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2 • WATER_PERMITSMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

Comments from public and media:

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2018-05-15 on 2018-05-15

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (10 - 1)

“Motion to approve Comments from public and media:”

MR

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

YES

AM

Alvaro Mandujano Jr

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

NO

JG

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

YES

BJ

Director, Precinct 4 Place 1 (Precinct 4 Place 1)

YES

RC

Director, Fort Stockton Representative (Fort Stockton Representative)

YES

WT

Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)

YES

PB

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

YES

LD

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

YES

JS

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)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Comments from public and media: Bart Reid: Urged the Board to consider granting Chariton Resources LLC their permit. The resources of the free-flowing San Andreas aquifer are not being utilized at this time, and Charlton Resources have a proposal to use the water. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for May 15, 2018 Page 2 Lloyd Poor: Urged the Board to consider granting Charlton Resources LLC their permit. He spoke of how the gases emitting from the free-flowing wells are a public hazard. The regular session was recess at 10:11 a.m.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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).