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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Harvey Everheart retired as general manager of the |
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Mesa Underground Water Conservation District on January 30, 2017, |
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drawing to a close more than a quarter century of service to the |
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people of Dawson County; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature authorized the Mesa UWCD in |
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1989, and it was created the following year to protect the area's |
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critical freshwater resources from contamination or nonbeneficial |
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use; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his exemplary 26-year tenure as the |
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district's general manager, Mr. Everheart oversaw water-assessment |
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studies, groundwater quality and quantity monitoring, wellhead |
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protection efforts, and plugging of abandoned wells, as well as a |
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range of public education initiatives; he also represented the |
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district on the state level as an active member of the Texas |
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Alliance of Groundwater Districts; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Everheart's commitment to the safety and |
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security of the water supply has greatly benefited the people of |
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Dawson County, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well |
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spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Harvey Everheart on his retirement |
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as general manager of the Mesa Underground Water Conservation |
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District and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Everheart as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |