Groundwater Management Area 14
Groundwater Management Areas were created by HB 1763, which was signed into law during the 79th Texas Legislative Session in 2005. These joint planning groups were created “in order to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharging, and prevention of waste of the groundwater, and of groundwater reservoirs or their subdivisions, and to control subsidence caused by withdrawal of water from those groundwater reservoirs or their subdivisions, consistent with the objectives of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, groundwater management areas may be created…” (Texas Water Code).
As such, one of the primary objectives of GMAs is to determine “desired future conditions” (DFCs) for use in establishing the “modeled available groundwater” (MAG) for the state’s aquifers. There are 16 Groundwater Management Areas in Texas, and Montgomery County is in Groundwater Management Area 14 (GMA 14). Currently, Southeast Texas GCD’s General Manager, John M. Martin, serves as the GMA 14 chairman.
There are five groundwater conservation districts in GMA 14. These districts represent 13 of the 21 counties in GMA 14. Three other counties are represented by subsidence districts; five counties are not represented by any type of district.
Desired Future Conditions
Lone Star GCD Resolution #23-002 Adopting Management Plan and Updating DFC
Summary of GMA 14 Desired Future Conditions - 2021 Joint Planning
Supporting Materials can be found below:
GMA 14 Explanatory Report (Submitted March 4, 2022)
Lone Star GCD Summary Report (Approved by Board on September 21, 2021)
GMA Speaker Request Form
UPCOMING GMA 14 MEETINGS
TBD
Past GMA 14 MEETINGS
2024
GMA 14 - February 29, 2024
2023
GMA 14 - October 26, 2023
GMA 14 - March 7, 2023
2022
GMA 14- February 23, 2022
GMA 14- January 5, 2022
2021
GMA 14- October 5, 2021
GMA 14- April 9, 2021
GMA 14- February 24, 2021
GMA 14- January 20, 2021
2020
GMA 14- November 18, 2020
GMA 14- September 16, 2020
GMA 14 - July 15, 2020
GMA 14 - May 29, 2020
GMA 14 - April 29, 2020
GMA 14 - March 24, 2020 - CANCELED
GMA 14 - February 24, 2020
2019
GMA 14 - November 13, 2019
GMA 14 - August 15, 2019
GMA 14 - June 26, 2019
GMA 14 - March 27, 2019
GMA 14 - January 30, 2019
2018
GMA 14 - September 26, 2018
GMA 14 - July 25, 2018
GMA 14 - May 30, 2018
GMA 14 - April 26, 2018
GMA 14 - March 27, 2018
GMA 14 - February 28, 2018
GMA 14 - January 24, 2018
2017
GMA 14 - December 8, 2017
GMA 14 - November 6, 2017
2016
GMA 14 - April 29, 2016
2015
GMA 14 - October 28, 2015
GMA 14 - June 24, 2015
GMA 14 - May 28, 2015
2014
Approved Minutes - Nov. 18, 2014
Approved Minutes - April 30, 2014
Approved Minutes - June 24, 2014
Approved Minutes - Sept. 23, 2014
Past GMA 14 Presentations
06.24.15 GMA 14 Prstn – Bill Mullican
05.28.15 GMA 14 Prstn – Mike Thornhill
05.28.15 GMA 14 Prstn – Marty Jones
05.28.15 GMA 14 Prstn – Kevin Spencer
Desired Future Conditions
Lone Star GCD Resolution #23-002 Adopting Management Plan and Updating DFC
Summary of GMA 14 Desired Future Conditions - 2021 Joint Planning
The official adopted administrative procedures regarding the adoption of Desired Future Conditions (DFCs) may be found here. GMA 14 meetings are open to the public.
2021 Joint Planning Cycle Documents
Desired Future Conditions - Explanatory Report - March 4, 2022
Projected Exempt Groundwater Use Estimates for GMA 14
Summary of Modeled Available Groundwater by Groundwater Conservation District
Summary of Modeled Available Groundwater for GMA 14 by County
Past Desired Future Conditions Documents
Texas Water Development Board Transmittal Letter
2016 Final Explanatory Report for GMA 14
Appendix E – Resolution 2016-01-01 Adopting DFC