Tracy in the RP Pro Shop has advised us that water moccasins (Western Cottonmouths) have been seen in the drainage ditches on the golf course. Also noticed were some of our younger residents walking through the same ditches. Please warn your children and grandchildren about the danger of snake bites.
A three-and-a-half foot dead snake (a non-poisonous water snake) was seen on Mosswood Drive this morning, along with a smaller snake (dead also) some distance away.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Important Toxic Well Info
IMPORTANT Toxic Well Info
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Thu 4/23/09 8:52 AM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Last Call for Garage Sale Donations!......We have NOT had a very big donation turn out....we need your help. Thank you to those who have donated.
If you have not donated PLEASE clean those closets & garages etc... and DONATE NOW!.
Bring your donation Friday Evening between 6 pm- 7:30 pm or call for appt time if needed. If you don't having a donation that must mean you have space at your house....so come buy some goodies to take home ;-) Bring to: 12051 FM 3083 Conroe, TX 77302
BBQ - Come one Come ALL - Come eat with us or get a to go box....BUT COME and SUPPORT THE EFFORT! Sat April 25th @ 11:00 & Sun April 26th @ Noon
BBQ Sandwich, Chips & Drink .......................ONLY $6.00
Hot Dog, Chips & Drink....................................................3.00
This is one way to help with little time and or money....but will help in a BIG way getting us closer to our legal and awareness goals needed to continue to fight the TOXIC WELLS and protect our drinking water.
Thanks so much for your continued support and protection of your community!
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Thu 4/23/09 8:52 AM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Last Call for Garage Sale Donations!......We have NOT had a very big donation turn out....we need your help. Thank you to those who have donated.
If you have not donated PLEASE clean those closets & garages etc... and DONATE NOW!.
Bring your donation Friday Evening between 6 pm- 7:30 pm or call for appt time if needed. If you don't having a donation that must mean you have space at your house....so come buy some goodies to take home ;-) Bring to: 12051 FM 3083 Conroe, TX 77302
BBQ - Come one Come ALL - Come eat with us or get a to go box....BUT COME and SUPPORT THE EFFORT! Sat April 25th @ 11:00 & Sun April 26th @ Noon
BBQ Sandwich, Chips & Drink .......................ONLY $6.00
Hot Dog, Chips & Drink....................................................3.00
This is one way to help with little time and or money....but will help in a BIG way getting us closer to our legal and awareness goals needed to continue to fight the TOXIC WELLS and protect our drinking water.
Thanks so much for your continued support and protection of your community!
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
Monday, April 20, 2009
RPMUD Board Meeting this Thursday at 7 PM
The RPMUD board will meet in an open and public meeting on Thursday, April 23, at 7 PM at the MUD office at 610 River Plantation Drive to:
1. Confirm minutes of the 3/26/09 meeting.
2. Comments from the Public.
3. Review/Approve pay estimate 7 from Schier Construction for WTP3 Ground Storage Tank and Booster Pumps.
4. Discuss/Approve WTP3 change order request.
5. Approve Certificate of Completion for WTP3.
6. Sign resolution adopting and approving Identity Theft Prevention Program.
7. Review administrative reports.
8. Discuss any new or unfinished business.
1. Confirm minutes of the 3/26/09 meeting.
2. Comments from the Public.
3. Review/Approve pay estimate 7 from Schier Construction for WTP3 Ground Storage Tank and Booster Pumps.
4. Discuss/Approve WTP3 change order request.
5. Approve Certificate of Completion for WTP3.
6. Sign resolution adopting and approving Identity Theft Prevention Program.
7. Review administrative reports.
8. Discuss any new or unfinished business.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Donations for CROW (Toxic Well) Garage Sale
Today Drop off Toxic Wells Garage Sale
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Sun 4/19/09 8:18 AM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
We need donations!!!
New donation drop off days and times for CROW (Toxic Wells) Garage Sale (Tables & stuff to sell) & BBQ items (Briskets, Can Drinks, chips)
Drop off today Sunday April 19th between 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
or
Wednesday Eve. April 22nd between 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Old Four Corner Fire Station
12051 FM 3083, Conroe, TX 77302.
We also need volunteers to help price Wednesday eve from 5:30-7:30 and work sale itself next Saturday April 25th. Please email me if you can help.
Thanks,
Jennifer
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Sun 4/19/09 8:18 AM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
We need donations!!!
New donation drop off days and times for CROW (Toxic Wells) Garage Sale (Tables & stuff to sell) & BBQ items (Briskets, Can Drinks, chips)
Drop off today Sunday April 19th between 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
or
Wednesday Eve. April 22nd between 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Old Four Corner Fire Station
12051 FM 3083, Conroe, TX 77302.
We also need volunteers to help price Wednesday eve from 5:30-7:30 and work sale itself next Saturday April 25th. Please email me if you can help.
Thanks,
Jennifer
Monday, April 6, 2009
Courier Article this Morning re Injection Well Bills
Conroe Courier - News
Local legislators struggling to pass injection well bills
By Lucretia Cardenas
Published: 04.06.09
Three Montgomery County lawmakers aren’t having much luck passing their injection well regulatory legislation out of the House and Senate natural resource committees.
“The odds of passing it out of either committee aren’t good,” Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe said. “It’s hard. Special interests groups are working the members.”
Creighton and Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, filed the bills in November and, since then, Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, has signed on as a co-author of the House bills.
In an attempt to address local issues, Nichols, is proposing the bills be passed only for Montgomery County, said Nichols’ Press Secretary Alicia Pierce.
The bills were heard by the natural resource committees two weeks ago, and numerous Montgomery County residents and officials went to Austin to testify. But also testifying were officials with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and representatives of TexCom Gulf Disposals, the company proposing to pump non-hazardous wastewater into an existing well at the old Conroe oilfield, and representatives from other entities that depend on injection wells to dispose of waste, Creighton said.
The bills – House Bills 177-179 and Senate Bills 273-275 – would require regular reporting of injection well water and soil testing, set limits on where an injection well can be placed and require the TCEQ to establish rules for injection well surface facilities.
The second hearing on TexCom’s permit before State Office of Administrative Hearing judges is July 20. If the bills are passed, they may not have any affect on TexCom’s proposals because the application for a permit is already on file.
Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands
Williams is in for a busy week with more than 20 of his bills scheduled for public hearings.
Several bills being heard today are SB 20 and Senate Joint Resolution 48, which would require a residential property’s value be based on the fact the property is a residence; SB 771, which puts limits on how much an appraisal value can be increased; and SB 1497, which is related to binding arbitration of certain appraisal review board orders, according to the bills.
Several bills being heard Tuesday are SB 183, which gives certain students with disabilities a school choice program; SB 911, which regulates the licensing of pain management clinics; SB 912, which relates to diversion of controlled substances by people who have access to them through their professions; and SB 1281, which places a penalty for practitioners or providers who fraudulently obtain controlled substances, according to the bills.
One of the bills being heard on Wednesday is SB 2043, which would close certain man-made passes between the Gulf of Mexico and inland bays.
Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville
Nichols also has several bills to go before their respective committees this week.
Senate Bill 1633 will be heard today. The bill would address an issue before the city of Conroe, which cannot create another reinvestment zone because the property in it, combined with properties in current zones, make up more than 15 percent of the total appraised value of the city’s taxable properties. The bill would raise the rate to 20 percent, allowing the city to create another investment zone and encourage development, according to the bill analysis.
Senate Bill 2378, which addresses transportation reinvestment zones, also will be heard today. The bill establishes new opportunities for municipalities to take in order to develop transportation for underdeveloped or blighted areas, according to the bill.
Two other bills being heard this week are SB 1171, which relates to certain health-related reports, records and information, and SB 1432, which relates to investigation, prosecution and punishment of criminal Medicaid fraud.
Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands
Eissler will be presenting six of his bills this week to committees.
House Bill 875, which will be presented Tuesday, would allow, in addition to the attorney general and district attorney of a county, for a county or municipal attorney to assess a fee to people or companies who place a sign in a right-of-way without permission, the bill states.
Other bills being heard are HB 2541, which relates to the funding and operation of open-enrollment charter schools; HB 1452, which allows for veterans and other covered persons to be first in line to receive job training and employment assistance; and HB 3916, which would add lessons on the dangers of binge drinking to health classes, according to the bills.
Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe
Creighton’s House Bill 761 is headed to the Senate after being unanimously passed by the House last week.
The bill, proposed by the Conroe Police Department, increases the penalties for property crimes such as robbery and theft if the acts are committed during a disaster, such as a hurricane, said Rebecca Dean, Creighton’s chief of staff. The bill would make such offenses Class A misdemeanors, punishable by up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine. If the offense was already a Class A misdemeanor, then a minimum sentence of 180 days in jail is set, the bill states
Two bills Creighton jointly authored were debated in the House Natural Resources committee during the week. House Bill 2667 is aimed at improving efficiency of plumbing fixtures to improve water conservation and HB 4231 would enable the sale of water from Oklahoma to Texas to assist the state with its long-term water needs, Dean said.
Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton
The only bill Otto has scheduled for a public hearing this week is HB 3115, which relates to the computation of income tax expense for electric utilities.
The bill states that an electric utility’s income tax expense will be computed on a stand-alone basis using only the regulated utility cost of service used to determine its rates. If an expense is not allowed, the related income tax deduction or benefit is not allowed.
Copyright © 2009 - Houston Community Newspapers Online
Local legislators struggling to pass injection well bills
By Lucretia Cardenas
Published: 04.06.09
Three Montgomery County lawmakers aren’t having much luck passing their injection well regulatory legislation out of the House and Senate natural resource committees.
“The odds of passing it out of either committee aren’t good,” Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe said. “It’s hard. Special interests groups are working the members.”
Creighton and Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, filed the bills in November and, since then, Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, has signed on as a co-author of the House bills.
In an attempt to address local issues, Nichols, is proposing the bills be passed only for Montgomery County, said Nichols’ Press Secretary Alicia Pierce.
The bills were heard by the natural resource committees two weeks ago, and numerous Montgomery County residents and officials went to Austin to testify. But also testifying were officials with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and representatives of TexCom Gulf Disposals, the company proposing to pump non-hazardous wastewater into an existing well at the old Conroe oilfield, and representatives from other entities that depend on injection wells to dispose of waste, Creighton said.
The bills – House Bills 177-179 and Senate Bills 273-275 – would require regular reporting of injection well water and soil testing, set limits on where an injection well can be placed and require the TCEQ to establish rules for injection well surface facilities.
The second hearing on TexCom’s permit before State Office of Administrative Hearing judges is July 20. If the bills are passed, they may not have any affect on TexCom’s proposals because the application for a permit is already on file.
Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands
Williams is in for a busy week with more than 20 of his bills scheduled for public hearings.
Several bills being heard today are SB 20 and Senate Joint Resolution 48, which would require a residential property’s value be based on the fact the property is a residence; SB 771, which puts limits on how much an appraisal value can be increased; and SB 1497, which is related to binding arbitration of certain appraisal review board orders, according to the bills.
Several bills being heard Tuesday are SB 183, which gives certain students with disabilities a school choice program; SB 911, which regulates the licensing of pain management clinics; SB 912, which relates to diversion of controlled substances by people who have access to them through their professions; and SB 1281, which places a penalty for practitioners or providers who fraudulently obtain controlled substances, according to the bills.
One of the bills being heard on Wednesday is SB 2043, which would close certain man-made passes between the Gulf of Mexico and inland bays.
Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville
Nichols also has several bills to go before their respective committees this week.
Senate Bill 1633 will be heard today. The bill would address an issue before the city of Conroe, which cannot create another reinvestment zone because the property in it, combined with properties in current zones, make up more than 15 percent of the total appraised value of the city’s taxable properties. The bill would raise the rate to 20 percent, allowing the city to create another investment zone and encourage development, according to the bill analysis.
Senate Bill 2378, which addresses transportation reinvestment zones, also will be heard today. The bill establishes new opportunities for municipalities to take in order to develop transportation for underdeveloped or blighted areas, according to the bill.
Two other bills being heard this week are SB 1171, which relates to certain health-related reports, records and information, and SB 1432, which relates to investigation, prosecution and punishment of criminal Medicaid fraud.
Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands
Eissler will be presenting six of his bills this week to committees.
House Bill 875, which will be presented Tuesday, would allow, in addition to the attorney general and district attorney of a county, for a county or municipal attorney to assess a fee to people or companies who place a sign in a right-of-way without permission, the bill states.
Other bills being heard are HB 2541, which relates to the funding and operation of open-enrollment charter schools; HB 1452, which allows for veterans and other covered persons to be first in line to receive job training and employment assistance; and HB 3916, which would add lessons on the dangers of binge drinking to health classes, according to the bills.
Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe
Creighton’s House Bill 761 is headed to the Senate after being unanimously passed by the House last week.
The bill, proposed by the Conroe Police Department, increases the penalties for property crimes such as robbery and theft if the acts are committed during a disaster, such as a hurricane, said Rebecca Dean, Creighton’s chief of staff. The bill would make such offenses Class A misdemeanors, punishable by up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine. If the offense was already a Class A misdemeanor, then a minimum sentence of 180 days in jail is set, the bill states
Two bills Creighton jointly authored were debated in the House Natural Resources committee during the week. House Bill 2667 is aimed at improving efficiency of plumbing fixtures to improve water conservation and HB 4231 would enable the sale of water from Oklahoma to Texas to assist the state with its long-term water needs, Dean said.
Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton
The only bill Otto has scheduled for a public hearing this week is HB 3115, which relates to the computation of income tax expense for electric utilities.
The bill states that an electric utility’s income tax expense will be computed on a stand-alone basis using only the regulated utility cost of service used to determine its rates. If an expense is not allowed, the related income tax deduction or benefit is not allowed.
Copyright © 2009 - Houston Community Newspapers Online
Toxic Well Trip
Toxic Wells in Austin
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Mon 4/06/09 2:05 PM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Hello All....yes the update is long overdue!......I am truly sorry but have not had a free moment until right now.
Well the trip to Austin was an eye opening experience for me as well as a few others. The wheels turn slow but at a fast pace...if that makes any sense? Which I don't really know if any of it makes sense anymore.
We arrived at the Capitol approx 8:20 am....entered into The House Natural Resource Committee hearing room just in the nick of time, filled out the paperwork handed it in....and THEN??? they recessed until 11:30. Hurry up and wait..the name of our game it seems!
Approx 30+ people from CROW where there and now killing time. Many heading for coffee to wake up after the early morning call of 4:00 am leaving time. We walked around saw the House and Senate in session....sorry seemed a little slow in there (I know it was all very important stuff taking place...but it was not the toxic well issue I just could not focus).
Finally 11:30 came we all piled back into a standing room only hearing room (other issues on agenda and big oil opposition also in hearing room). We waited and waited....1:15 it finally resumed....okay.... the other issues got started. We were one of the last up. Mike Ward and myself along with....Brandon Creighton, David Walker, Lone Star Ground Water Conservation Dist., The Woodlands Representatives and a few others all testified in favor of the new legislation and why.
We were then rushed out to The Senate Natural Resource Committee Hearing (Did not get to hear the opposition to the legislation side ;-( except for Mr. Lou Ross...same ol' same ol' plea for poor pit a full him....we are picking on him). One other man we heard in opposition worked for a disposal company that serviced the small business owner that needs to dispose of waste and could benefit to using our proposed site...when asked what kinds of chemicals would go into these wells...he said "I don't know" then how do you know if they are safe or "non" toxic....I don't know the TCEQ regulates them. That was another shinning moment for safe and responsible disposal users we would be relying on to protect our aquifers. okay off to the Senate.
The Senate arrival time approx. 6:15 pm (LONG DAY) shortly after arriving we were up again...same people testified in favor of Nichols legislation. Same process but a little more stuffy and structured 3 min timer for all speakers. Several oil industry lobbyist were in attendance and spoke.... however Creighton and Nichols have written the bills as such and continue to tweak them to a peas as many scenarios as possible....We are all on the same page when it come to safe and responsible disposal. This location we are opposing is NOT SAFE OR RESPONSIBLE. Protection of our aquifers is in the committees hands. Say a prayer, fingers crossed...what ever it takes.
With all that said.....we know nothing else yet! The bills are pending in committee to be voted on to see if they make it to the floor for a vote to pass into legislation. I find it hard to understand since this is not against oil & gas industry.....or against injection wells everywhere....or against waste disposal....WHY IS THERE OPPOSITION about Safe and Responsible disposal....if they are opposing safety and responsibility then that is another issue? Oh well they did not ask me for my opinion.
I will say this Rep Brandon Creighton and Senator Nichols are awesome for writing the bills, taking the hard stance to make changes as needed in scenarios like ours (up against some tough opposition) and with the passion to work across party lines to better Texas for the people and business says allot and goes along way...Thanks Rep Creighton and Senator Nichols for doing whats right and believing in your communities.
A BIG thank you to the staff of both our legislators...you all are wonderful. They all were very attentive, caring and there right with us through the very long day. You all made us feel welcomed and important in the process.....Thanks again for all you do.
Back on the road approx 7;30pm home by midnight. WOW that was a day...we won't forget! Thank you to everyone that could attend and for all those that sent emails in favor of the new legislation. "The Wheels continue to turn"
Okay that is this Conroe Girls version of the Trip to the Capital. Great day....great experience....great lessons learned. Will let you know when we hear more.
Thanks,
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
jreal1@peoplepc.com
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Mon 4/06/09 2:05 PM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Hello All....yes the update is long overdue!......I am truly sorry but have not had a free moment until right now.
Well the trip to Austin was an eye opening experience for me as well as a few others. The wheels turn slow but at a fast pace...if that makes any sense? Which I don't really know if any of it makes sense anymore.
We arrived at the Capitol approx 8:20 am....entered into The House Natural Resource Committee hearing room just in the nick of time, filled out the paperwork handed it in....and THEN??? they recessed until 11:30. Hurry up and wait..the name of our game it seems!
Approx 30+ people from CROW where there and now killing time. Many heading for coffee to wake up after the early morning call of 4:00 am leaving time. We walked around saw the House and Senate in session....sorry seemed a little slow in there (I know it was all very important stuff taking place...but it was not the toxic well issue I just could not focus).
Finally 11:30 came we all piled back into a standing room only hearing room (other issues on agenda and big oil opposition also in hearing room). We waited and waited....1:15 it finally resumed....okay.... the other issues got started. We were one of the last up. Mike Ward and myself along with....Brandon Creighton, David Walker, Lone Star Ground Water Conservation Dist., The Woodlands Representatives and a few others all testified in favor of the new legislation and why.
We were then rushed out to The Senate Natural Resource Committee Hearing (Did not get to hear the opposition to the legislation side ;-( except for Mr. Lou Ross...same ol' same ol' plea for poor pit a full him....we are picking on him). One other man we heard in opposition worked for a disposal company that serviced the small business owner that needs to dispose of waste and could benefit to using our proposed site...when asked what kinds of chemicals would go into these wells...he said "I don't know" then how do you know if they are safe or "non" toxic....I don't know the TCEQ regulates them. That was another shinning moment for safe and responsible disposal users we would be relying on to protect our aquifers. okay off to the Senate.
The Senate arrival time approx. 6:15 pm (LONG DAY) shortly after arriving we were up again...same people testified in favor of Nichols legislation. Same process but a little more stuffy and structured 3 min timer for all speakers. Several oil industry lobbyist were in attendance and spoke.... however Creighton and Nichols have written the bills as such and continue to tweak them to a peas as many scenarios as possible....We are all on the same page when it come to safe and responsible disposal. This location we are opposing is NOT SAFE OR RESPONSIBLE. Protection of our aquifers is in the committees hands. Say a prayer, fingers crossed...what ever it takes.
With all that said.....we know nothing else yet! The bills are pending in committee to be voted on to see if they make it to the floor for a vote to pass into legislation. I find it hard to understand since this is not against oil & gas industry.....or against injection wells everywhere....or against waste disposal....WHY IS THERE OPPOSITION about Safe and Responsible disposal....if they are opposing safety and responsibility then that is another issue? Oh well they did not ask me for my opinion.
I will say this Rep Brandon Creighton and Senator Nichols are awesome for writing the bills, taking the hard stance to make changes as needed in scenarios like ours (up against some tough opposition) and with the passion to work across party lines to better Texas for the people and business says allot and goes along way...Thanks Rep Creighton and Senator Nichols for doing whats right and believing in your communities.
A BIG thank you to the staff of both our legislators...you all are wonderful. They all were very attentive, caring and there right with us through the very long day. You all made us feel welcomed and important in the process.....Thanks again for all you do.
Back on the road approx 7;30pm home by midnight. WOW that was a day...we won't forget! Thank you to everyone that could attend and for all those that sent emails in favor of the new legislation. "The Wheels continue to turn"
Okay that is this Conroe Girls version of the Trip to the Capital. Great day....great experience....great lessons learned. Will let you know when we hear more.
Thanks,
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
jreal1@peoplepc.com
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