Water Supply
Carson County Water Comes from the Ogallala Aquifer
Most water in Carson County comes from the Ogallala Aquifer underground, and a state-created district manages its use.
The Ogallala Aquifer is a huge underground water supply beneath the High Plains. Carson County depends on it for drinking water, farm irrigation, and livestock. Settlers first tapped it with windmills in the late 1800s. By the 1980s, about a third of the farmland here used irrigation wells fed by it.
A local agency called the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District controls how the Ogallala is used in Carson County. The district was created in 1955. If you want to drill a water well, you must get a permit from this district first. The district sets rules on how much water each well can pump. Those limits are meant to protect the supply for future years. Visit the Texas Water Development Board website for the current management plan and district contact details.
Source to confirm: Texas Water Development Board – Panhandle GCD Management Plan