Submittal of appropriate applications at the end of the 3-year production

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

8. Submittal of appropriate applications at the end of the 3-year production period seeking to authorization to continue operating the well field in some manner. As of November 11, 2022, the District had not received notice from any other party of intent to contest the permitting request submitted by the POID being processed under permitting request case PRC-20220617-01. Board Action: Mr. Johnson moved to 1) find good cause to waive the rules of the district and approve the draft waiver and 2) instruct the General Manager to withdraw the District's contest to the permitting requests submitted by POCID processed under permitting request case PRC-202206174-01. Mr. Hahn seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Meeting Minutes for DATE | Page 3 of 5 Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District 131-AN. Virginia St., Port Lavaca, Texas 77979 P.O. Box 1395, Port Lavaca, Texas 77979 Phone (361) 482-0357 | Fax (361) 482-0303 | www.calhouncountygcd.org 3.1 — PRC-20220617-01 — Port O’Connor Improvement District Permits Meeting Discussion: Mr. Andruss explained if the Board finds good cause the waive the rules of the District and approves a waiver for POID associated with permitting request case PRC-20220617-01, the contest to the POID's permitting request is withdrawn. Provided no other contests to the POID's permitting request are submitted to the District during this meeting, the permitting request case could proceed as an uncontested matter. Provided the Board approved the draft waiver as presented by the staff of the District and the representatives of the POID, the approval of 8 drilling permits (3 drilling permits for monitoring wells and 5 drilling permits for production wells) and the approval of a production permit authorizing the production of 890 acre-feet of groundwater per year for public water system and municipal uses at a cumulative rate of 1,750 gallons per minute in accordance with approved waiver would be appropriate. After opening the permit hearing, no public comment regarding the POCID permitting request was provided, the permit hearing was closed. Board Action: Mr. Brett moved to 1) proceed with the consideration of the permitting case as an uncontested matter, 2) approve the draft drilling permits with expiration dates that coincide with the end of the production period as defined in the approved waiver, and 3) approve the production permit with an expiration date that coincides with the end of the production period as defined in the approved waiver. Mr. Dierschke seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

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.