LOUISIANA
CAPITAL AREA
Louisiana's State Capital is at the heart of the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation District is to provide for the efficient administration, conservation, orderly development and supplementation of groundwater resources in the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana.
The Capital Area Ground Water Conservation District will develop, promote, and implement management strategies to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharging and prevention of waste of the groundwater resources, over which it has jurisdictional authority, for the benefit of the people that the Capital Area District serves.
HISTORY
The Capital Area Ground Water Conservation District was created by the Louisiana Legislature through Act 678 of 1974 due to concerns in the region including water level declines of as much as 400 feet, saltwater encroachment in several local aquifers, and land subsidence caused by over-pumping of groundwater. The District’s governing commission began work in January 1975. Learn More
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Gary J. Beard is a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge and is a graduate of LSU in Civil Engineering with over 40 years of experience in consulting engineering and Program Management. His technical expertise has been forged over the decades in the fields of water and wastewater treatment with thousands of designs on projects worldwide. He is a registered professional engineer with numerous patents on environmental treatment systems. He has coauthored numerous technical articles and was a contributing author on clarification in the Engineering Manual of Practice, Fourth Edition, Design of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants.
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Mr. Beard also served two terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives serving on the Transportation, Natural Resources, and Environment Committees and was also the author of the Louisiana Reclaimed Water Law. He also served as the Chairman of the Select Committee on Cellular and Regenerative Technologies.
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Mr. Beard also served as a Board Member on the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Commission from 2011 – 2016 which oversaw numerous projects which expanded and improved the aviation facilities and infrastructure.
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CONTACT: Email: Gary.Beard@la.gov Phone: 225-293-7370
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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
The official record of the Board of Commissioners for the Capital Area Groundwater District is available on the Louisiana State Legislature website. Click Here for access.
MEETINGS
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District, which consists of the Parishes of Ascension, East and West Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee, is scheduled to hold regular Board meetings for 2023 on the third Thursday of every other month beginning with February.
Meeting dates, agendas and other information are posted on our Events page as they become available.
ARCHIVE: MINUTES OF MEETINGS
Year | Meeting Type | Meeting Date |
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2023 | Administrative | 02/16/2023 |
2022 | Board | 01/13/2022 |
2022 | Administrative | 12/14/2022 |
2022 | Board | 06/24/2022 |
2022 | Board | 04/22/2022 |
2022 | Board | 06/30/2022 |
2022 | Executive | 02/16/2022 |
2022 | Board | 12/14/2022 |
2022 | Public Forum | 03/28/2022 |
2022 | Administrative | 09/15/2022 |
2022 | Executive | 12/14/2022 |
2022 | Board | 12/14/2022 |
2022 | Board | 09/15/2022 |
2022 | Administrative | 06/16/2022 |
2021 | Administrative | 05/04/2021 |
2021 | Technical | 07/15/2021 |
2021 | Board | 01/25/2021 |
2021 | Board | 04/08/2021 |
2021 | Board | 12/11/2021 |
2021 | Technical | 03/04/2021 |
2021 | Executive | 04/08/2021 |
2021 | Administrative | 08/19/2021 |
2021 | Board | 07/15/2021 |
2021 | Board | 10/28/2021 |
2021 | Administrative | 07/15/2021 |
2021 | Board | 05/20/2021 |
2021 | Technical | 04/29/2021 |
2021 | Administrative | 04/29/2021 |
2020 | Board | 10/19/2020 |
2020 | Board | 11/19/2020 |
2020 | Board | 08/12/2020 |
2020 | Board | 02/11/2020 |
2020 | Administrative | 07/23/2020 |
2020 | Board | 06/18/2020 |
2020 | Board | 09/02/2020 |
2019 | Board | 12/09/2019 |
2019 | Board | 09/25/2019 |
2019 | Board | 03/19/2019 |
2019 | Board | 06/18/2019 |
2018 | Board | 06/19/2018 |
2018 | Board | 08/21/2018 |
2018 | Board | 09/25/2018 |
2018 | Board | 12/12/2018 |
2018 | Board | 03/26/2018 |
2017 | Board | 07/03/2017 |
2017 | Board | 03/21/2017 |
2017 | Board | 09/19/2017 |
2017 | Board | 12/12/2017 |
2016 | Board | 06/28/2016 |
2016 | Board | 03/15/2016 |
2016 | Board | 12/13/2016 |
2016 | Board | 09/20/2016 |
2015 | Board | 06/16/2015 |
2015 | Board | 03/17/2015 |
2015 | Board | 09/15/2015 |
2015 | Board | 12/08/2015 |
2014 | Board | 09/16/2014 |
2014 | Board | 06/17/2014 |
2014 | Board | 03/18/2014 |
2014 | Board | 12/09/2014 |
2014 | Board | 04/08/2014 |
2013 | Board | 09/17/2013 |
2013 | Board | 06/18/2013 |
2013 | Board | 12/10/2013 |
2013 | Board | 03/19/2013 |
ARCHIVE: RECORDINGS OF MEETINGS
Year | Meeting Type | Meeting Date | File Type |
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2022 | Board | April 22, 2022 | |
2022 | Board | June 24, 2022 | |
2022 | Board | June 30, 2022 | |
2022 | Board | January 13, 2022 | |
2021 | Administrative | July 15, 2021 | |
2021 | Board | July 15, 2021 | |
2021 | Board | December 10, 2021 | |
2021 | Board | January 25, 2021 | |
2021 | Board, Executive | April 8, 2021 | |
2021 | Technical | July 15, 2021 | |
2021 | Technical | April 29, 2021 |
LAWS AND REGULATIONS
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MANAGEMENT PLAN
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Plan for Management of the Southern Hills Aquifer System
Plan for the Management of Saltwater Migration in the 1500 foot and 2000 foot Sands of Baton Rouge​