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1-:ERr{ GGUt~ T'Y, TEXAS
THE STATE GF TEXAS
GGUNTY GF KERrt
The Ccrcnmissxonc:r-s Co,-lrt r:f Ker^r t~,.c:+_tnty, Texas.
ct~nver;ed ir; reo~aiar sessions, sitting as the nc~verning boat'
~~f Kerr [;r_:;-rnty, Texas, at +.he f'.err Gour;ty Coy-lrtric:;_rse in the
City of Kerrville, Texas, on the ~ day of ~~~p~pJ2p,X_.~,.2~Z__ _,
with the following members present, to wit:
Lanr';_v Edwards, Lc:;-~ncy J~adae
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V1G'tOr- L7.CIl, l.Grtnrn"551 (ier', 'r'reC1Y;Cl: .~
H. 7:. Baldwin, G~mrnissxnner, Grecinc+. 4
Patricia Uye, Co~.lnty Clerk
and the Following member-ts) absent, to wit: _____ None_______,
WFI f?YI tr.e f~~l lowing b~-lsiness was tr^ansact ed:
Commissioner ____ Ra~_________ introduced an Drder
ar;ci made a motion that the same 6e ac%,pted, Gornmissicrr,er
Baldwin sec~:nded the mr_,t ion f~:
_"-----------~------------ - _r ad:~ptr.on of
the Drder. The rn~:tion, carrying with it the adc:pticm of tare
Drder, prevailed by the folL~wing vc:te:
RYES: (5) Danny R. Edwards, Fred Holland, Bill Ray,
Victor Lich and H. A. Baldwin
NAYES: NONE
Tnr~ Cc:~_r r:~ty .7,;rige ttlere~-,pc~n a(rr;~.;_tncea tnai: the Drder• nz:,d been
d:_riy and law f,.ll ly adoot,=~. 7ne iJrd?r th!rs adnot ed f..l lows:
ORDER NO. 17615
ORDER ADOPTIYdS RULES Di= KERR CuUNTV, TEXAS
FuR
PRIVATE S=WAGE FACILITIES
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Health and the Texas
Poard of Health have estaolished ccrnstructicrn standards for
private sewane facilities to pr-ovide the citizens of this
Si:ate wi{;h adequate public health protection and a miri_rncrm c:r
environmental poli~_ition; and
WHEF2EA5, the Legislature has enacted lenisiatxons. cod-
ified as Sect icm ~6. i~3;_ .,.f Vernon' s Texas Water• Cc~ee
Anrr=.tested, which accthc,ri:.es the c_rtnmissicmer•s court of ar,y
I, Ci LIYa •/ tC enter' 3n nY'Cer•, r'e5!~f. U'C ion. i=. Y• ,=~ther• r'U'_° J ~ aLaL :?
Hof the ~_rse of private sewage. facilities• ar~d
WHERE=1 t3, pi!rs:_rant*.~_~ Sect ions 2~. i;c:.-3 ar~d :_G. ii?."
Ver•non's Texas Water Cc~dc=. Arrr:c~tated and Article 65,3-17 cif
Verr:~,~n's Te><as Revisad Civil Statutes Annot a+,ed, d~ae notice
was given of a meeting and public hearing to determine
whether the Commis=_zoners Gourt of Kerr Gpunty, Texas, should
eri~t er an r_~rder, r•esolut i~~n, or rule coot rolling or
prohibiting the inskallation or use of private sewage
facilities in the unincorporated area of Kerr County, Texas;
and
WHEREAS, said meeting and public hearing were held in
accordance with the notice thereof, ar:d the evidence and
ar•gumEar,ts there presented were considered 6v the
~~!~rf 07i 3s t,i ~rn?r•53 r+7rurt 1= ;i~r`r• LC~lI'Yit V, -~XaS; and
WHEREGtS, the Comrnissxoners Co,_irt of Kerr County,
Texas finds that the ,_rse of private sewane facilities in Kerr
Co,_rnty, Texas, is causino or may ca~_rse poll,_rtir~n, and is
inuring cm may in~~_rre the p~.iblic health; and
WHEREAS. the Gcnnrnissior~ers G~~~.rrt ~~f Kerr County,
Texas, has considered the matter and deems it appr~~priate t~-~
adapt R~.iles reg~_rlating private sewage facilities t.. aoate or
prevent poll,.etion, or inury to public health in i{err C~~~.rnty,
Texas;
VOW, THEREFORE, bE IT ORDE~EIi, GUJUU~EU, Ut_CREEU,
RESOLVED, FOUND GhiD DETERMINED PY THE COMh1ISciIONERS' COURT OF
;:`_-'r~~. C~~L't•~T... :=X.i-;:~, C1.1T='NEI RF-~ THE= ~L:~RN_idLi BL:D', Qt- P.~!tY:
COUNTr, T.c~Hj, :.let:
(7.) The matters and fact=_ recited in the preanrdie
hereof are hereby found and determined to be tr,_ie and
correct ;
(ci The use of private sewage facilities in Kerr
C~~,.inty, Texas, is ca~.ising or may cause poli~.rtion or is in-
,7,_iring nr may in,.rr-e the pr_rblic health;
(.) The r~.rle attached and appended hereto,
entitled, "Ri.rles of Kerr Cr_,,.rr,ty, Texas for private Sewage
Facilities" ar•e ad~_~pted ar,d all officials and employees or
-orreraccors ~.- '-:err L:,r_n_tntY havin^ d~.lties ~_inder said R~_ries are
auth~~rized to perfor-m sr_rch duties as required of them under
said Rules.
(4~r The Co~_rr,ty ref Kerr of Kerr Go~.rnt y, Texas
within five days after- the entry _~f this under^, shah _~btain
a certified copy ~~f this Drder• and said R~_iles and s~_rbmit both
to the Texas Water C~~mrnission far their written approval
thereof;
(5> The County Clerk of Kerr County is a~athori~ed to
publisl'i this Order• and these R~_sles in the Kerrville Mc~~_intain
Sin^~, ~a newspaper of oer~er'al circulation p,_tblisned in f-:err
Co~_inty, Texas, after- the same are apprc~ved by the Texas
Con;rnission; ar,d
(o) The R~_iles attached and appended hereto are incor-
posted herein as tho~_rgh f~_tlly set f~_~rth in writing 3n this
Drci er.
COLiNT'~t JF KERB
I, Patricia Dye, Co,_rritY Clerk of Kerr County, do
hereby certify that the ab~%ve and forenoino is a tr•~_ie an^
correct copy of an Order made and entered 6y the
G_~mrnissir_~ners Court in reg,_~lar sessiory ~m the 15th day of
DeceTnber_198Z________. as it appears or record ir-~_t.tae as manifest,
MxnrctPS-~f-saSd•-Epgrt,--'dn}r.~me---------- age-----____-- and
-°-----' -p -
is a tr,_re and correct c~rpy of said Miru_ites.
GIVEN UNDER MY F-iRND fliVD SERL OF OFFICE, this _lbth
day of _December_1987___
(SEi~L)
CJ" LGIi~C..~
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C,r~_mty Clerk. and Ex-Officio Clerk
of the Commissioners' Court of
Kerr County, Texas
Patricia Dye