The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) adopted one new rule intended to protect Jacob’s Well at its Oct. 30 meeting but delayed a vote on other measures that are supported by the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association (WVWA).
The district’s board will meet again at 6 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Dripping Springs City Hall, at which time more votes are expected.
Approved on Oct. 30 was an amendment to district rule that addressed unforeseen circumstances. It concerns “any unpredictable or uncontrollable event such as additional demand for fire control, loss caused by a water line break, additional flushing required to clear a water line following a break or repair, a tank control malfunction due to power outage or system malfunction, that prevents a permittee from achieving a required pumping curtailment.”
Rules 15 and 16 are still to be voted on.
Rule 15 would establish a Jacob’s Well Groundwater Management Zone (JWGMZ) and set rules governing non-exempt wells within it. Those rules include keeping records on how much water is produced and submitting monthly reports, not aggregating the well under a single permit with any other located outside the JWGMZ and not amending the permit to increase the annual production total.
