The Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District (TGR) was created by House Bill 2005 in 2001. This was, in part, a response to the State of Texas (TNRCC) designating a portion of the Trinity Aquifer that lies within Bexar County as a Priority Groundwater Management Area (PGMA). If a PGMA designation is given, the TNRCC is mandated to ensure that management of the resource becomes a reality. They will usually defer to the local legislators, or a petition by the people, however, if there is a lack of either one, or if a confirmation election fails to confirm a district’s existence, they are to step in to ensure management, most likely by creating a Chapter 36 Groundwater Conservation District. In this case, local legislators acted immediately to ensure that legislation was passed that addresses concerns unique to Bexar County that might have gone overlooked at the State Agency level. However, if the confirmation election fails, TNRCC will likely create a district anyway and remove local control.
HB 2005 was authored by State Representatives Frank Corte Jr. and John Shields and sponsored by Senator Jeff Wentworth in the Senate. The bill was signed into law and took effect on September 1, 2001 prompting the Temporary Board of Directors to begin meeting to discuss the mission of the water district. The mission of the TGR is to provide rules and regulations to ensure protection and proper use of the water resources within the section of the Trinity Aquifer located in northern Bexar County.
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