By, Terra Rivers
On July 12, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District voted unanimously for the State Office of Administrative Hearings to hold a contested case hearing for Electro Purification’s water permit request.
The decision came after the Hays County Commissioners Court voted to contest EP’s permit application on July 10.
The permit allows EP to pump 2.5 million gallons of water daily from the Trinity Aquifer. Residents of Dripping Springs rely on private wells, which draw water from the aquifer.
No date has been set for the hearing as of yet. More than 300 comments regarding the permit were also submitted to BSEACD officials.
The battle over groundwater in Hays County began in 2015 when EP made the initial plan to pump 5.3 million gallons of water a day from wells in an unregulated area of the Trinity Aquifer.
Local residents and officials worked with local state representatives to pass House Bill 3405 and its companion bill, Senate Bill 1440. The bills expanded the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District to regulate wells of the Trinity Aquifer in Hays County.
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