| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, The members of Citizens Residents Oppose Wells have |
|
|
worked with enormous diligence to protect the groundwater supply in |
|
|
Montgomery County and beyond; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Formed to oppose permits for Class 1 injection |
|
|
wells, CROW strives to educate the public about the risks |
|
|
associated with the proposed operation of four commercial waste |
|
|
injection wells on a 27-acre oil field southeast of The Woodlands in |
|
|
Montgomery County; the group has held town hall meetings, attended |
|
|
hearings, conducted fund-raisers, and publicized details of the |
|
|
project through its website and the media, helping to mobilize |
|
|
fellow citizens; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The proposed drilling site is located directly over |
|
|
three major aquifers, the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper Aquifers, |
|
|
which supply drinking water for all or part of 54 South Texas |
|
|
counties as components of the Gulf Coast Aquifer; members of CROW |
|
|
have given generously of their time, talents, and resources to make |
|
|
residents and state officials aware that significant fissures on |
|
|
the property can provide access points that could permit |
|
|
contamination of the primary source of drinking water for Conroe, |
|
|
The Woodlands, Kingwood, Spring, and other communities; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Setting forth commonsense criteria for the |
|
|
permitting of Class 1 injection wells, CROW has emphasized that |
|
|
such wells need to be located away from the places where people |
|
|
live, work, and play, on sites that meet all safety criteria; |
|
|
moreover, CROW has stressed the vital need for close and careful |
|
|
management and monitoring; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Dedicated to the safety of the water supply and to |
|
|
the economic health and growth of Montgomery County, the members of |
|
|
CROW continue to vigorously oppose the permitting of wastewater |
|
|
injection wells on inappropriate sites, and they are indeed worthy |
|
|
of special recognition for their commitment and hard work; now, |
|
|
therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby commend the members of Citizens Residents Oppose |
|
|
Wells for their efforts to protect the groundwater supply in |
|
|
Montgomery County; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
|
|
Texas House of Representatives. |
| |
|
|
Creighton |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Speaker of the House |
| |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 1560 was adopted by the House on May |
|
|
5, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
| |