2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Automating Texas' First and Largest Underground Water District Track: Water Resources Author(s): Lucia Barbato, Kevin Mulligan The High Plains Underground Water Conservation District (HPWD) is the groundwater management agency responsible for a 15-county, 10,700 square mile region of West Texas. Since 1951 the HPWD managed wells permits using paper maps with extensive cross-filing system. Today an application integrating ArcGIS and a web-based interface to MS Access allows non-GIS staff to manage permits for compliance with district regulations. A groundwater database was designed and database of 72,000 wells was created. Wells were digitized from 328 scanned and registered USGS quads. A customized ArcGIS toolbar allows permit records to be updated, added or edited. A buffering tool enables District staff to evaluate distance compliance. The application generates letters and reports to the Texas Water Development Board, District board of directors, county appraisal districts, and stakeholders. In this regard the GIS has allowed the District to more efficiently communicate and disseminate information among staff, other agencies ,and their constituents. Lucia Barbato Texas Tech University TTU GIS Research Lab 215 Holden Hall Lubbock , TX 79409 US Phone: 806.742.2466 Fax: 806.742.1137 E-mail: lucia.barbato@ttu.edu Kevin Mulligan Texas Tech University Economics and Geography 208 Holden Hall Lubbock , TX 79409 US Phone: 806-742-2201 Fax: 806-742-1137 E-mail: kevin.mulligan@ttu.edu |
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