NEWS
State water board conducts aquifer hearing in Bowie
Larry French, head of the groundwater division of the Texas Water Development Board, conducted Wednesday hearing in Bowie. (Photo by Barbara Green)
By BARBARA GREEN
Staff from the Texas Water Development Board met in Bowie Wednesday for a public hearing on designating a new minor aquifer called the Cross Timbers that covers a large part of Montague County.
The request for this designation came from the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, whose general manager, Doug Shaw was present at the meeting along with six citizens. Mike McGuire, general manager of the Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District, also attended.
Larry French, director of the groundwater division of the TWDB, conducted the hearing presenting data on the aquifers and their importance to the region.
Those attending were invited to fill out public comment cards and their input would be taken back to the board for review.
The Upper Trinity board asked that the four Paleozoic Aquifers: Wichita, Cisco-Bowie, Canyon and Strawn, be designated collectively as one minor aquifer.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
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