ORDER N0. c5837
AGPROVE RESOLUTION ENDDRSING THE UGRA
WRTER AND WASTEWRTER PLRNNING EFFORT
On this the E6th day of Rpr^il iSS9, upon motion made by
Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner Griffin, the
Court unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, adopting the
attached Resolution.
RESOLUTION
OF
KERB COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT
ENDORSING THE UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER AUTHORITY (UGRA) WATER AND WASTEWATER PLANNING EFFORT
WHEREAS, [he UGRA announced May 22, 1998 the River Authority would undertake a regional planning project to address the water
and wastewater service needs beyond the service area of City of Kerrville known as the UGRA 24/48 Munth Plan.
WHEREAS, The UGRA 24/48 Month Plan calls for the elimination of on-site septiofacili[ies in certain densely developed areas along
the Guadalupe River and its tributaries; and
WHEREAS, the UGRA 24/48 Month Plan calls for reduction of dependency on the Trinity Aquifer Group by treating surface wa[crs
from the Guadalupe River and the wholesale distribution of those waters to investor owned utility systems operating in
Kerc County thereby reducing the demand on the Trinity Aquifer Group by approximately 3,700 acre feet per annum; and
WHEREAS, the HUR Engineering Regional Water and Wastewater Study (October, 1997) estimates at year 2000 total ground and
surface water for all Kerr County domestic water demand at 8,601 acre feet per annum of which 4,802 aae feet of surface
and groundwater will be through [he City of Kerrville utility system and 3,799 acre fee[ will be through other utility
systems which are currently totally dependent on the Trinity Aquifer group; and
WHEREAS, the HUWCD Water Management Plan conjunctive water management element depends on the supplement of treated
surface water to meet [he total water demands for Kerr County through the year 2050 within the City of Kerrville service
area and outside [he City of Kerrville service area including rand South, East and West Kerr County towns and
communities; and
WHEREAS, [he UGRA 24/48 Month Plan has been presented and discussed along with other Kerr County water and wastewater issues
at special called meetings of the HUWCD on October 22, 1998, November 19, 1998 and January 1 I, 1999 attended by
representatives of Kerr County and the Cities of Kerrville, Ingram, and Center Point as well as other interested citizens of
Kerr County; and
WHEREAS, the current UGRA bond capacity at $1,000,000.00 is insufficient to fund these necessary projects; and
WHEREAS, the UGRA has requested that Representative Harvey Hilderbran and Senator Jeff Wentworth introduce and gain passage of
legislation increasing the current UGRA bond capacity to permit the UGRA. to sell revenue bonds to fund these essential
services.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kerr County Commissioners' Court:
1. That the Kerr County Commissioners' Court endorse [he UGRA 24/48 Month Plan's goal of producing and supplying
treated surface waters to investor owned utilities and other major water users within Kerr County in order [o
significantly reduce the current and sole dependency on the Trinity Aquifer Group's groundwater reserves by [hose
investor owned utilities; and
2. That the Kerr County Commissioners' Court urges Representative Harvey Hilderbran and Senator Jeff Wentworth to
support the passage of legislation establishing sufficient revenue bond capacity to design and construct the UGRA
24/48 Month Plan; and
3. That the UGRA, a body politic, be encouraged to expeditiously move [he UGRA 24/48 Month's Plan into
implementation.
Approved this 26`" day of April, 1999, in Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, at its regular meeting.
Fred Henneke
Kerr County Judge
H.A. "BL3tet"B'ald~
Commissioner Pct. I

William"Bill" Williams
Commissioner Pct. #2
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~rnissioners' Court
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management element depends on the supplement of
tr-eated surface water to meet the total water demands
for• Kerr County through the year 'c'05iD within the City
of Ker•r•ville service ar^ea and outside the City of
I{err•ville service area including r^ural South, East and
West Kerr County towns and communities; and
WHERERS, the UC,RR c4l48 Month Plan has been presented and
discussed along with other Kerr County water and
wastewater issues at special called meetings of the
HUWCD on October^ 22, 1998, November 19, 1998 and
January it, 1999 attended by r^epr•esentatives of Kerr
County and the Cities of Kerrville, Ingr^am, and Center
Point as well as other interested citizens of Ker•r^
County; and
5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.
TIME PREFERRED:
RESOLUTION
OF
KERR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
ENDORSING THE UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER AUTHDRITY (UGRA)
WRTER RND WRSTEWRTER GLRNNING EFFORT
WHEREAS, the UGRA announced May 22, 1998 the River Ruthority
would undertake a r^egional planning project to address
the water- and wastewater service needs beyond the
ser^v ice ar^ea of City of Ker^rville known as the UGRA
24/48 Month Plan.
WHERERS, The UGRR 24/48 Month Plan calls for the elimination
of on-site septic-facilities in cer-tain densely
developed areas along the Guadalupe River- and its
tributaries; and
WHERERS, the UGRA 24/48 Month Glan calls for reduction of
dependency on the Trinity Rquifer^ Group by treating
surface waters from the G~_iadal~ape River and the
wholesale distri6~ation of those waters to investor'
owned utility systems operating in Kerr County thereby
reducing the demand on the Trinity Aquifer- Group by
approximately 3,7OQ~ acre feet per annum; and
WHEREAS, the HDR Engineering Regional Water^ and Wastewater-
Study (October-, 1997) estimates at year- 20100 total
gr^ound and surface water^ for all Ker•r^ County domestic
water^ demand at B,EO1 acre feet per annum of which
4,802 acre feet of surface and gr'oundwater' will be
through the City of hferrville utility system and 3,799
acre feet will be through other^ utility systems which
ar^e currently totally dependent on the Trinity Aquifer
group; and
WHERERS, the HUWCD Water^ Management Plan conjunctive water
management element depends on the supplement of
treated surface water- to meet the total water demands
for Ker^r County through the year 20150 within the City
of Ker^r^ville service area and outside the City of
Kerr^ville service area including rural South, East and
West Kerr County towns and comm~_~nities; and
WHEREAS, the UGRR ^c4/48 Month Plan has been presented and
discussed along with other I'.err^ County water- and
wastewater^ issues at special called meetings of the
HUWCD on October 22, 1998, November 19, 1998 and
January ii, 1999 attended 6y representatives of Ker•r•
County and the Cities of 1{er•r^ville, Ingram, and Center
Point as well as other- interested citizens of Ker•r•
County; and
WHEREAS, the current UGRA bond capacity at ~1,GGiD,00a.aa is
insufficient to fund these necessar^y pr^o.jects; and
WHEREAS, the UGRR has requested that Representative Har^vey
Hilder^bran and Senator^ Jeff Wentworth introduce and
gain passage of legislation increasing 'the current
UGRA bond capacity to permit the UGRA to sell revenue
bonds to fund these essential services.
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COU}'t
1. That the Ker^r^ County Commissioner^sr Court endor^se
the UGRA c4/48 Month plan's goal of pr^oducing and
supplying treated sur^f ace waters to investor owned
utilities and other^ ma.jor^ water- user^s within Ker^r^
County in or^der^ to significantly reduce the
current and sole dependency on the Tr^inity Aquifer^
Gr^oup's gro,.indwater^ reset^ves by those investor
owned utilities; and
2. That the Kerr County Commissioner^s' Court gar^ges
Re pr^esentative Harvey Hi.lderbr^an and Senator Jeff
Wentworth to support the passage of legislation
establishing sufficient revenue bond capacity to
design and construct the UGRR :'4/48 Month plan;
and
3. That the UGRR, a body politic, be encouraged to
expeditiously move the UGRA X4/48 Month's plan
into implementation.
Reproved this 6th day of Rpr^il, 1999, in Ker^r^ville, 1'.err^
County, Texas, at its regular meeting.