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Management Plan
Conservation
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Hydrologic Maps
Hydrologic maps illustrating the volume of water in storage (saturated thickness), elevation of the water table, base of the Ogallala Formation, land surface elevation and irrigation system location within the SPUWCD are available for either viewing or in print (.pdf) format. Prospective landowners can use the maps to determine how much water is in storage, the depth that wells have to be drilled to completely penetrate the aquifer, depth-to-water, and estimated pumping depth for the tract of land they are considering purchasing. Land loan agents use the maps to verify water availability and the water level data collected from the observation wells to estimate the probable life of the water supply when evaluating land values for loans. Water well drillers use data from the maps to prepare bids for drilling wells. Water Quality maps help area producers determine water quality for a particular portion of the District. Because water quality is such an important issue, the District samples a network of wells each summer and creates a map based on that data.
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