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December Board Agenda
Real Edwards Conservation and Reclamation District P.O. Box 807 • 106 East 4th Street Camp Wood, TX 78833 • www.recrd.org.info@recrd.org Phone (830) 597-3322 • Fax (830) 597-3320 Joel Pigg, General Manager NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING OF REAL-EDWARDS CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT THIS NOTICE IS POSTED PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 551 ,GOVERNMENT CODE: The Board of Directors of the Real-Edwards Conservation and Reclamation District will hold a QUARTERLY OPEN MEETING on the following date at the time and place indicated below: TIME: 6:00...
Read MoreOctober River Flows
FLOW RATES The rains have been a welcome relief and the river flows were considerably better this month than they have been the last several months. However, we are by no means out of the drought but the area sure has greened up in a matter of days. Cooler weather should be upon us soon and the trees and plants should be using less water. Let’s all hope and pray that we will continue to get rainfall. The Dam Crossing in the Nueces Canyon is looking better. The Dam had a flow rate of 15,174 gpm (gallons per minute) back in April now it is down to 7,145 gpm (gallons per minute), but...
Read MoreSeptember Flow Rates 2011
FLOW RATES I hope this is a sign of things to continue to come. As I am sitting down to write this article the streets in Camp Wood are still wet from the rainfall and there is a little flow of water going down the road. It was quite a sight coming into Camp Wood on this Monday morning with two rainbows shining right over town. I am hoping that the rain will continue and put some water back in the Nueces and Frio Rivers, as we took flow reading last week both rivers are in the worst shape we have seen this year. We are by no means out of the drought with just this little dab of...
Read MoreTexas Drought Now Confirmed as Worse Ever
Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon has declared this year’s dry spell the “most severe one-year drought on record,” according to the Texas Department of Agriculture. Texas AgriLife Extension said agriculture losses in the state due to this year’s drought have reached $5.2 billion and are now the costliest in state history for Texas farmers and ranchers. It’s been a year of superlatives for Texas: worst single-year drought, largest agricultural losses and most destructive wildfires — blazes that have damaged millions of acres and more than a thousand...
Read MoreDrought threatens way of life for Texas ranchers
SAN ANGELO, Texas – The rolling pastures surrounding this West Texas city usually are green and verdant, chock-full of roving herds of sheep and cattle grazing on a seemingly endless supply of grass. These days, acre after acre is yellowed and inedible from a withering lack of rain. Wide patches are scorched black from where wildfires mauled them, and highway bridges span dry, empty riverbeds. There are few visible sheep or cattle, many having been sent to slaughter rather than being left to starve in the barren fields. “It’s just burnt up,” says Jim Hughes, 68, a local...
Read MoreOutdoor Water Conservation Tips from Farmers
There is probably no group of people that knows more about water conservation than farmers do. These great folks are giving back to their communities by helping others to learn about saving water. The tips that one group of Maryland farmers is offering can be useful for all of us who are interested in reducing water waste. Why Farmers Know About Water Conservation Farmers are a group that really must know about water conservation for a few key reasons: Sufficient water is required for them to make a living. Crops won’t grow without it. They must have water to use even in the driest...
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