N • WATER_PERMITSBrazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)

Astin Road and FM 50 in Robertson County. Total maximum annual production from the water well

Presented in: Approved Minutes | Regular Board Meeting | January 12, 2023 on 2023-01-12

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“A motion was made by Jayson Barfknecht, second by Mark Carrabba to approve the Drilling/Operating permits for Hollybrook Plantation, LLC., for four (4) new wells that will produce from the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer for agricultural use and aggregated with BVOP-0247, BVOP-0248 and BVOP-0249 as presented to the Board. The motion passed with Pete Brien abstaining.”

Chris Zeig

Director, Robertson County (Municipal) (Robertson County (Municipal))

YES

Jayson Barfknecht

Director, Brazos County (Agricultural) (Brazos County (Agricultural))

YES

Stephen Cast

Director, Brazos County (Bryan) (Brazos County (Bryan))

YES

Gary Mechler

Director, Robertson County (Agricultural) (Robertson County (Agricultural))

YES

Mark Carrabba

Director, Robertson County (Industrial) (Robertson County (Industrial))

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

N. Astin Road and FM 50 in Robertson County. Total maximum annual production from the water well will be 0 ac-ft/yr at a maximum rate of 800 gpm for Agricultural use. Applicant requests the well be aggregated with BVOP-0249 not to exceed 574 ac-ft/yr of production from both wells. The well will produce from the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer. A motion was made by Jayson Barfknecht, second by Mark Carrabba to approve the Drilling/Operating permits for Hollybrook Plantation, LLC., for four (4) new wells that will produce from the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer for agricultural use and aggregated with BVOP-0247, BVOP-0248 and BVOP-0249 as presented to the Board. The motion passed with Pete Brien abstaining.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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.