MESA WATER

Mesa Water represents a group of Texas Panhandle landowners, led by Boone Pickens, who put a lot of stock in two basic things . . . land and family.

For generations, these families have lived and worked in the rolling hills they love. God blessed their land with an underground aquifer filled with naturally pure groundwater. And thanks to the Ogallala Aquifer, these landowners have more water than they can ever use.

Other parts of our state have not been as blessed when it comes to available water. You don’t have to look any further than your own front yard to see the effects of the current drought.

A few facts on the 2005-2006 drought:

  • Dallas ' supply of drinking water, stored in reservoirs across the region, is at 75% of its normal level
  • March 2, 2006, the San Antonio region is declared to be under exceptional drought conditions – the most severe category for regions in Texas
  • Lake Lavon, a primary water source for North Texas, is down 10 feet
  • In January, Governor Perry declared a state-wide drought disaster
  • Lake Meredith, a primary source of water for the Texas Panhandle, is within a foot of breaking its record low depth of 58.41 feet.
  • Since late December, severe drought conditions have spurned fires burning over 3.7 million acres of land across Texas, destroying more than 400 homes and killing 11 people
  • San Antonio has received an average of less than an inch of rain per month since April 2005
  • According to the National Weather Service, the region needs 20-25 inches of precipitation in the next 6 months to end 10 months of drought
  • The National Weather Service says 2005 was the driest year on record in North Texas since the 1950's
  • 2005 was the ninth driest year in San Antonio history
  • A recent poll shows 92% of North Texans are concerned about the drought and its impact

Water planners, state and local leaders are looking everywhere for a solution. They know the key to secure, drought-proof, long-term water planning is diversity . . . building reservoirs, capturing and purifying runoff and buying water from another region and piping it to where it is needed.

Currently, Mesa Water is ready to sell water to communities that don’t have enough for the future.

If you have questions about the quality of Mesa Water, availability, or engineering, please follow the links to the left.