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1 Proposed Groundwater Permits Acre-Feet (Divided by Type) Municipal 233,600 Industrial 73,500 13% 41% 46% Irrigation 266,200 Total 573,300* * Six federal facility permit applications, totaling 8,950 acre-feet, are included in the above number. These applications may be dismissed by the Authority. Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

2 Proposed Groundwater Permits Municipal Use*/** 300, , , , ,100 (10,000 estimated) 252, , , ,600 (issued) 50,000 0 Estimated Final Permits (As of ) Actual Use 2003 Average Use ( ) * These numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100 acre-foot. Actual aquifer use numbers do not include aquifer use in Kinney County. ** Federal facility permit applications are included in the above numbers. These applications may be dismissed by the Authority. Sources: Edwards Aquifer Hydrogeologic Data Reports for , and Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

3 Proposed Groundwater Permits Industrial Use*/** 80,000 70,000 73,500 (10,900 estimated) 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 62,600 (issued) 30,100 35,800 20,000 10,000 0 Estimated Final Permits (As of ) Actual Use 2003 Average Use ( ) * These numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100 acre-foot. Actual aquifer use numbers do not include aquifer use in Kinney County. ** Federal facility permit applications are included in the above numbers. These applications may be dismissed by the Authority. Sources: Edwards Aquifer Hydrogeologic Data Reports for , and Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

4 Proposed Groundwater Permits Irrigation Use* 300, , ,200 28,400 (estimated) 200, ,800 (issued) 150, ,000 79, ,400 50,000 0 Estimated Final Permits (As of ) Actual Use 2003 Average Use ( ) * These numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100 acre-foot. Actual aquifer use numbers do not include aquifer use in Kinney County. Sources: Edwards Aquifer Hydrogeologic Data Reports for , and Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

5 Number of Permit Applications Receiving Final Decisions through August 31, % 18% Pending Final Action 116 Protests Pending 99 - Proposed Granted 87 - Proposed Denied 12 Uncontested, Not Yet Issued 17 Final Action 980 Received 781 Denied 199 Total 1,096* * Six federal facility permit applications are included in the above number. These applications may be dismissed by the Authority. Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

6 Amount of Permits Issued by Purpose of Use through August 31, 2004 (in Acre-Feet) Municipal 223,629 Industrial 62,641 11% 43% 46% Irrigation 237,798 Total 524,068* * Six federal facility permit applications, totaling 8,950 acre-feet, are included in the above numbers. These applications may be dismissed by the Authority. Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

7 Number of Transfers (Partial Sales, Leases, Sub-Leases, and Re-Sales) (as of August 31, 2004) Re-Sales Sub-Leases % 11% 41% Leases % Partial Sales Total 1,087 Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

8 Acre-Feet of Transfers (Partial Sales, Leases, Sub-Leases, and Re-Sales) (as of August 31, 2004) Sub-Leases - 32,608 Re-Sales - 3,535 16% 2% Leases - 102,155 51% 31% Partial Sales - 60,776 Total 199,075 Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

9 Number of Active Transfers (Partial Sales, Leases, Sub-Leases, and Re-Sales) (as of August 31, 2004) Partial Sales and Leases Re-Sales % 16% Sub-Leases % Total 787 Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

10 Acre-Feet of Active Transfers (Partial Sales, Leases, Sub-Leases, and Re-Sales) (as of August 31, 2004) Re-Sales - 3,562 3% Sub-Leases - 27,978 20% 77% Partial Sales and Leases - 110,858 Total 142,399 Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

11 Resulting Place of Use For Transferred Groundwater Total Number of Transfers Into or Within A County* Bexar County Medina County Uvalde County Comal County Hays County Other Total Number of Transfers ,087 Acre-Feet Transferred 138,586 21,066 31,373 3,587 3,419 1, ,075 * These transfers may have originated from within the county, or from outside of the county. Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

12 Junior/Senior Groundwater Withdrawal Rights Board adopted Rules in December 2003 to: Implement the pumping cap on December 31, 2007; and Help protect springflow for next 4 years, until Habitat Conservation Plan in place Rules temporary and expire December 31,

13 Acre-Feet 2005 Total Junior/Senior Groundwater Withdrawal Rights 600, ,000 93, ,000 Junior 400,000 Senior 300, , ,000 0 Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

14 2005 Junior/Senior Groundwater Withdrawal Rights Acre-Feet 300,000 (by type) 250,000 48,981 Junior 200,000 39,955 Senior 150, , , ,884 4,366 50,000 55,849 0 Irrigation Municipal Industrial Irrigation Municipal Industrial Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority Permit Files,

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16 Greg Ellis, Attorney at Law With extensive experience in groundwater regulation, Mr. Ellis is an attorney at law specializing in groundwater issues. Mr. served as General Manager of the Edwards Aquifer Authority for 7 years, as the General Counsel for the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District for 5 years and as the Legislative Liaison for the Texas Water Commission (now the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality). His legislative experience includes one session as General Counsel and Legislative Assistant to Senator Bill Ratliff and two sessions with Representative Terral Smith as legislative aide and committee clerk. Legal experience includes clerkships with Booth and Newsom, P.C. and Lloyd, Gosselink, Ryan and Fowler, P.C.