Eagle Pass Water Works System Board to address Water Rights Transfer Agreement with Dos Republicas Coal Partnership
By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.
The Eagle Pass Water Works System Board of Trustees is having its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at 12 Noon at the Water System’s Office located at 2107 North Veterans Boulevard in Eagle Pass, Texas, addressing several agenda items including Item No. 4 regarding “discussion and possible action on the Water Rights Transfer Agreement and Assignment based on the 2002 Water Supply Agreement between the City of Eagle Pass and Dos Republicas.”
In 2002, the Eagle Pass Water Works System approved and executed a Water Supply Agreement between the City of Eagle Pass Water Works System and Dos Republicas Coal Partnership. In general, the City of Eagle Pass Water Works System agreed to provide water to Dos Republicas Coal Partnership for its Eagle Pass Mine on Thompson Road (FM 1588) in exchange for Dos Republicas Coal Partnership transferring and assigning certain amount of Rio Grande River acres feet of water to the Eagle Pass Water System. The agreement between the Eagle Pass Water System and Dos Republicas Coal Partnership lapsed.
Agenda Item No. 4 is vague but does suggest that the Eagle Pass Water Works System Board of Trustees may take possible action regarding “the Water Rights Transfer Agreement and Assignment based on the 2002 Water Supply Agreement between the City of Eagle Pass and Dos Republicas.” It is unknown what action, if any, will the Eagle Pass Water Works System Board of Trustees will take at the May 14th Board meeting regarding this agenda item.
Other agenda items include No. 5 regarding “discussion and possible action on approval on a 30 year water and sewer service availability agreements for Lots 7A and 7B on Buena Vista Addition, Range 3, Block 4; No. 6 regarding “discussion and possible action on approval on a 30 year water and sewer service availability agreements for Lots 2A, 2B, and 2C on E.P. Industry Center, Unit 1, Block 2; No. 7 regarding “discussion and possible action on approval on a 30 year water and sewer service availability agreements for Bass Subdivision;” No. 8 regarding “discussion and possible approval on a 30 year water and sewer service availability agreement for the replat of Lot 188 of Chula Vista Subdivision, Unit 2;” and No. 9 being “the General Manager’s Docket, including new billing routes for 2015.”
The Eagle Pass Water Works System Board of Trustees include Chairman Hugo Zapata, Vice-Chairman Larry Martin, Dr. Claudia Rodriguez-Wright,
Jose C. Flores, and Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey English Cantu as an ex-officio member. The Eagle Pass Water Works System General Manager is Jorge Barrera.
The Eagle Pass Water Works System Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, May 14th, at 12 Noon is open to the public.
