While wells can be found in and around Midland for residents, the vast majority of Midland's water comes from surface water, ground water, and reclaimed water.  Our surface water sources include Lake J. B. Thomas, E. V. Spence Reservoir, and O. H. Ivie Reservoir.  Our ground water sources include the Paul Davis Well Field, the T-Bar Well Field and the Ward County North Well Field.  The Colorado Municipal Water District has our raw water production facility and it is the first of its kind in the country.

Drought Update:

We have been closely monitoring the drought conditions in our area. As of May 8th, 2025, we have moved into D2 (Severe Drought). Our information is sourced from the US Drought Monitor Website. We will continue to keep you updated on any changes.

Stay tuned for more updates, and remember to conserve water whenever possible.

For the First time in 3 years we are out of a drought thanks to the September rain in 2024. Unfortunately that will not last long as of January 9th 2025 we have moved into D0 (Abnormally Dry) We get our information from the US Drought Monitor Website. We will keep monitoring and keep you updated.

We will keep track of the drought conditions on a monthly basis.  We get our information from the US Drought Monitor website.  As of March 22nd, 2022, Midland County was in a split between a D3 Extreme Drought status and a D4 Exceptional Drought status, with very little of the county in a D2 Severe Drought status.  

Don't let the cool weather fool you, last year's drought broke records across the State of Texas.  Drought 2021/2022

Midland's current drought conditions. 

A watershed is an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.  As you can see, Midland County is in the Colorado River Watershed.