Texas State Health Plan: 1987-1988 Page: 43
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FIGURE D
SUPERFUND SITES IN TEXASSOURCE: Texas Water Commission
October 1985-Federal authorities are considering a site over the
Ogallala Aquifer in Deaf Smith County as a possible
location for a high-level radioactive waste disposal
site.
-Requests have been submitted to the Texas
Railroad Commission to route a cross-country oil
pipeline across the Edwards Aquifer.
New construction, where wrongly placed or uncon-
trolled, can also be a danger to groundwater
reserves. The Edwards Aquifer, for example, is
made up of fissured and cavernous limestone with
the recharge zone composed of exposed beds of
Edwards limestone. Under these conditions, septic
tank effluent and heavy storm water runoff can flow
directly into the aquifer without filtration of the
contaminants. In densely built areas, this insidious
pollution can eventually make an aquifer's water
useless for human consumption. At present, theEdwards Aquifer supplies approximately one million
persons with their daily water needs.
Gradually, the state's groundwater reserves are
being depleted through overuse--chiefly by
agricultural irrigation--and remaining supplies are
threatened by various pollutants.
INTERVENTION ALTERNATIVES
Alternative 1: Charge one agency of state
government with the overall responsibility for all
actions concerning the coordination and planning for
groundwater protection.
Protection of the state's aquifers and groundwater
supplies is a large task now involving several state
agencies. The agency with the principal
responsibility for water quality in Texas is the Texas
Water Commission (TWC). TWC also enforces the1987-88 TEXAS STATE HEALTH PLAN
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Texas. Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Texas State Health Plan: 1987-1988, report, 1986; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1586615/m1/55/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.