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Reeves County groundwater board unanimously approves multiple large historic-use and drilling permits
Summary
At its March 21 meeting the Reeves County Groundwater Conservation District board unanimously approved dozens of historic-use and drilling/production permits — including a historic-use request for 7,073.03 acre-feet/year — raised its credit card limit and voted to join a produced-water research consortium; no public comment was received during the hearing.
The Reeves County Groundwater Conservation District board on March 21 unanimously approved minutes, financial reports and a slate of water-use permits that include several large historic-use requests for oil- and gas-related operations.
President James Ward opened the meeting at 5:03 p.m. and the board moved through business with little discussion. Director Cecil Lee moved to approve the Feb. 15 minutes; Director Luke Brown seconded the motion, which passed 6-0. The board similarly approved the district's February financial statements and payment of February bills by unanimous votes.
The board approved Historic Use Permits 6364–6377, many filed by Texas Pacific Resources LLC for oil-and-gas rig supply and related industrial/fracking uses. The packet…
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