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Potential Effects on Lower Trinity Aquifer Water Levels due to Proposed Groundwater Production Scenarios

Growing population in Central Texas is creating a corresponding growing demand for water. To meet the water demands, entities are exploring production from the deep Lower Trinity aquifer in eastern Bell County. While some public water supply systems have been using the aquifer for many years, relatively recent pumping tests from wells completed in the Lower Trinity Aquifer have shown the existence of a higher transmissivity zone in eastern Bell County than currently exists in the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved Northern Trinity / Woodbine Groundwater Availability Model (NTWGAM). To evaluate the potential effects of the proposed production on the Lower Trinity Aquifer in the Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District (CUWCD) we conducted a series of model runs with various potential production amounts.