HomeMy WebLinkAbout023074 RES - 09/23/1997A RESOLUTION
OPPOSING THE PERMIT APPLICATION FILED BY SPUR
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. WITH THE RAILROAD
COMMISSION OF TEXAS FOR A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
AND OPERATE A COMMERCIAL LANDTREATMENT
FACILITY FOR OIL AND GAS WASTES IN THE LAKE
TEXANA WATERSHED AND SUPPORTING THE LAVACA-
NAVIDAD RIVER AUTHORITY'S REQUEST FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PERMIT APPLICATION AND
URGING THE RAILROAD COMMISSION TO DENY THE
PERMIT APPLICATION
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi (City) has contracted with the Lavaca-
Navidad River Authority for the purchase of up to 41,840 acre-feet per year of water from Lake
Texana to provide additional water supplies for use in the Corpus Christi area; and
WHEREAS, the water supply available to the City of Corpus Christi from Lake
Texana is derived from flows in the Navidad River watershed upstream of Lake Texana and is of
excellent water quality; and
WHEREAS, the Nueces River Authority and the Port of Corpus Christi Authority,
under contract with the City, are constructing a 104 -mile, $115 million pipeline to convey water
from Lake Texana to the Corpus Christi area; and
WHEREAS, the City is to begin receiving water from Lake Texana via the pipeline
by August, 1998; and
WHEREAS, Spur Environmental, Inc. of Edna, Texas has proposed to construct
and operate a landtreatment facility for oil and gas wastes on 91.23 acres of land at a site
approximately ten miles north of Edna, Texas, adjacent to Stem Branch Creek, which is a
tributary of the Navidad River and contributes flow into Lake Texana; and
WHEREAS, the construction and operation of the proposed landtreatment facility
in Jackson County, located in the Lake Texana watershed, would pose a serious threat to the
quality of the water supply obtained by the City from Lake Texana; and
WHEREAS, the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority has petitioned the Railroad
Commission of Texas, requesting that a public hearing be held on the Spur Environmental, Inc.
permit application and that the Railroad Commission deny the permit.
MICitUFILMED
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Corpus Christi strongly opposes the Spur
Environmental, Inc. application to the Railroad Commission of Texas for a permit to construct
and operate an oil and gas waste landtreatment facility in Jackson County, Texas; and
SECTION 2. That the City of Corpus Christi supports the Lavaca-Navidad River
Authority in its actions requesting that the Railroad Commission of Texas hold a hearing on the
Spur Environmental, Inc. application and deny the permit in order to protect water quality in the
Navidad River and Lake Texana; and
SECTION 3. That copies of this resolution be sent to: the Chairman of the
Railroad Commission of Texas; Texas State Senators and Representatives from the Corpus Christi
area; and other interested officials, urging them to support the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority's
efforts to prevent Spur Environmental, Inc from receiving a permit to construct and operate this
or any other landtreatment facility that poses a potential harm to the water quality of the Navidad
River and Lake Texana.
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa, City Secretary Samuel L. Neal,
APPROVED: � a DAY OF S , 1997
JAMES R. BRAY, JR. CIT ATTORNEY
s City Attorney
By:
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Mayor, City of Corpus Christi