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Old 04-12-2008, 09:17 PM
 
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There was an article in the Lubbock Avalanche the other day that said Lake Meredith will continue to be the main water supply for Lubbock for about 5 years. Lake Alan Henry will take over at that point. Ft. Stockton was founded on a large spring that was pumped dry for irrigation long ago. They use well water now. I guess the main issue in the future is whether drought conditions wiil persist. El Paso probably has more worries than the Panhandle.
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Old 04-12-2008, 09:24 PM
 
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Is there a website that gives information on water available in the Panhandle?
T Boone Pickens is rapidly buying up the rights to well water in aquifers in the Panhandle--particularly Roberts County. I understand he plans to sell it to metro areas downstate when they begin to run out....

When Lake Meredith was originally built, the water was divided among 11 cities. Some have grown (Amarillo and Lubbock), some have shrunk (Pampa and Borger). As a result, some of the cities that are losing population are selling excess Meredith water to the larger, growing cities. As Meredith shrinks, that ability is disappearing.
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Old 05-11-2008, 08:31 PM
 
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We're thinking of moving to Littlefield or Levelland in a few years. Do those (and other) Lubbock surrounding areas have water taste & shortage issues? We've been spoiled here in Ridgecrest, California, and also in Weldon, CA before. Both places have great well water. We will probably always be on some form of well water, because we like to live rural, with 1/2+ acres so we can have RV parking & chickens; so hopefully the Panhandle rural wells are tasty.
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Old 05-12-2008, 09:27 AM
 
Location: out in Midland County, Texas
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ohlab, do a Google search for Levelland and leukemia clusters, for Levelland and petroleum contaminants. As beautiful as the area is (I think so, shut up all you flat-land haters!), I'd be leery of that water. Because even if you get R.O. or bottled spring water to drink, you're bathing in it, washing things in it...
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Old 05-12-2008, 07:01 PM
 
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There's an EPA Superfund site that's (I guess) cleaning up the contaminated pool of groundwater in Levelland.

I don't know if it affects all of Levelland, but Littlefield might be better.
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Old 10-12-2013, 08:36 AM
 
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My wife and I just moved to Lubbock from San Antonio, we both got very sick on the water, as did our dogs. Caution! Avoid!
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Old 10-12-2013, 10:08 PM
 
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Did you complain? I'm from SA and haven't gotten sick from anyone's tap, and I've visited Lubbock many times (including yesterday/today). It would seem that there would be a boil-water notice if the water system was contaminated. I do know that some houses outside Lubbock's city limits use well water.

Here's the web site for Lubbock's water dept.:
City of Lubbock - Water Department - Home

On a side note, I've noticed on occasion that SA's tap has seemed heavily chlorinated.
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Old 10-13-2013, 03:51 AM
 
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I remember a few years ago, they did say the water in Lubbock was contaminated by petroleum products, which leaked through from old gas stations...
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Old 10-13-2013, 07:18 PM
 
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Texas has had many problems with old underground storage tanks. Talk to Waylon's Jennings kinfolks sometime and see what they went through when they closed the old gas station at Littlefield.

Some people simply get ill when they change their drinking water. Even with my iron stomach, I am glad Lomotil was freely available in Chile or I would still be down there on the toilet.
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Old 10-16-2013, 07:29 PM
 
Location: Central Texas
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I remember a few years ago, they did say the water in Lubbock was contaminated by petroleum products, which leaked through from old gas stations...
Lubbock's well field is located in the middle of nowhere between Muleshoe and Sudan in Bailey County. No activity for miles, and even if there was, the rate at which water moves through the Ogallala is extremely slow. The other source of water from CRMWD is located in the middle of nowhere north of Amarillo. Any old wells in Lubbock County could have the potential for contamination, but Lubbock doesn't draw from there.
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