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Resolution of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas supporting protest letter filed by McMullen
County regarding application of PetroWaste Environmental, L.P. to Railroad Commission of
Texas for operation of a Commercial Disposal Facility in McMullen County and authorizing the
City Manager or designee to take steps necessary to protect the City of Corpus Christi's water
sources in this application process
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2014, PetroWaste Environmental, LP (PWE) filed an application with the
Railroad Commission of Texas to operate a Commercial Disposal Facility at the McMullen County
Reclamation & Disposal Facility; and
WHEREAS, the "Public Notice of Application for a Commercial Disposal Facilitystates that the
proposed Commercial Disposal Facility is located on 1500 acres in McMullen County, approximately
four miles north of Tilden, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the "Public Notice of Application for a Commercial Disposal Facility" states that the
waste to be accepted for disposal includes: "Water -based drilling fluid and associated cuttings; oil -based
drilling fluids and associated cuttings; tank bottoms from gas plants, crude oil reclamation plants, and
crude oil production/separation facilities; waste material from produced water collecting pits; produced
formation sand; non - injectable waste waters; soil contaminated with produced water, crude oil, or
condensate; solid waste from gas dehydration and sweetening; iron sulfide; spent activated carbon and
other filtering and separation media; and inert waste as defined by Statewide Rule 8 such as
contaminated concrete or wood "; and
WHEREAS, on April 16, 2014, McMullen County filed letter of protest regarding PWE application
with the Railroad Commission of Texas and requested a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, on April 30, 2014, the City of Corpus Christi, Texas was informed by McMullen County
representatives of PWE's application and McMullen County's letter of protest; and
WHEREAS, in its letter of protest, McMullen County notes that the PWE's proposed site for its
disposal facility sits in close proximity to Tilden and certain creeks and tributaries that eventually drain
into the Choke Canyon Reservoir; and
WHEREAS, the Choke Canyon Reservoir is managed by the City of Corpus Christi and the City of
Corpus Christi holds the water rights associated with Choke Canyon Reservoir;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council for the Corpus Christi Texas;
Section 1. That the City of Corpus Christi ( "the City ") supports the protest letter filed by McMullen
County regarding application of PetroWaste Environmental for a Commercial Disposal Facility. A copy
of the McMullen County protest letter is attached to this Resolution.
Section 2. That the City Manager or designee is authorized to take steps necessary to protect the City's
water sources in this application including the filing of a protest letter with the Railroad Commission of
Texas on behalf of the City of Corpus Christi regarding the PWE application. In addition, the City
Manager or designee is authorized to take steps necessary to participate m the public hearing, including
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but not limited to the hiring of experts and/or entering into cost sharing agreements with McMullen
County and other interested governmental entities.
Section 3. That a copy of this Resolution be submitted to the Railroad Commission of Texas.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1 0 day of 11 'GLUD14.
APPROVED this 1 3 day of May, 2014.
ATTEST:
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
Corpus Christi, Texas
CITYOF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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Mayor FV-p tiro.
Corpus Christi, Texas
The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Nelda Martinez &
Kelley Allen
Rudy Garza Wax!'
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Priscilla Leal (JI�V•+�6� x
David Loeb
Chad Magill
Colleen McIntyre
Lillian Riojas
Mark Scott
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