Wednesday on Lubbock's First News, Charles Perry discussed the development of water and transportation.
Regarding issues to be assessed and worked on by the state, Perry said that, for Texas, water will continue to be a major issue. He said, "We need to make sure the intended purpose is served...
The Texas Groundwater Association will hold its annual meeting in Lubbock this week.
The water volume numbers for this most recent year are not yet available but in 2012 the underground water table in the South Plains dropped almost two feet on average...
The cause of the unsafe levels could be due to contamination from farming operations, or as a result of the natural geology of the area, as arsenic occurs naturally.