Duval County Groundwater Conservation District

05/23/2025

Our district office will be closed on Monday, May 23, 2025, and reopen at regular business hours on Tuesday, May 24, 2025.

04/18/2025

On behalf of the Duval County GCD staff, we would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter!

Pray for rain!

02/14/2025

01/08/2025

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?fips_48131

Use the Condition Monitoring Observer Report (CMOR) system to let us know how dry, wet or normal conditions are affecting you, and see what others are saying.

11/01/2024

Duval GCD took time to support our local Texas A&M Agrilife office to participate in their annual Deer Clinic. Their were many speakers from different organizations that spoke about deer nutrition, quail harvesting, and other great information for South Texas wildlife.

Thank you John Barton and his staff for all they do.

11/01/2024

Multiple meeting were held this week at the Duval GCD office including the Nueces River Authority Flood Road Trip Meeting. Many South Texas entities such as Benavides ISD, Freer FWIC, Jim Wells Judge, Brush County GCD and many more attended to discuss flood zone and possible grant offered. Many of theses grant help our local and county offices improve flood zones that affect citizen within their counties.

09/26/2024

Planning an evening outdoors to enjoy the (slightly) cooler evenings? Don't forget to check your county's burn ban status before lighting any fires. 🔥🚫 According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, currently 108 counties in Texas are feeling the heat with a burn ban. https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/TexasBurnBans/

09/26/2024

📅 Mark your calendars and join us from September 29 to October 5 for Source Water Protection Week! 💧 Learn more about your local water source and find out how you can help protect and conserve it.

07/29/2024

https://www.kristv.com/us-news/south-texas-is-facing-a-water-shortage-and-farmers-say-mexico-is-to-blame

Farmers on the U.S. side of the border said that Mexico is a bad neighbor when it comes to sharing river water.