Consider and/or act upon Proposal given by Gil Van Deventer, PG,

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act upon Proposal given by Gil Van Deventer, PG, indentifying and assessing the San Andres wells in northern Pecos County and to propose and advise a path forward in addressing the San Andres wells. Mr. Van Deventer presented a proposal to perform a study of water wells completed in the San Andres Aquifer in Northern Pecos County at an estimated cost of $44,975. John Dorris made a motion to table the agenda item. Merrell Daggett seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. SHOW CAUSE HEARING ON ALLEGED VIOLATION OF DISTRICT’S RULES BY RANDAL HARTMAN Hearing cancelled; reason being that Mr. Hartman has reported his usage. SHOW CAUSE HEARING ON ALLEGED VIOLATION OF DISTRICT’S RULES BY DAVID HESS Hearing cancelled; reason being that Mr. Hess has reported his usage. PRODUCTION PERMIT HEARING for EAST PECOS SOLAR, LLC.’ Call to order at 11:26 a.m. on Public Hearing on Production Permit for East Pecos Solar, LLC. The application requests 250 acre feet/year from the Edwards Trinity and Pecos Valley Aquifer for 1 well located on H and GN RR CO Block 12 Section 6 approximately 1.6 miles North West of Nevill Road and RR 1901 Intersection, in Pecos County, Texas. The purpose of this well is for Industrial and Domestic Use. Party representing application: John Lichtenberger. Protestant to application: None Ty Edwards presented the application to the Board. The application requests 250 acre feet/year from the Edwards Trinity and Pecos Valley Aquifer for 1 well located on H and GN RR CO Block 12 Section 6 approximately 1.6 miles North West of Nevill Road and RR 1901 Intersection, in Pecos County, Texas. The purpose of this well is for Industrial and Domestic Use. The property is owned by Larry Drgac and has a historical and existing use permit for 862 acre feet for agricultural purposes. Larry Drgac submitted a letter giving permission to John Lichtenberger to file this application. The well was drilled in 1957 to 170’ deep. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for August 18, 2015 Page 4 We granted a tax abatement to East Pecos Solar, LLC for the solar facility. This application is requesting 249 acre feet for industrial use, and 1 acre foot for domestic use for the buildings and facilities. The construction phase is estimated to be 14 months. The application is administratively complete. Adjourn hearing and consider and/or act on Production Permit for East Pecos Solar, LLC. Jerry McGuairt adjourned the hearing at 11:30 a.m. Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. made a motion to approve the application request for 250 acre feet/year from the Edwards Trinity and Pecos Valley Aquifer for 1 well for the purpose of Industrial and Domestic Use. Motion seconded by M. R. Gonzalez. Motion carried unanimously.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). 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.