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Region A Planning Group
From the rolling plains of Childress County in the southeast to the dry arroyos of Dallam County in the northern Panhandle, the Panhandle (Region A) Regional Water Planning Area includes 21 counties split between the Canadian and Red River basins. The major cities in the region include Amarillo, Pampa, Borger, and Dumas. Groundwater from the Ogallala Aquifer is the region's primary source of water and is being used at a rate that exceeds recharge.
Region A Counties
- Armstrong
- Carson
- Childress
- Collingsworth
- Dallam
- Donley
- Lipscomb
- Hansford
- Hartley
- Hemphill
- Gray
- Hall
- Hutchinson
- Moore
- Ochiltree
- Oldham
- Potter
- Randall
- Roberts
- Sherman
- Wheeler
Meeting Minutes & Updates
Upcoming Planning Group Meeting Schedule
Last Meeting: The Panhandle (Region A) Regional Water Planning Group (RWPG) met on August 9, 2012 at the PRPC Offices in Amarillo. Highlights include:
- The Group approved the Recommendation of replacing Lynn Daniel (former GM of Mesquite GCD) as the representative for GMA 6 with Amy Crowell, Mesquite GCD's new GM.
- The Group approved revised irrigation and livestock demand projections
- The Group approved all other non-municipal demand projections
- The Group approved the PRPC submitting application to and executing a contract with the TWDB for additional Planning funds.
Meeting Minutes: visit the "PWPG Minutes" link on the Panhandle Water Planning Group Website.
Region A Water Plans
Projections Data
Region A Related Links
TWDB Contact for Region A
To contact the TWDB Project Manager, please click Region A Project Manager