TR-219

Buying, Selling and Exporting Groundwater: Implications for Groundwater Conservation Districts

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Authors

• Ronald Kaiser
• Bruce Lesikar
• Valeen Silvy

Abstract

This technical report contains summaries of presentations that were given at the Groundwater Conservation District Seminar Series on May 28, 2003, at the Texas A&M University George Bush Presidential Conference Center.

Summaries of the following presentations are presented in this report:

• The Status of Groundwater Sales in Texas, by Ronald Kaiser.
• Groundwater Transactions: Buyers Perspective, by Russell Johnson.
• Purchasing Groundwater for Export: The Kinney County Proposal, by Lynn Sherman.
• Model Lease of Groundwater Rights, by Ned Meister.
• Protecting Your Land and Water in a Sales/ Lease Agreement, by Sandra Burns.
• Regulation of Exportation of Underground Water, by Doug Caroom.
• Roberts County Transportation Permits, by C.E. Williams.
• Export Fees: A Groundwater District Limits and Uses, by Jace Houston.

Notes: This report is only available for purchase from the Texas Cooperative Extension Bookstore. Contact Lesikar at b-lesikar@tamu.edu, Kaiser at rkaiser@tamu.edu, or Silvy at vasilvy@taexgw.tamu.edu. Additional details about this seminar can be obtained at http://texaswater.tamu.edu or http://twri.tamu.edu.

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