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7 • WATER_PERMITSBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Discussion and possible action on the following Operating Permit Amendments:

Presented in: May 9, 2013 Public Permit Hearing/Regular Board Meeting on 2013-05-09
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (1 - 0)
“A motion was made by Tom McDonald, seconded by Kent Watson to approve Robertson County WSC wells No.1 and No. 2 for aggregation from the Simsboro aquifer as presented. The motion carried unanimously.”
MC
Mark Carrabba
Director, Robertson County (Industrial) (Robertson County (Industrial))
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

7. Discussion and possible action on the following Operating Permit Amendments: * One (1) existing well (BV-OP-0130/BV-HU-001 5) for Robertson County WSC known as Well #1. The well is located at N 30.992448° W 96.478677°. The well produces from the Simsboro Aquifer. The applicant requests the aggregation of this well with Robertson County WSC Well #2 (BV-HU-001 6/BV-OP-0131). ¢ One (1) existing well (BV-OP-0131/BV-HU-0016) for Robertson County WSC known as Well #2. The well is located at N 30.978595° W 96.541252°. The well produces from the Simsboro Aquifer. The applicant requests the aggregation of this well with Robertson County WSC Well #1 (BV-HU-0015/BV-OP-0130). A motion was made by Tom McDonald, seconded by Kent Watson to approve Robertson County WSC wells No.1 and No. 2 for aggregation from the Simsboro aquifer as presented. The motion carried unanimously. ¢ One (1) existing well (BV-OP-01 32/BV-HU-0018) for Robertson County WSC known as Well #4. The well is located at N 31 -229994° W 96.428004°. The well produces from the Hooper Aquifer. The applicant requests the aggregation of this well with Robertson County WSC Well #3 (BV-HU-0017). A motion was made by Pete Brien, seconded by David Stratta to approve Robertson County WSC wells No. 4 and No. 3 for aggregation from the Hooper aquifer as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

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.