positions will be from June 1 through June 28 at the water district office.
District manager Rick Harston reported that the weather modification group of which Glasscock County is a part may soon change its operational rules so it can seed clouds at night and when there are thunderstorm warnings.
Board member Dennis Seidenberger asked if it’s possible to get the Natural Resource Conservation Service to do more work in Glasscock County. He said, “They should be doing the [Topcon mapping] work we’re having to do,” and added, “We need their expertise.”
Harston said the NRCS people rarely come here anymore, but he said Alan Jansa, a member of the Soil and Water Conservation District board, is concerned and trying to do something about the situation.
Seidenberger also mentioned that there are people who are evading water district rules by using a clause, which exempts wells, equipped to produce less than 18 gallons per minute from the district’s spacing rules.