Hydrology and Supply Fast Facts

• The Panhandle counties of Roberts, Hemphill, Lipscomb and Ochiltree sit atop approximately 81 million acre-feet of Ogallala Aquifer water

• There are 325,851 gallons of water per acre foot

• Of the 2.5 million acres of land in the four-county area, only 4% or 100,000 acres are used for farming

• Mesa Water will acquire rights to sell 320,000 acre-feet of water annually to Texas municipalities in need

• 320,000 acre-feet of water would satisfy the annual needs of about 1.5 million Texans

• The hydro-geological structure of the Ogallala Aquifer beneath the Mesa Water land is in the form of saturated sand, clay, gravel and silt

• Drawdown from the Mesa Water project will be limited to the immediate vicinity of the project area – an area without a need for the water

• Mesa Water is subject to significant regulation from the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District and other area districts and regulatory agencies