LIV Special Water Alert! Please join us in Austin @ 8 am Monday, May 5, or take action: Thank you, SAWDF

Thanks to SAWDF, you can take action on these important water bills. But do it now, y'all!

This special water alert is courtesy of the Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund Water Alert: May 1, 2025

89(R) HB 1633 - Sponsor: Senator Lois Kolkhorst: Relating to the Criteria Considered by Groundwater Conservation Districts in Permitting Decisions

HB 1633 clarifies and expands the criteria that Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs) must consider when evaluating applications for permits or permit amendments. The bill adds “unreasonable impacts to registered exempt wells” to the list of factors that must be considered before granting or denying a permit. Most exempt wells are domestic/livestock wells.

This is the first time in history that this legislation is being considered in the Senate! Can you help make history and be present? You do not have to testify. If you are there in person, you can officially register in support of the bill. Your presence will make a huge impression on the committee. We’ll have lanyards you can wear to show your support. If you cannot make it in-person, you can send written testimony to awier.tx@gmail.com. Andy will print and include your testimony in the packet he gives to the committee. Please visit the SAWDF website for the remaining instructions for taking action HERE:

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