Subdivisions edge forward amid water concerns near Hobbs
Lea County commissioners debated three subdivisions on 24 acres north of Hobbs over water sufficiency for Water Avenue. Six votes were cast with two dissents and three approvals. state engineer repeatedly rejected due to missing information, though Johncox and Allen Eades cited test wells to 195 feet with water starting at 74 feet.
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Hobbs
Dale Dunlap
Tom Pierce
Ron Black
Mike Whitehead
Gregg Fuller
Buster Willis
Lea County
Johncox
Allen Eades
Eades Water Well Drilling
Wind Storm Allows Free Debris Drop At City Center
High winds damaged siding and buckled trees across town including two at Chaparral Park. Lovington City Manager James Williams announced free drop off of downed trees and branches at the convenience center today Tuesday and Wednesday to help residents clear debris.
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Chaparral Park
Lovington
James Williams
Advan
Lovington area debates water as subdivisions draw scrutiny
Area residents voice concern over water supply and growth as future subdivisions face state approval. Critics cite dry wells and deeper drilling while noting wind damage and outages in Hobbs and along the Xcel Energy grid. Proponent Ronnie Harris cites a prior approved case and examples in Eddy Chavez and Curry counties to counter skepticism.
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Tage
Lovington
Hobbs
West Texas
Xcel
Carla Alexander
Penny Kitchens
Harvey Hobison
Kitchens
Ronnie Harris
Eddy
Chavez
Curry County
Hebison
Johncox
Pettigrew expands testing with new Texas labs and plans
Pettigrew concrete sampling operates at a temporary Lockney site in Texas and plans a permanent North Texas Panhandle facility. The Tuco project covers about 200 miles of transmission line, linking the SPS Tuco Substation two miles north of Abernathy in Hale County to a proposed interconnect, with regional business growth via a new office and lab.
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Lockney
Texas
North Texas Panhandle
Chapman Construction
SPS Taco
Pettigrew
Tuco
SPS Tuco
Abernathy
Hale County
Transmission Line Tuco to Woodward Project Details
The study area covers Beckham County Oklahoma and parts of Texas counties Lubbock Hale Floyd Motley Cottle Swisher Briscoe Hall Childress Donley Collingsworth Wheeler and Beckham. Construction of the 111 Tuco to Woodward 345 kV line begins late Q2 2013 with wire installation in H2 2013 and a planned in service date for the full project in June 2014.
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Texola
Erick
Beckham County
Oklahoma
Lubbock
Hale
Floyd
Motley
Lawmakers weigh limits on phone record seizures
The Obama administration faces scrutiny as Paul introduces legislation to extend Fourth Amendment protections to government searches of phone records. The Verizon order, issued April 25 and valid to July 19, covers call numbers times and durations but not content. Lawmakers urge transparency while noting NSA programs aim to prevent plots and protect Americans.
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Department of Justice
Paul
Verizon
Sen
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Obama
FISA
Guardian
House Intelligence
Mike Rogers
R-Mich
al Franken
D-Minn
Randy Milch
NSA
U.S
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Intelligence Committee
Congress
Subdivision Move Advances Despite Engineer’s Dissent
A county commission vote moves forward a large subdivision project despite the State Engineer’s unfavorable opinion. The decision leaves the final approval with the county body and sparks concerns about impacting existing development on surrounding land.
LCEC seeks air permit change for Lovington gas plant
Lea County Electric Cooperative plans to modify the LCEC Generation Plant air quality permit with the New Mexico Environment Department. Submittal date May 1 2013. Plant at 2023 Power Plant Lane Lovington NM. Facility has five natural gas engines and several emergency units. The proposal removes the three startups per day per engine limit while keeping a 1000 startups per year per engine cap. Operating schedule 12 am to 11:59 pm seven days a week. Public notice published June 8 2013 in Lovington Leader.
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New Mexico
Lea County Electric Cooperative, Inc
LCEC
New Mexico Environment Department
Air Quality Bureau
Lcec Generation Plant
Lea County
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