Groundwater Conservation Districts

The Groundwater Planning and Assessment team processes, reviews, and facilitates landowner petitions for creating groundwater conservation districts. The team evaluates filed legislative bills that create new or modify existing Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs). The TCEQ creates GCDs within Priority Groundwater Management Areas (PGMAs). The team processes and coordinates limited oversight of GCDs relating to groundwater management plans and joint-district planning in common groundwater management areas, providing educational and technical assistance upon request.

• Map of Texas GCDs (September 2008, pdf)
• Summary Description of GCDs (May 2008, pdf)
• Contact List for Created and Confirmed GCDs (September 2008, pdf)

Publications

• Priority Groundwater Management Areas and Groundwater Conservation Districts, Report to the 80th Texas Legislature (TCEQ SFR-053/05, January 2007) (pdf)
• TCEQ District Registration Form (TCEQ-00179, October 2004) (pdf)

Related Links

• Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts web site 
• Texas Water Development Board Groundwater Resources Division web site 
• 30 TAC, Chapter 293, Subchapter C 

Texas AgriLife Extension Service (TAES) Publications

• Groundwater Conservation Districts: Success Stories (TAES B-6087) 
• Managing Texas Groundwater Resources through Groundwater Conservation Districts (TAES B-1612) 
• Questions about Groundwater Conservation Districts in Texas (TAES B-6120)