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February 1975 -
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The board adopted water well pumpage charges of $1.00
per million gallons. Mr. Alcee N. Turcan, Jr. was
hired as Director. |
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August 1975 -
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A public hearing was held on Rules and Regulations for
Water Well Registration and Abandonment. Rules were
effective October 1, 1975. |
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September 1975 -
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Copies of “Act 678” and “Rules, Regulations, and
Procedures for Water Well Registration” were distributed.
The Commission changed their fiscal year from a calendar
year to that of State agencies, July through June.
This was effective July 1976. |
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October 1975 - |
The first newsletter was published. |
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November 1975 - |
A resolution was passed reserving the “1,000-foot”,
“1,500-foot”, and “1,700-foot sands for public supply use. |
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September 1976 - |
Adopted the Louisiana Office of Public Works, “Rules,
Regulations and Standards for Water Well Construction” as
Commission standards. |
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November 1976 - |
Approved publication of Bulletin No. 1,
“Saltwater-Freshwater Interfaces in the “2,000-foot” and
“2,800-foot” Sands of the Capital Area Ground Water
Conservation District”. |
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March 1978 - |
Commission accepted the report, “Subsidence in the
Capital Area Ground Water Conservation District”, by L.G.
Smith and R.G. Kazmann. It was published as Bulletin
No. 2. |
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May 1979 - |
Commission accepted the report, A Geohydrologic Survey
of the “1,200-foot” sand in the Capital Area Ground Water
Conservation District”. It was approved for
publication as Bulletin No. 3. |
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May 1980 - |
Passed resolution authorizing the Director to petition
the Environmental Protection Agency to have the aquifer
system in the District declared “a sole source of drinking
water”. |
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September 1981 - |
Requested that the Secretary of the Department of
Natural Resources expedite approval and funding of a study
of the recharge area of the Baton Rouge aquifer system being
made in connection with the Commission’s request for “sole
source” designation. |
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April 1984 - |
Approved an increase in the pumpage fee from $1.00 to
$1.50 per million gallons, to be effective January 1, 1985. |
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June 1984 - |
Mr. George Cardwell became the District’s second
Director. |
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April 1985 - |
Commission celebrated tenth anniversary, featuring
presentation by Mr. Leo Bankston, first Chairman, on history
of events leading to the establishment of the Commission. |
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July 1988 - |
Re-affirmed above resolution and called attention to the
fact that the “1,500-foot” sand south of the Baton Rouge
fault in West Baton Rouge Parish is included. |
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October 1991 - |
Adopted the following
conservation policy for the “2,000-foot” sand in the
Baton Rouge area. The policy would apply to the area
bounded by Chippewa Street, the Mississippi River,
Irene Road-Heck Young Road extended east, and Plank
Road.
- Requested a moratorium on installation of new
industrial wells in the “2,000-foot” sand in the
area defined above, except for replacement wells or
as approved by the CAGWCC.
- Established a limit for the annual pumping rate in
the “2,000-foot” sand in the area defined above of
26 million gallons per day.
- Proposed a maximum water level for the “2,000-foot”
sand in the defined area of 320 feet below land
surface.
- Encouraged development of alternate aquifers or
surface water sources as sources of supply.
- Encouraged use of shallow aquifers or the Mississippi
River for cooling water and deeper aquifers for
process, boiler feed and drinking water.
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April 1992 - |
CAGWCC advised Senator John Breaux on the saltwater
problems in Baton Rouge and the CAGWCC’s concerns for
protecting the area water supply and requesting funding
support for planning and implementing remedial measures. |
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July 1992 - |
Passed a resolution accepting, in principle, Baton Rouge
Water Company’s proposed construction and lease back of
saltwater remediation facilities; also authorized the
District Director to send a letter to all pumpage users
informing them of the details of the proposed remediation
project. |
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October 1992 - |
Authorized the CAGWCC to proceed with the Baton Rouge
Water Company (BRWC) proposal, when approved, to install 1-3
scavenger wells in the “2,000-foot” sand. (This
project was cancelled due to insufficient funding). |
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February 1994 - |
Mr. Don Dial became Director. |
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June 1994 - |
District Director briefed CAGWCC on proposal to obtain
EPA grant under Section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act aimed
at controlling saltwater encroachment using the recharge
effect of connector wells. |
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January 1998 - |
Successful bid for connector well construction received. |
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April 1999 - |
Connector well placed in operation. |
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December 1999 - |
CAGWCC received National Ground Water Association’s 1999
Outstanding Ground Water Project Commendation for connector
well project. |
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June 2002 - |
Technical Committee asks the CAGWCC to consider
alternative water sources and recommended a feasibility
study be undertaken to document the potential costs versus
benefits. |
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December 2002 - |
CAGWCC approved proposal by URS Corporation to conduct a
feasibility study for alternative water supply sources, with
funding to be split 50/50 between CAGWCC and East Baton
Rouge Parish. |
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December 2003 - |
URS Corporation reports to CAGWCC results of study for
alternative water supply sources for industrial users,
stating that the use of reclaimed treated effluent is
technically feasible, but would require economic and
financial incentives, or strong political and legislative
initiatives. |
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March 2004 - |
CAGWCC approved URS study. |
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March 2007 - |
CAGWCC approved moving forward with US Geological Survey
project entitled “Movement of Saltwater in the “2,000-foot”
Sand in the Baton Rouge Area, Louisiana” to be funded by
joint CAGWCC-Baton Rouge City Parish and CAGWCC-USGS
contracts. |
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June 2010 - |
CAGWCC approved entering into an agreement with BRWC to
fund research by Dr. Frank Tsai entitled “Scavenger Well
Operation Model to Assist BRWC to Identify Cost-Effective
Approaches to Stop Saltwater Intrusion toward the BRWC Water
Wells in the “1,500-foot” Sand of the Baton Rouge Area.” |
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March 2011 - |
Mr. Anthony Duplechin became
Director. |
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June 2011 - |
Commission approved sending a Letter of Recommendation
to the Louisiana Board of Regents for proposed study by Drs.
Frank Tsai and Jeff Hanor of “Unconventional Hydraulic
Control Deep-Aquifer Saltwater Intrusion Mitigation Under
Uncertainty”, in which they will study the feasibility of
using horizontal wells as saltwater scavenger wells. |
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April 25, 2012 - |
Adopted resolution endorsing use of scavenger well(s) to
withdraw encroaching saltwater from the lower portion of the
1,500 ft. sand as a sound scientific approach, vitally
within the public interest. |
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September 18, 2012 - |
Authorized the Commission to accept the USGS proposal
titled, “Development and Maintenance of a Computer Model to
Simulate Groundwater Flow and Saltwater Encroachment in the
Baton Rouge Sands, Louisiana”. |
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March 19. 2013 - |
Approved a Memorandum of Understanding and Interagency
Transfer Agreement between Louisiana DNR-OC and Capital Area
Ground Water Conservation Commission. |
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March 19, 2013 - |
Adopted the “Summary Plan for the Management of Salt Water
Migration in the “1,500-Foot” and “2,000-Foot” Sands of the
Baton Rouge Aquifer System.” |
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September 17, 2013 - |
Revised the “Summary Plan for the Management of Salt Water
Migration in the“1,500-Foot” and “2,000-Foot” Sands of the
Baton Rouge Aquifer System” from 15.50 mgd to 15.25 mgd in
the industrial zone. |
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April 8, 2014 - |
Adopted “Plan for Management of the Southern Hills Aquifer
System in the Baton Rouge Area” |
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September 16, 2014 - |
Approved
funding for Dr. Tsai’s project, “Conjunctive Management of
the Baton Rouge Aquifer System for Saltwater Intrusion
Mitigation”. |
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September 15, 2015 - |
Accepted
resolution 2015-X to utilize the Baton Rouge Water Company’s
wells for sampling. |
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September 15, 2015 – |
Authorized the
increase in pumpage fees from $5.00 to $10.00 per million
gallons, effective April 1, 2016. |
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September 20, 2016 – |
Approved
support Dr. Tsai’s Board of Regents proposal up to the
$20,000 per year for three years minus any support from
industry and private companies along with a letter of
support for the project. |
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September 20, 2016 – |
Created the
water leadership award that recognizes an individual that
has demonstrated long term exemplary service to conservation
of ground water within the District that could be through
scientific research, advocacy, education and general
service. |
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September 19, 2017 – |
Adopted the revised document,
“Management of the Southern Hills Aquifer System in the
Baton Rouge Area” with the following addition, “CAGWCC
increased pumpage fees to $10.00 per million gallons in
2016, with $5.00 per million gallons dedicated to finance
geophysical test holes/wells to be used to locate a
scavenger well(s) to remove salt water from the “2,000-foot”
sand. Upon location of suitable sites, detailed engineering
can proceed through preparation of a definitive estimate,
followed by securing funds and installation.” |
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September 19, 2017 – |
Adopted the revised document, “Summary
Plan for the Management of Salt Water Migration in the
“1,500-foot” and “2,000-foot” sands of the Baton Rouge
Aquifer System”. |
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September 19, 2017 – |
Authorized the Commission to continue
funding through 2022 for the U.S. Geological Survey proposal
titled, “Development and Maintenance of a Computer Model to
Simulate Groundwater Flow and Saltwater Encroachment in the
Baton Rouge Sands, Louisiana”. |
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June 19, 2018 – |
Approved a cooperative endeavor with
Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) as the
funding mechanism to engage The Water Institute of the Gulf
to do a study to develop a long-range strategic plan for the
management of the Southern Hills Aquifer for protection and
sustainability. |
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June 19, 2018 – |
Approved funding the continuation of
the project, “Conjunctive Management of Baton Rouge
Multi-Aquifer System for Saltwater Intrusion Mitigation”. |
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June 19, 2018 – |
Accepted Ascension Parish’s request to
become a member on the Commission. |
