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Henderson County officials to testify opposing pumping from Carrizo and Wilcox aquifers
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County leaders announced they will testify in opposition to proposed pumping from the Carrizo and Wilcox formations in the Queen City area at a regional Groundwater Committee hearing.
Henderson County officials said July 15 they will give testimony opposing proposed pumping from the Carrizo and Wilcox aquifers at a Groundwater Committee meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. the same day.
The announcement came from the presiding official at the Commissioners Court, who said Judge McKinney and Commissioner Richardson were attending the Groundwater Committee meeting with Representative Harris to deliver the county's opposition.
County officials did not present a formal motion in court during the announcement; the statement was an informational notice to the public and to other court members that the county's representatives would appear and speak against pumping from the named aquifers.
The court did not provide additional documents, scientific studies, or a recorded vote during the July 15 session related to the county's appearance at the Groundwater Committee meeting.
