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TCEQ declines to pursue substantive inquiry into Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District rules
Summary
After oral arguments, TCEQ staff, the Office of Public Interest Counsel and several responding districts recommended dismissing a petition that sought a substantive review of the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District’s rules; commissioners signaled agreement with dismissal
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality heard oral argument May 22 on a petition filed by Cockrell Investment Partners seeking a substantive inquiry into the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District’s rules and whether they adequately protect desired future conditions for the Edwards-Trinity aquifer. After presentations from the petitioner, the district, intervening parties and agency staff, the executive director and the Office of Public Interest Counsel recommended dismissal of the petition, and commissioners indicated they would dismiss the matter.
Petitioner counsel Ryan Reed told the commission Cockrell owns a 70,000-tree pecan orchard in Fort Stockton and said the petition sought a substantive, evidentiary review under Texas Water Code §36.3011. “Do the Middle Pecos’ rules adequately achieve the desired future conditions and protect the aquifer? … The answer is no,” Reed said, urging the…
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