0209041.12
COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORLGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE
REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Jonathan Letz OFFICE: Commissioners' Court
MEETING DATE: February 9, 2004 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Consider and discuss accepting proposed Amended Water Availability regulations and set
public hearing on same.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT:
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Comm. Pct. #3
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:
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THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:
5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.

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appreciated and contribute towards you request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules
Adopted by Commissioners' Court.
COMMISSIONERS COURT ORDER NUMBER
Kerr County Water Availability Requirements
1.00 An Order establishing Kerr County Water Availability
Requirements for property located in Kerr County outside the city limits of an
incorporated or chartered municipality.
BE IT ORDERED and ADOPTED by the Commissioners Court of Kerr
County, Texas:
1.01. GeneraL• Kerr County has been designated as a county within a
Priority Groundwater Management Area by the State of Texas. Therefore, pursuant to
Chapter 35, Section 35.019, Texas Water Code, the Kerr County Commissioners Court has
the authority to require any person seeking plat approval to show:
(1) Compliance with Water Availability Requirements
adopted by the Commissioners Court; and
(2) That an adequate supply of water of sufficient quantity
and quality is available to supply the number of lots
proposed for the platted area.
1.02. Water Availability Requirements: Any person fulfilling the
requirements set forth below shall be deemed to have satisfied these Water Availability
Requirements. Failure to satisfy the Water Availability Requirements shall result in the
denial of approval of the plat.
The requirements set forth herein are based on the best currently available knowledge of
groundwater under Kerr County. The average family or household is assumed to be 2.8
persons and the average daily consumption is 200 gpd per person based on State of Texas
population and demand analysis. Based on this information the intent of these water
availability requirements is for, at a minimum, the surface area of each lot to provide
enough annual recharge to equal the average annual per capita usage of water.
1.03. Acreage Requirements to meet Water Availability: The total
number of lots permitted in any subdivision shall not exceed the total acreage in the
subdivision divided by 5 acres.
1.04. No Warranties: Approval of any plat based upon meeting
the Water Availability Requirement shall not constitute a warranty by the Commissioners
Court as to the quantity or quality of groundwater available.
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