Water shortage looms vast in Texas plains headline warns
AP report from Lubbock notes wells once delivering 600 gallons per minute now yield only a fraction as underground reserves dwindle due to drought and irrigation booms. Proposals include pipelines from Yukon Canada, Mississippi River water, or East Texas transfers to avert crisis.
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Water reuse progress and global aims highlighted in early 1950s plan
The article discusses ancient attempts at desalination, the 1952 OSW start in the US Interior Department, and a Freeport Texas plant as an early effort. It cites rising global production to 50 million gallons daily, projecting over two billion by 1975, plus a proposed Gulf of California plant between Mexico and the US. It notes President Johnson on shared water access and quotes drought impacts on Fredericksburg water pressure and local administration assurances.
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Sidney Henke
Fred Achtzehn
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Livestock Industry Seeks Better Waste Control in Texas
Dudley T. Campbell, director of the Cattle Feeders Services, told the President's Federal Water Pollution Advisory Board in Houston that Texas cattle feeding remains a vital economic need due to feedstuff sunrises, rising demand, and beef preference nationwide. He noted unique waste-handling needs for arid plains where most cattle are fed and urged adoption of guidelines and technologies to curb runoff.
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Federal Water Pollution Advisory Board
Houston
Pipeline to Water Two Pastures Near Luckenbach
Gillespie County rancher Weaton Luckenbach installs a 3400 foot livestock water pipeline to serve two pastures improving grazing distribution. completion follows a pastures rotation from March to July. Other notes report cross fences and diversion terraces built by local ranchers to aid range management and erosion control. community inquiries list residents visiting Kerrville and Winters.
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