Poultry operation wants to pump 1 billion gallons from aquifer in Nacogdoches County

A commercial poultry company's application to pump one billion gallons of water annually from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer faces opposition from Nacogdoches County residents. The Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District board is scheduled to meet in Lufkin to discuss the contested permit application. Local landowners expressed concerns regarding potential impacts on water levels, arguing that the requested volume exceeds allowable limits established by the district earlier this year.