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Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

11. 1) the date that the District's well monitoring data should commence to be used for the purpose of Rule 7.2, and the District will use Texas Water Development Board well monitoring data prior to that date; (2) the well monitoring protocol should be adopted according to the District's rulemaking notice and adoption procedures; (3) clarification that the District-approved methodology to calculate the District-wide average aquifer drawdown will comply with the District’s rulemaking notice and adoption procedures; (4) : clarification that permit amendments under Rule 7.2 are subject to the District’s permit hearing process; and (5) deletion of the phrase “or within a designated management zone” from Rule 7.2, first paragraphs of (d)(1) and (d)(2). A motion was made by David Stratta, second by Pete Brien to approve the amendments of November 1, 2015 for use of BVGCD water level measurement data to District Rule 7.2. The motion passed unanimously.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.