~,8~ 0/1091.8' COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN (10) COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT MADE BY: Commissioner Baldwin MEETING DATE: January 12, 2009 OFFICE: County Commissioner TIME PREFERRED: 10:15 AM SUBJECT: Consider, discuss and take appropriate action to adopt a resolution opposing the wastewater discharge at Hill Country Camp on Harper Road. EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON) NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Comm. Baldwin ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE: Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows: Meeting scheduled for Mondays: 5:00 PM previous Tuesday THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY: THIS RQUEST RECEIVED ON: @ .M. All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners' Court. RESOLUTION A Resolution of Kerr County Commissioners' Court expressing concern for the discharge of treated wastewater into Town Creek and ultimately the Guadalupe River from a wastewater treatment plant proposed by Hill Country Camp, owned and operated by The Assemblies of God Church. WHEREAS The Hill Country Camp, located at 1319 Harper Road in Kerr County, Texas, is owned and operated by the Assemblies of God Church; and WHEREAS The Hill Country Camp has filed an application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a Texas Pollutant Discharge System, permit number WQ 0014832001, to discharge treated wastewater from a treatment plant located on their property that will ultimately reach the Guadalupe River through constant flows from Town Creek; and WHEREAS A public meeting was conducted by TCEQ on May 29, 2008, in Kerr County District Courtroom No. 1 at which area citizens expressed their concerns for the potential adverse impact the proposed discharge may cause to the Guadalupe River; and WHEREAS The Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGRA) likewise expressed its Concern that the proposed discharge could adversely impact water Quality in an impaired area of the Guadalupe River; and WHEREAS There exists today several viable treatment alternatives that should be Carefully examined and considered by the Hill Country Camp ownership Before proceeding with current wastewater discharge plans; now therefore be it RESOLVED That Kerr County Commissioners' Court strongly urges Hill Country Camp ownership to examine alternative wastewater treatment options including Surface or Subsurface Application of discharge from an approved treatment plant which can be accomplished through spraying a large portion of treated effluent onto their property; and be it further RESOLVED That copies of this Resolution be forwarded to the ownership of Hill Country Camp, the TCEQ, UGRA, and other interested parties. ADOPTED THIS 12~ DAY OF JANUARY, 2009 Pat Tinley, County Judge H. A. "Buster" Baldwin Commissioner, Precinct 1 Jonathan Letz Commissioner, Precinct 3 William H. Williams Commissioner, Precinct 2 Bruce Oehler Commissioner, Precinct 4