/ Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
420 North 6th Street
P.O. Box 2205
Waco, Texas 76703
254 759-5610

NOTICE OF PROPOSED NON-HISTORIC USE PRODUCTION PERMITS

AND PUBLIC HEARING

The Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (“District”) proposes action on applications for Non-Historic Use Production Permits (“NHUPPs”), which would authorize the permittees to withdraw groundwater from the Brazos River Alluvium or Trinity Aquifers, in the Hensell & Hosston Zones, according to the terms and conditions set forth in the proposed permits. A copy of the general manager’s proposed action, the proposed NHUPPs and technical summaries are available for public inspection at the District’s offices at 420 North 6th Street, Waco, Texas Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

The District will conduct a public hearing pursuant to its authority under Chapter 8821 of the Texas Special District Local Laws Code, Chapter 36 of the Texas Water Code and the District’s rules, to consider issuance of the proposed NHUPPs and to provide interested members of the public the opportunity to appear and provide oral or written comments to the District regarding the proposed permits at the following date, time and place:

Date: / Thursday, October 27, 2016
Time: / 9:00 a.m.
Location: / City of Woodway, City Council Chambers
922 Estates Drive
Woodway, Texas

An NHUPP is proposed to be granted to the following entities as follows:

Sanderson Farms, Inc. filed an application numbered NHUPP-2016-016 with the District on 8/23/2016 requesting a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer in the Hosston Zone of 1600.00 acre-feet (521,361,600 Gallons) for industrial use pumped from wells located at the following latitude/longitude:

Well #1 31.627222 -97.056111

Well #2 31.618889 -97. 048333

The NHUPP proposed by the District for Sanderson Farms, Inc. has a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer of 397.04 acre-feet (129,375,881.04 Gallons).

McGregor Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant filed an application numbered NHUPP-2016-017 with the District on 8/26/2016 requesting a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer in the Hensell Zone of 500 acre-feet (162,925,500 Gallons) for municipal use pumped from wells located at the following latitude/longitude:

Well #3 31.440353 -97.414722, Well #4 31.435 -97.419444, Well #5 31.448611 -97.400278, Well 2B 31.415278 -97.424167, Well 4B 31.406111 -97.438056.

The NHUPP proposed by the District for the McGregor NWIRP has a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer of 274.8959acre-feet (89,575,103.91 Gallons).

Coryell City Water Supply District filed an application numbered NHUPP-2016-018 with the District on 8/30/2016 requesting a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer in the Hosston Zone of 200 acre-feet (65,170,200 Gallons) for municipal use pumped from wells located at the following latitude/longitude:

Well #1 31.511111 -97.511388

The NHUPP proposed by the District for the Coryell City Water Supply District has a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer of 200 acre-feet (65,170,200 Gallons).

Aqua Texas, Inc. filed an application numbered NHUPP-2016-019 with the District on 8/31/2016 requesting a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer in the Hensell Zone of 969.4719 acre-feet (315,903,388.09 Gallons) for municipal use pumped from wells located at the following latitude/longitude:

Rivercrest Well 31.653889, -97.454444, Behringer Well 31.653611 -97.369722,

North Bosque Well 31.603889 -97.350833, North County Well 31.665843 -97.352492

Smith Well 31.621389 -97.183889, Goodall Well 31.675556 -97.403333

Tubbs Well 31.580833 -97.479444, China Springs 1 31.650278 -97.301111

China Springs Ranch 31.64 -97.33, China Springs 3 31.65 -97.299444

Western Hills 1 31.564167 -97.295833, Western Hills 2 31.559444 -97.283611

Western Hills 3 31.549167 -97.296389, Western Hills 4 31.56 -97.317222

VLS Well 31.645556 -97.2625, T&A Well 31.6502477 -97.257249

The NHUPP proposed by the District for Aqua Texas, Inc. has a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer of 200 acre-feet (65,170,200 Gallons).

Bar V Holdings, Inc. filed an application numbered NHUPP-2016-020 with the District on 8/31/2016 requesting a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer in the Hosston Zone of 1,058 acre-feet (344,750,358 Gallons) for agricultural use pumped from wells located at the following latitude/longitude.

Box Ranch Well 31.394130 -97.300041, Spring Valley Farm Well 31.416741 -97.273361

The NHUPP proposed by the District for the Bar V Holdings, Inc. has a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer of 1,058 acre-feet (344,750,358 Gallons).

Russell’s Pecans, Inc. filed an application numbered NHUPP-2016-021 with the District on 9/30/2016 requesting a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer of 834.8864 acre-feet (272,048,568.33 Gallons) for irrigation use pumped from wells located at the following latitude/longitude:

Well #1 31.695865 -97.213633, Well #2 31.696075 -97.213086, Well #3 31.695066 -97.212226

Well #4 31.695000 -97.211985, Well #5 31.690420 -97.214297, Well #6 31.687640 -97.214297

The NHUPP proposed by the District for Russell’s Pecans, Inc. has a maximum annual amount of groundwater withdrawal from the Trinity Aquifer of 815 acre-feet (265,568,565 Gallons).

NHUPP applicant or affected persons may file a written request for a contested case hearing on the proposed NHUPPs with the District by no later than October 13, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. If no timely requests for contested case hearing are filed, the applications will be presented to the District on the date of the hearing for final action.


ISSUED THIS 30th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2016

Scooter Radcliffe, General Manager

Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District