NPGCD News

Karen Jones is the new Administrative Support Specialist for the district, assisting with permitting, production reporting and monitoring programs, grant reporting and other aspects of […]

The district began the WaterWise Conservation Education Program for fifth graders in 2010, offering water conservation kits and education free of charge to teachers, students […]

New grant will cost share telemetry, soil moisture probes, etc.
Agricultural irrigators in the district will soon have more funds available to assist with the purchase […]

In 2014, North Plains Groundwater Conservation District (district) refocused and renamed the North Plains Research Field at Etter, TX as the North Plains Water Conservation […]

In June, the district’s board adopted desired future conditions (DFCs) for each of the aquifers in the district, completing the current joint planning cycle for […]

The Texas Legislature ended its 85th Regular Session on Monday, May 29, 2017. The district followed over one hundred bills through the legislative session. As […]

Operation: Summer Showers kit
North Plains Groundwater Conservation District (district) challenged its residents to take advantage of Operation: Summer Showers during the month of July. Operation: […]

North Plains community listen to Neil Hinders’ presentation on achieving a yard dedicated to xeriscaping. Cindy Rhoades won the $30 gift card to Canyon’s Edge […]

Dante Delgado of Dalhart was the grand prize winner in the 2017 Water Conservation Artwork Contest sponsored by the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District (NPGCD).  […]

In late May, two summer interns joined the district’s communications department, Jessica Fischbacher and Paige Glazner.
Jessica Fischbacher is a Junior Animal Science – Animal Industries […]