2 • GeneralHays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Hays County)

Dripping Springs WSC - Test Wells Drilling and Pump Tests Variance Request

Presented in: Hays Trinity GCD Board of Directors Meeting - April 18, 2023 on 2023-04-18

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 6.5/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (3 - 0)

“Motion to approve the Test Wells Drilling and Pump Tests variance”

Bruce Moulton

Director, Place 5

YES

Carlos Torres-Verdin

Director, Place 1

YES

Linda Kaye Rogers

Director, Place 2

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2. Dripping Springs WSC - Test Wells Drilling and Pump Tests Variance Request Secretary-Treasurer Smith moved to approve the Test Wells Drilling and Pump Tests variance requested by Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation with the following conditions: 1. Provide geophysical logs, video logs and water quality test data, 2. Provide telemetry of water levels in the Lower Trinity well, and 3. Provide a well performance test plan. Vice President Moulton seconded. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Aye: Linda Kaye Rogers, David Smith, Carlos Torres-Verdin, Doc Jones, Bruce Moulton Nay: None Absent: None.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). 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.