Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Agenda for 1/27/11 RPMUD Board Meeting
RPMUD Board Meeting - Thursday, January 27, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. at MUD office.
Agenda:
1. Confirm minutes of 12/15/10 meeting.
2. Comments from the public
3. Hear Mr. T Braaten regarding service charge
4. Hear GRP report from Bleyl Engineering
5. Review district procedures regarding delinquent accounts
6. Review administrative reports
7. Discuss any new or unfinished business
Agenda:
1. Confirm minutes of 12/15/10 meeting.
2. Comments from the public
3. Hear Mr. T Braaten regarding service charge
4. Hear GRP report from Bleyl Engineering
5. Review district procedures regarding delinquent accounts
6. Review administrative reports
7. Discuss any new or unfinished business
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
FINAL Hearing Date - CROW/Stop the Toxic Wells - Busses Going to Austin
From Jennifer Real -
Stop The Toxic Wells / CROW Announces
Four years of man power and millions of dollars
Comes down to .......
One day and three Texas Commission of Environmental Quality Commissioners on
January 26th 2011
The TexCom Gulf Disposal Wastewater injection well permits come before the TCEQ Commissioners for a FINAL decision to approve or deny the permits on Wednesday, January 26th at 1:00 pm at the TCEQ headquarters located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building E, Room 201S in Austin, Texas
We need everyone to be there to show their support in opposition of these permits.....It is critical!!!
This is the day we have been working for....this is "THE ONE" Please be there. (Bus info below)
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AND ASK THEM TO DO THE SAME....WE NEED EVERYONE TO DO THIS NOW!!!.
The residents of Montgomery County and surrounding areas, the City of Conroe, Montgomery County, Lone Star Ground Water Conservation District, as well as Denbury Onshore, LLC, Representative Brandon Creighton, Senator Robert Nichols, Representative Rob Eissler and ALL Montgomery county elected officials have been fighting the TexCom Gulf Disposal commercial wastewater injection well permits for four years now.
Thousands of man hours and millions of dollars have been expended in an effort to protect the water for 54 Texas counties based on our shared belief that the site proposed for this injection facility in the Old Conroe Oil Field is unsuitable for many reasons. However, the first and foremost reason is the potential contamination of the underground Texas Gulf Coast Aquifer which is the primary source of drinking water for Conroe, The Woodlands, Kingwood, Spring, and all other areas within the 54 counties whose drinking water is supplied by the Texas Gulf Coast Aquifer
Bus Transportation Available
We will have buses to transport people to the TCEQ hearing on January 26th. They will load at 8:00 am in the morning and return that same evening. The plan is to have buses load in The Woodlands and Conroe area
Please call and reserve your spot and committment to attend the hearing and protect your water and the water for future generations to come by calling:
Jennifer Real @ 936-499-7173 or
Karen Darcy @ 713-806-7189
If you could also please let us know if you will be providing your own transportation to Austin that day so we have an idea of how many to expect.
We need a count as soon as possible to ensure we have enough buses....don't delay.
Jennifer's Blog Spot
This is it everyone.....the years of hard work....the thousands of emails....the countless fundraisers....the hours and hours of hard work for so many....not to mention the millions spent to fight these permits.
This is the day.....PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Do everything you can to be at the hearing (I am taking off work...you can to... it is that important)....that is what stopped it last time and we MUST show them we are still here and it is time to end the maddness once and for ALL.
If there has ever been a time to stand up for the right reasons this is it. Don't let yourself down or your community...united we stand in the MOST important issue facing Montgomery County today.
Thank you very much and I can't wait to see you ALL Jan 26th!
If you have not been receiving emails from us recently please go to the website and re sign your email address up...I am sending this final email from my personal email.....so you MUST sign up again or reply to this email your email address you wish to continue receiving emails at and I will try and put it on the list myself.
www.StopTheToxicWells.com
Stop The Toxic Wells / CROW Announces
Four years of man power and millions of dollars
Comes down to .......
One day and three Texas Commission of Environmental Quality Commissioners on
January 26th 2011
The TexCom Gulf Disposal Wastewater injection well permits come before the TCEQ Commissioners for a FINAL decision to approve or deny the permits on Wednesday, January 26th at 1:00 pm at the TCEQ headquarters located at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building E, Room 201S in Austin, Texas
We need everyone to be there to show their support in opposition of these permits.....It is critical!!!
This is the day we have been working for....this is "THE ONE" Please be there. (Bus info below)
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AND ASK THEM TO DO THE SAME....WE NEED EVERYONE TO DO THIS NOW!!!.
The residents of Montgomery County and surrounding areas, the City of Conroe, Montgomery County, Lone Star Ground Water Conservation District, as well as Denbury Onshore, LLC, Representative Brandon Creighton, Senator Robert Nichols, Representative Rob Eissler and ALL Montgomery county elected officials have been fighting the TexCom Gulf Disposal commercial wastewater injection well permits for four years now.
Thousands of man hours and millions of dollars have been expended in an effort to protect the water for 54 Texas counties based on our shared belief that the site proposed for this injection facility in the Old Conroe Oil Field is unsuitable for many reasons. However, the first and foremost reason is the potential contamination of the underground Texas Gulf Coast Aquifer which is the primary source of drinking water for Conroe, The Woodlands, Kingwood, Spring, and all other areas within the 54 counties whose drinking water is supplied by the Texas Gulf Coast Aquifer
Bus Transportation Available
We will have buses to transport people to the TCEQ hearing on January 26th. They will load at 8:00 am in the morning and return that same evening. The plan is to have buses load in The Woodlands and Conroe area
Please call and reserve your spot and committment to attend the hearing and protect your water and the water for future generations to come by calling:
Jennifer Real @ 936-499-7173 or
Karen Darcy @ 713-806-7189
If you could also please let us know if you will be providing your own transportation to Austin that day so we have an idea of how many to expect.
We need a count as soon as possible to ensure we have enough buses....don't delay.
Jennifer's Blog Spot
This is it everyone.....the years of hard work....the thousands of emails....the countless fundraisers....the hours and hours of hard work for so many....not to mention the millions spent to fight these permits.
This is the day.....PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Do everything you can to be at the hearing (I am taking off work...you can to... it is that important)....that is what stopped it last time and we MUST show them we are still here and it is time to end the maddness once and for ALL.
If there has ever been a time to stand up for the right reasons this is it. Don't let yourself down or your community...united we stand in the MOST important issue facing Montgomery County today.
Thank you very much and I can't wait to see you ALL Jan 26th!
If you have not been receiving emails from us recently please go to the website and re sign your email address up...I am sending this final email from my personal email.....so you MUST sign up again or reply to this email your email address you wish to continue receiving emails at and I will try and put it on the list myself.
www.StopTheToxicWells.com
Friday, January 7, 2011
How to Protect Yourself from Strangers, Burglars, Muggers, etc.
Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life.
Here are 9 crucial steps to protect yourself in a dangerous situation:
1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do :
The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close
enough to use it, do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide.
If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO
HIM. Toss it away from you. Chances are that he is more interested
in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/
purse.
RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back
tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like
crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has
saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping,
eating, working, etc., and just sit doing their checkbook, or making
a list, etc. DON'T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and
this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger
side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS
YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
If someone is in the car with a gun to your head, DO NOT DRIVE OFF.
Repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into
anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the
person is in the back seat, they will get the worst of it. As soon
as the car crashes, bail out and run. It is better than having them
find your body in a remote location.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot or
parking garage:
A) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger
side floor, and in the back seat.
B) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the
passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by
pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to
get into their cars.
C) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle and
the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat
nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or
work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid
than dead.)
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells
are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This
is especially true at NIGHT!
7. If the predator has a gun, and you are not under his control,
ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target)
4 out of 100 times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be
a vital organ. RUN, preferably in a zig-zag pattern!
8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic. STOP! It
may get you raped or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was
a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the
sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a
limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his
vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
9. Another Safety Point:
If you hear a crying baby outside, call the police. Whatever
you do, DO NOT open the door. It has been mentioned that a
serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax
women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a
baby. The crying baby theory was mentioned on America's Most
Wanted in regard to a serial killer in Louisiana.
10. Water scam!
If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your
taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT
GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside
taps full force, so that you will go out to investigate and
then attack.
Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbors!
Here are 9 crucial steps to protect yourself in a dangerous situation:
1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do :
The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close
enough to use it, do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide.
If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO
HIM. Toss it away from you. Chances are that he is more interested
in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/
purse.
RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back
tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like
crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has
saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping,
eating, working, etc., and just sit doing their checkbook, or making
a list, etc. DON'T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and
this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger
side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS
YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
If someone is in the car with a gun to your head, DO NOT DRIVE OFF.
Repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into
anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the
person is in the back seat, they will get the worst of it. As soon
as the car crashes, bail out and run. It is better than having them
find your body in a remote location.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot or
parking garage:
A) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger
side floor, and in the back seat.
B) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the
passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by
pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to
get into their cars.
C) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle and
the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat
nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or
work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid
than dead.)
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells
are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This
is especially true at NIGHT!
7. If the predator has a gun, and you are not under his control,
ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target)
4 out of 100 times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be
a vital organ. RUN, preferably in a zig-zag pattern!
8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic. STOP! It
may get you raped or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was
a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the
sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a
limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his
vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
9. Another Safety Point:
If you hear a crying baby outside, call the police. Whatever
you do, DO NOT open the door. It has been mentioned that a
serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax
women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a
baby. The crying baby theory was mentioned on America's Most
Wanted in regard to a serial killer in Louisiana.
10. Water scam!
If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your
taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT
GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside
taps full force, so that you will go out to investigate and
then attack.
Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbors!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Agenda for Thursday's RPMUD Meeting
Jennifer Real will be at the board meeting tomorrow to discuss the status of the TexCom injection well and how RPMUD could best support the opposition of its permit being granted.
Agenda for this Thursday's RPMUD Meeting at 4 p.m. at the MUD office:
1. Confirm minutes of September 23, 2010, meeting
2. Public comments
3. Discuss/Approve compensation requested by Mr. Judge
4. Discuss Open Records (Public Information Act)/Open Meetings Act
5. Review Public Fund Investment Act (PFIA) Policy
6. Review administrative reports
7. Discuss new or unfinished business
8. Discuss/Approve RPMUD/EPUD contract for GRP
Agenda for this Thursday's RPMUD Meeting at 4 p.m. at the MUD office:
1. Confirm minutes of September 23, 2010, meeting
2. Public comments
3. Discuss/Approve compensation requested by Mr. Judge
4. Discuss Open Records (Public Information Act)/Open Meetings Act
5. Review Public Fund Investment Act (PFIA) Policy
6. Review administrative reports
7. Discuss new or unfinished business
8. Discuss/Approve RPMUD/EPUD contract for GRP
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Stop the Toxic Wells Meeting 8/31/10 - Conroe Courier Article
Conroe Courier - News
Sadler vows meeting with Perry on TexCom well
By Howard Roden
THE WOODLANDS – After listening to opponents of the proposed TexCom injection well for nearly two hours, Gary Conwell left the meeting both impressed and convinced.
One of about 20 people who attended the meeting at the Montgomery County South Region Library Tuesday night, Conwell was impressed by the dedication of those seeking to fight the permit request for a commercial Class I nonhazardous wastewater injection well in the old Conroe oil field.
“If this group didn’t get organized and continued working against that permit, a decision would have been made based on misinformation,” said The Woodlands resident, referring to the organization Stop The Toxic Wells and Citizens Residents Oppose Well.
That group of residents, along with Montgomery County, the city of Conroe and the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, is trying to block the request by TexCom Gulf Disposal Inc., of Houston, for the permit by the the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Located in the vicinity of Creighton Road and FM 3083, the well is far from Conwell’s neighborhood in The Woodlands. But he now believes the injection well is more than Conroe’s problem.
“It’s everyone’s problem,” he said.
It was a message reiterated by Stop The Toxic Wells/CROW spokeswoman Jennifer Real, who emceed the event. TexCom’s plan to inject diluted chemicals into a fault-ridden Conroe oil field will spread the chemicals for miles, she said.
Real mentioned how the San Jacinto River Authority’s plan to convert Montgomery County to a greater use of surface water makes people believe there’s no longer a need for aquifers and groundwater.
“People living in The Woodlands may think that, but you can’t clean them (the aquifers) out. It might not happen in the next couple of years, but (the well) will poison the water and it will be in a lot of back yards,” she said.
Making a brief stop at the meeting, County Judge Alan B. Sadler pledged to arrange a face-to-face meeting between Gov. Rick Perry and state Sens. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, and Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, about the injection well permit.
At first, Sadler vowed Perry “will hear from me between now and November,” but later said the meeting would occur by Oct. 1.
“It’s an election year. The governor needs Montgomery County,” said Sadler, who received applause from the audience.
Sadler is seeking re-election against independent Adrian Heath, of The Woodlands in November. Contacted at home Tuesday, Heath declined comment on Sadler’s remarks.
Although not in attendance, Nichols sent a letter professing his continued opposition to the proposed injection well.
With the assistance of local governmental entities, Nichols said he and state Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, have been able “to keep TexCom on the ropes” and face some “hard questions” about safety, testing and methodology at TCEQ hearings.
In the letter read by well opponent Darcy Pawlak, Nichols brought up TexCom’s alleged falsification of mineral rights ownership in its permit application.
“I’ve written a letter to the executive director of the TCEQ asking he look into this matter,” stated Nichols, adding that information should have a great impact on final approval or disapproval of the permit.
“On the legislative side, I will continue to serve on the Sunset Commission to reform the injection well permitting process of the TCEQ,” he stated in the letter.
Howard Roden can be reached at hroden@hcnonline.com.
One of about 20 people who attended the meeting at the Montgomery County South Region Library Tuesday night, Conwell was impressed by the dedication of those seeking to fight the permit request for a commercial Class I nonhazardous wastewater injection well in the old Conroe oil field.
“If this group didn’t get organized and continued working against that permit, a decision would have been made based on misinformation,” said The Woodlands resident, referring to the organization Stop The Toxic Wells and Citizens Residents Oppose Well.
That group of residents, along with Montgomery County, the city of Conroe and the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, is trying to block the request by TexCom Gulf Disposal Inc., of Houston, for the permit by the the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Located in the vicinity of Creighton Road and FM 3083, the well is far from Conwell’s neighborhood in The Woodlands. But he now believes the injection well is more than Conroe’s problem.
“It’s everyone’s problem,” he said.
It was a message reiterated by Stop The Toxic Wells/CROW spokeswoman Jennifer Real, who emceed the event. TexCom’s plan to inject diluted chemicals into a fault-ridden Conroe oil field will spread the chemicals for miles, she said.
Real mentioned how the San Jacinto River Authority’s plan to convert Montgomery County to a greater use of surface water makes people believe there’s no longer a need for aquifers and groundwater.
“People living in The Woodlands may think that, but you can’t clean them (the aquifers) out. It might not happen in the next couple of years, but (the well) will poison the water and it will be in a lot of back yards,” she said.
Making a brief stop at the meeting, County Judge Alan B. Sadler pledged to arrange a face-to-face meeting between Gov. Rick Perry and state Sens. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, and Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, about the injection well permit.
At first, Sadler vowed Perry “will hear from me between now and November,” but later said the meeting would occur by Oct. 1.
“It’s an election year. The governor needs Montgomery County,” said Sadler, who received applause from the audience.
Sadler is seeking re-election against independent Adrian Heath, of The Woodlands in November. Contacted at home Tuesday, Heath declined comment on Sadler’s remarks.
Although not in attendance, Nichols sent a letter professing his continued opposition to the proposed injection well.
With the assistance of local governmental entities, Nichols said he and state Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, have been able “to keep TexCom on the ropes” and face some “hard questions” about safety, testing and methodology at TCEQ hearings.
In the letter read by well opponent Darcy Pawlak, Nichols brought up TexCom’s alleged falsification of mineral rights ownership in its permit application.
“I’ve written a letter to the executive director of the TCEQ asking he look into this matter,” stated Nichols, adding that information should have a great impact on final approval or disapproval of the permit.
“On the legislative side, I will continue to serve on the Sunset Commission to reform the injection well permitting process of the TCEQ,” he stated in the letter.
Howard Roden can be reached at hroden@hcnonline.com.
Copyright © 2010 - Houston Community Newspapers Online
Stop the Toxic Wells Meeting Tonight
From Jennifer Real - jreal1@peoplepc.com
The Time is hear again to..............STOP THE TOXIC WELLS
Urgent /Important Town Meetings
Please attend and pass on to EVERYONE in your address book
1. Woodlands Meeting Tuesday Aug 31st 6:30 pm - Woodlands Library on Lake Robbins
2. Conroe Meeting Wed Sept 1st 6:30 pm - Conroe Central Library I-45 (n south of FM 105)
Fundraisers - We need your HELP....we have to pay the lawyer for the last SOAH hearing.
1. Scrap Metal Drive - This Saturday 8/28/10 9am- 5pm - Bring ALL your metal items to the following address (Iron, Copper, Aluminum Cans, Steel, Any and All Metal)
Drop Off at: 16015 Creighton Rd
Conroe, TX 77302
2. Garage Sale - Sept 10th & 11th - NEW LOCATION - Robbins Rd Community Ctr.
Donations accepted starting NOW by calling Jennifer @936-499-7173
Please attend a meeting and help with the fundraisers.....it is really important. So many new developments to advise residents on. The TCEQ hearing is coming up (The final decision hearing) and we all must get prepared.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK AND ASK THEM TO DO THE SAME!!!
www.StopTheToxicWells.com
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
