Ground Water
Ground Water Staff Reaching Out to North La.
The Louisiana State Ground Water Resources Commission met Thursday, Dec. 18 to swear in new members and discuss procedural and area concerns members may be tackling in coming months.
State, Clean Groups to show some propane power
DNR and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Program work together to educate community fleet managers, purchasing agents, and other officials about the benefits when using alternative fuels in their vehicles/fleets, as part of the nation’s push for energy independence and reducing harmful emissions into the environment.
Ground Water Use Advisory: Commissioner of Conservation Recommends Wise Water Use Planning in the Haynesville Shale
Commissioner of Conservation Jim Welsh recommends that oil and gas operators with interest in developing the Haynesville Shale in Northwest Louisiana choose their water sources for use in drilling or hydraulic fracture stimulation operations wisely. Of particular interest are areas in the lower Caddo and Bossier Parishes and DeSoto Parish where the Carrizo – Wilcox aquifer is used as the main source of drinking water supply for domestic and public water supplies. Data reported by the USGS indicates that the Carrizo – Wilcox aquifer system is a low yield aquifer system that generally produces water suitable for drinking water purposes which has been and is currently being used predominately for domestic and public water supply in mostly rural areas of Northwest Louisiana. However, water production from the aquifer system is reported to be physically restricted due to the aquifer’s discontinuous nature and typically thin, lenticular and fine textured sand beds.
Ground Water Commission meets to update new members
The Louisiana Ground Water Resources Commission met Monday to update new members on current ground water issues and begin mapping out the process for addressing them.
State Mineral Board reports January lease sale data
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on January 10, 2006, at 11 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Announces Historic MMS Lawsuit Settlement
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco announced in a press conference Tuesday the State of Louisiana has reached a settlement in its suit to stop the Minerals Management Service (MMS) from conducting any further oil and gas lease sales in the Western or Central Gulf of Mexico until it has prepared a new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) covering the next sale in these areas.
Louisiana Ground Water Commission meets October 16
The state Ground Water Resources Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, October 16, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. in Baton Rouge. The meeting will be located in the LaSalle Office Building in the LaBelle Room at 617 North Third St.
State's Ground Water Commission to conduct meeting on July 31
The Louisiana Ground Water Resources Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, July 31, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. in Baton Rouge. The meeting will be located in the LaSalle Office Building in the LaBelle Room at 617 North Third St.
Conservation Order Addresses Sustainability of Sparta Aquifer
Commissioner of Conservation James H. "Jim" Welsh has declared today three areas in North Louisiana within the Sparta Aquifer as areas of groundwater concern. “With implementation of this order, this will be the first time for state government to come to the plate and step into the role of assuring future groundwater usage in Louisiana,” the Commissioner said.
Ground Water Resources Commission meeting set for June 27th
Louisiana Ground Water Resources Commission’s Quarterly Meeting The commission plans to discuss the recent Sparta Aquifer Critical Ground Water Area Designation and other topics including an update on current legislation that deals with ground water supply and a state water management plan.