M • FINANCEMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

R. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the permit application for 10 acre feet

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2015-09-15 on 2015-09-15

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (4 - 0)

“M. R. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the permit application for 10 acre feet from the Edwards Trinity Aquifer for 1 well located. The purpose of this well is for Industrial Use. Motion seconded by Terry Whigham. Motion carried”

M. R. Gonzalez

Director, Precinct 1 Place 1 (Precinct 1 Place 1)

YES

Alvaro Mandujano Jr

Director, Precinct 2 Place 1 (Precinct 2 Place 1)

ABSENT

Janet Groth

Director, Precinct 3 Place 1 (Precinct 3 Place 1)

ABSENT

Wayne Tinkler

Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)

YES

Jeff Sims

Director, Precinct 3 Place 2 (Precinct 3 Place 2)

YES

Vanessa Cardwell

Director, Precinct 4 Place 2 (Precinct 4 Place 2)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

M. R. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the permit application for 10 acre feet from the Edwards Trinity Aquifer for 1 well located. The purpose of this well is for Industrial Use. Motion seconded by Terry Whigham. Motion carried unanimously. PRODUCTION PERMIT HEARING for Buckthorn Westex, LLC” Call to order at 10:45 a.m. by President Jerry McGuairt. Party representing application: Richard Blanz, Authorized Representative. Vil Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for September 15, 2015 Page 4 Protestant to application: None Public Comment: None Ty Edwards presented the application to the Board. The application requests 112 acre feet/year from the Edwards Trinity Aquifer for 1 well located on R.J. Barnett, Block 105 Section 17 approximately 10 miles North of Fort Stockton and 2 miles west of FM 1053, in Pecos County, Texas. The well is projected to be 200-300 ft in depth and drilled into the Edwards Trinity Aquifer. The purpose of this well is for Industrial use. Adjourn hearing and consider and/or act on Production Permit for Buckthorn Westex, LLC. Jerry McGuairt adjourned the hearing at 10:53 a.m. Ronnie Cooper made a motion to approve the production permit for 112 acre feet/year from the Edwards Trinity Aquifer for the well for Industrial use as presented. Motion seconded by Weldon Blackwelder. Motion carried unanimously. PRODUCTION PERMIT HEARING for Jerry Alexander? Call to order at 10:54 a.m. by President Jerry McGuairt. The hearing was recessed at 10:56 a.m. due to the absence of a permit representative for the hearing.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).