Our Purpose
The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District (POSGCD) was created to conserve and regulate the use of groundwater through monitoring of aquifer levels and production and encourage conservation rules which limit pumping, thereby extending the quantity and quality of the water available in all of the aquifers in Milam and Burleson counties.
Background
The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District (POSGCD) was first created in Milam and Burleson counties by an act of the 77th Legislature in 2001 by House Bill 1784. The purpose of this bill was to provide locally controlled groundwater districts to protect and recharge groundwater and to prevent pollution or waste of groundwater in the central Carrizo-Wilcox area, to control subsidence caused by withdrawal of water from the groundwater reservoirs in that area, and to regulate the transport of water out of the boundaries of the districts. Successful confirmation elections were held in November 2002 in both counties in accordance with Sections 36.017, 36.018, and 36.019, Water Code, and Section 41.001, Election Code. The POSGCD has 10 directors, 5 from each county, who are appointed by the County Commissioner’s Court. POSGCD does not have the power to tax and receives all of its revenue from fees paid by municipal/commercial pumpers and transporters of groundwater.