LCRA seeks permit for 25,000 acre-feet/yr of groundwater from Griffith League Scout Ranch
Hearing set for September 26th, 7:00 pm, Bastrop Convention Center, 1408 Chestnut Street, Bastrop, TX 78602
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) applied with the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District (District) for groundwater operating and transport permits for eight (8) wells, for a total combined maximum annual production of up to 25,000 acre-feet/year on February 21, 2018. A public hearing on the application has been set for September 26, 2018.
Persons interested in opposing the permit must give notice to the Lost Pines GCD five (5) days BEFORE the hearing — by close of business on September 21, 2018 — to participate in a contested case hearing on the application. Friends of Bastrop Water and Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund will be holding a public meeting for persons interested in opposing the LCRA’s pending wells. The meeting is September 13, 2018 at 4:30 and 7 pm at the American Legion Hall, 303 Loop 150 E, Bastrop, TX 78602.
The LCRA acquired groundwater rights in the Simsboro and Carrizo-Wilcox aquifers under the approximately 4,847 acre Griffith League Ranch (GLR) property in Bastrop County on January 9, 2015 by Warranty Deed. LCRA requested the permits include a phased approach to increase authorized pumping over time with Phase 1 total combined maximum annual production up to 8,000 acre-feet/year, Phase 2 15,000 acre-feet/year and Phase 3 25,000 acre-feet/year. For more information see our webpage: LCRA Griffith League Ranch Application (2018). Additional information is available from Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund and Friends of Bastrop Water.