What makes you qualified for this office? Name three main reasons you believe you’re the best candidate for this position?
1. I am ataxpayer and have lived in Montgomery County for 11 years.
2. i have worked with and assisted leaders in major businesses around the world for the last 29 years.
3.i understand how an organization should work both operationally and ethically. i also understand the concept of accountability and transparency to stakeholders as well as the context of trust and representation.
4. i am angered by the fact that this organization without representation has run roughshod over the residents of montgomery county over water rights. This unelected group has imposed an oppressive tax on the residents of montgomery county and with highly suspect means. i am questioning if the premise of surface water are even valid in montgomery county
In your opinion, does Does Montgomery County have a water resource or regulation problem? Why?
the water problem in the study by the Bush school of government independently determined the problem is regulatory and no resource driven. they stated this conclusion. The hydrogeologist who were representing the LSGCD testified that the aquifer was full, and furthermore there was no subsidence in montgomery county. the aquifer by all accounts has over 180.000,00 acre feet of water in it. all of the lakes in texas combined have less than 35,000,000 acre feet of water. it is the case that the artificial pumping limits were arbitrarily arrived at. it was 64,000 acre feet per year. the best studies say that we could pump 200'000 acre feet per year for 200 years and only lower the aquifer by less than 2%.
so yes regulatory shortage.
Is this position currently fulfilling its obligations?
no it is actually overstepping its obligations to te citizens of montgomery county.
What are the 3 largest challenges currently facing this position/office and your road map to address them?
the three challenges that are the biggest are
1. To bring an acceptable level transparency on the future and the past.
2. To understand the true true interworkings on the LSGCD and the SJRA and why their is an alliance and combining of powers to accomplish a goal that is not at all likely deemed necessary
3. To bring fiscal responsibility to the water issue.
There needs to be an outside third party audit of the financal, regulatory and legal operations of the district.
Creating a strategy that assures the most affordable and sustainable water for the citizens of montgomery county
creating a mechanism for assuring complete transparency going forward as well as more citizen engagement.
Who has ownership of the land below and the air above and how far of each? Is groundwater considered a person’s private property under the Texas Constitution?
i believe that the property owner owns all below and above their land with no limits. personal property is just that and the owner has the right to control their property
Are you familiar with the enabling legislation and any subsequent legislation regarding the LSGCD creation, powers, authorities, duties, etc.?
yes from 2001 forward i have a basic understanding of th evolution of this entity.
What aquifer or aquifers does LSGCD regulate?
The Chicot, jasper and evangeline
How much subsurface water is contained under Montgomery County, as determined by Texas Development Water Board in their TERS(Total Estimated Recoverable Storage) Report 2014?
183,000,0000 acre feet
What impact does the LSGCD have on our water bills?
my water biil is almost doube from the LSGCD pass thrus along with the SJRA
Who is endorsing you and what is their relationship to you?
RAW, Betty Anderson and hopefully you guys so far as well as the Golden Hammer. They are people who have vetted me and believe i am going to act in the best interests of the citizens of montgomery county. no other relationships
Should an aquifer be regulated based on its physical boundaries, or based on the boundaries of political subdivisions of the state?
physical is the only way to protect personal property rights
What special interest groups have you belonged to or attended meetings of? Include business, social, civic, educational, environmental or any other cause for which you have advocated or supported with time or money.
none thus far on belonging and attending. i give money to wounded warriors, shriners, suitup ministries, i also belong to a small group who privately helps retirees who fall on hard times.
What impact does the LSGCD have on our water bills?
dramatic increases in the cost of our water.making it a hard issue for many in the geat county
List all individuals/groups you have represented or lobbied for before any governmental entity during the past five years.
none
Do you support fair and equitable rules for all owners of the common reservoir? Do you believe that a “common reservoir” is the same as an “aquifer” or “aquifer subdivision”? Explain.
yes.
The common reservoir is all of the water containd in the physical boundaries of that reservoir. for example if i owned a part of a lake i should have a fair chance to use the amounft of wwater i own ie in my property. someone across the lake should not be ale to pump the lake dry at my expense.so the aquifer is the same as a obove ground lake or pond. it can be owned by many but not depleted or unfairly capitalized on by one or more of those on whose property the pond resides on.
