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Thursday, July 2, 2009

HTGCD elects new officers, declares critical drought stage and encourages conservation

If you have experienced a dry well, or needed to have your well altered, as a result of the Drought, please contact the District, as we are currently trying to quantify the impact of the Drought on residents in the District


Dripping Springs, Tx – The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District elected new officers at their board meeting held on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Douglas A. Wierman, from Dripping Springs and previous Vice President of the District, was elected as the new President.

Newly elected, David G. Baker from Wimberley, was elected to serve as Vice President, and Jack A. Hollon, of Wimberley, was elected to serve as Secretary and Treasurer.

In addition to officer elections, the new Board outlined their priorities and established committees to achieve their objectives for the coming year. Public outreach and educational efforts topped the list of priorities for the District.

The Board declared that the District remains in a Critical Drought Stage and encourages everyone to do their part in using water wisely and conserving where they can. For more information on the Drought and to receive Conservation tips please visit the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District website Drought page at www.haysgroundwater.com, call the office at (512)858-9253, or email the District at manager@haysgroundwater.com

If you have experienced a dry well, or needed to have your well altered, as a result of the Drought, please contact the District, as we are currently trying to quantify the impact of the Drought on residents in the District.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Let me be the first to thank Andrew Backus for his work and dedication to the cause during his tenure as President of the HTGCD Board...he took a lot of c**p from our elected officials especially Conley...thanks Andrew!

Anonymous said...

It is important to note that 2 members (Baker and Backus) wanted to perform a bigger slap-down on Aqua but the board relaxed there stance somewhat after consulting with their attorney in a short executive session. Baker and Backus wanted to punish ATI for lack of action on the leak situation for the last 6 years. They wanted to cut their present allocation until they cleaned up their act.

Either way, it’s refreshing to see a government entity doing what it was formed to do. It will be interesting to see how long it takes the County Commissioners, particularly Conley, to react. Being that, the legislature refused to properly fund the District added to the fact that they have a pending request for funds from the County, this was a gutsy move. This board made a lot of friends in the area yesterday.