7 • GeneralHays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Hays County)

Drought Stage Status

Presented in: Hays Trinity GCD Board of Directors Meeting - May 17, 2012 on 2012-05-17

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.7/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (1 - 0)

“Action on Drought Stage Status”

Linda Kaye Rogers

Director, Place 2

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Item #7: Drought Stage Status Monitoring run well levels: north and south of Camp Ben McCulloch • Review trigger status, days of flow on the Pedemales and Blanco Rivers • Recommend drought stage: Currently in Voluntary Conservation Board & Staff Rick Broun o Staff gathered water level data in the South region this past Monday the 14th, and will be gathering data for the north part of the region tomorrow, Friday the 18th . o The Pede males River is 8 days above and the Blanco River is 60 days above alarm stage trigger. Public Comments: No public comments provided

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). 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).