Drainage district changes name after 108 years

  • DeWitt County Drainage District No. 1 logo.
    DeWitt County Drainage District No. 1 logo.
  • County Judge Daryl Fowler and commissioners discuss agenda items Monday, Nov. 28.
    County Judge Daryl Fowler and commissioners discuss agenda items Monday, Nov. 28.
  • Yorktown water tower.
    Yorktown water tower.

By Hans Lammeman

Contributing Writer

 

More than a century after being founded as DeWitt County Drainage District No. 1 (DCDD1), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approved a name change for the taxing jurisdiction to Green DeWitt Drainage District.

DCDD1 General Manager Jennifer Urban discussed the name change with the DeWitt County Commissioners Court Monday, stating that the modification aimed to clear up confusion surrounding the district’s 108-year-old title.

“This has been in progress for about a year, and it was finally approved by TCEQ,” said Urban. “The idea was that it would (prevent) confusion that the district often sees, particularly with things like banking.”

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