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6 • FINANCEMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

PUBLIC HEARING ON PRODUCTION PERMIT

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2019-10-22 on 2019-10-22
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“Jr. made a motion to approve the Production Permit for Edgar Salazar. Motion seconded by Jeff Sims. Motion carried unanimously. Vote: 8 For”
MR
M. R. Gonzalez
Director, Precinct 1 Place 1 (Precinct 1 Place 1)
YES
JG
Janet Groth
Director, Precinct 3 Place 1 (Precinct 3 Place 1)
ABSENT
WT
Wayne Tinkler
Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)
YES
LD
Larry Drgac
Director, Precinct 2 Place 2 (Precinct 2 Place 2)
ABSENT
JS
Jeff Sims
Director, Precinct 3 Place 2 (Precinct 3 Place 2)
YES
VC
Vanessa Cardwell
Director, Precinct 4 Place 2 (Precinct 4 Place 2)
YES
WB
Weldon Blackwelder
Director, At-Large Representative (At-Large Representative)
ABSENT

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

PUBLIC HEARING ON PRODUCTION PERMIT APPLICATION FOR EDGAR SALAZAR I Call to order at 10:15 a.m. the public hearing on Application for a Production Permit for Edgar Salazar. Party representing application: Mrs. Edgar Salazar (Selene) Protestant to application: None. Public Comment: None. President McGuairt declared the application uncontested. Manager Ty Edwards presented the application to the Board. Edgar Salazar has made application for a Production Permit for 1 well located on 3 acres (Property Id# 43418) Legal Description: PT S/2 35 2 FSIL SEC 1 (35B) Address: 219 E Alexander Rd in Pecos County, Texas. The application request authorization to produce 3 acre-feet/year for Livestock (1 ac/ft) and Irrigation Use (2 ac/ft) from the Edwards Trinity Aquifer. Last month Mr. Salazar was fined $250 for drilling a water well without filing the Notice-of-Intent-to-Drill. The fine has been paid in full. The well was ordered to be brought into compliance with TDLR standards at the August meeting, and it has been re-concreted and brought into compliance. The well has been registered (#2019091825). The well pumps 10 gallons per minute, and has 5” casing. Their usage will be reported annually. The application is complete. II Adjourn Hearing and consider and/or act on Application for a Production Permit for Edgar Salazar. President Jerry McGuairt adjourned the hearing at 10:24 a.m. Alvaro Mandujano, Jr. made a motion to approve the Production Permit for Edgar Salazar. Motion seconded by Jeff Sims. Motion carried unanimously. Vote: 8 For. -0- Against. 3 Absent. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for October 22, 2019 Page 4

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). 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.