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Water Level Monitoring

Water Level Monitoring Charts
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2020/2021
2019/2020
2018/2019
2017/2018
2016/2017
2015/2016
2014/2015
2013/2014
2012/2013
2011/2012
2010/2011
2009/2010

Starting in early January, Permian Basin Underground Water Conservation District (PBUWCD) personnel perform annual depth-to-water level measurements. The data collected helps the PBUWCD determine the effect of the pumpage on groundwater levels in the aquifers, the Ogallala aquifer being the largest within Howard and Martin counties. Water level measurements are made in a network of wells, most privately owned.

A blue vinyl sticker with the observation well number, the depth-to-water level measurement, and the date of the measurement is affixed to the well equipment or other appropriate surface near the well site.

Water district personnel measure the same wells in the observation well network each year, as long as the individual wells provide satisfactory data. The data collected is used to determine the annual change in water levels of the aquifers within the district.