R-04-12-16-14B1 - 12/16/2004 RESOLUTION NO. R-04-12-16-14131
WHEREAS,.Priority Groundwater Management Districts ("PGMA") are
formed to control or prevent subsidence, water quality problems, or
groundwater shortages, and
WHEREAS, PGMAs regulate groundwater users through taxation or
fees, and
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock has adequately planned for future
surface water supplies, and
WHEREAS, dependence on local groundwater is a very small
percentage of the total water usage for the City of Round Rock, and
local future reliance on groundwater is not anticipated to increase,
and
WHEREAS, subsidence, water quality problems, or groundwater
shortages are not major issues in Williamson County, and
WHEREAS, a PGMA would create an unnecessary level of regulatory
authority and bureaucracy, and
WHEREAS, Williamson County has taken official action to oppose
the PGMA, and has requested the City to join it in opposition, Now
Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
That the. City of Round Rock hereby joins with Williamson County to
oppose the formation of a Priority Groundwater Management District in
Williamson County, Texas .
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of
the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this
Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the
public as required by law at all times during which thi Resolution and
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the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted
upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 16th day of December, 2004 .
L Mayor
ATTEST: C of Round Rock, Texas
to
CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secretary
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DATE: December 9, 2004
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - December 16, 2004
ITEM: 14.B.1. Consider a resolution joining Williamson County to
oppose a Primary Ground Water Management Area.
Department: Water and Wastewater Utilities
Staff Person: Tom Clark, Director
Justification:
To enable effective management of groundwater resources, Primary Ground Water
Management Area's (PGMA's) are formed where critical ground water problems
exist. A PGMA would create an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy in Williamson
County and would have taxing authority that could take away financial resources
needed to develop future water supplies for the City.
Funding•
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: Williamson County Commissioners Court
Background Information•
Senate Bill 2 requires the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to
review the groundwater water supply needs of several Counties including
Williamson prior to September 1, 2005 to determine if a PGMA should be formed.
PGMA's are formed to control or prevent critical groundwater shortages, water
quality or subsidence problems through regulating groundwater usage and imposing
a fee or tax if needed for use in regulatory efforts. PGMA's have been formed in
many neighboring counties in an attempt to regulate water that could be exported
from those counties or prevent problems previously mentioned. The City's
dependence on local groundwater is a very small percentage of the total water
usage and plans are to not increase reliance on local groundwater in the future.
Since the problems previously mentioned are not issues in Williamson County, staff
is recommending a resolution be adopted supporting Williamson County's efforts to
oppose the formation of a PGMA within the County.
Public Comment: N/A