Posts in January, 2014

Jan 14 How I Came to Practice Water Rights Law; In The Beginning

The first water law case I ever got involved in was a CCN fight. A Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) is a permit ...

Jan 13 The Draft 2012 TWDB Groundwater Mgt. Rules-Part 1 of 2

In 2012 the Texas Water Development Board proposed new rules for groundwater planning during the next planning cycle(s). If you ...

Jan 13 New Enviro Rules for Oil and Gas Co.’s in TX-MSS

TCEQ is beginning a new rulemaking project under Clean Air Act to regulate maintenance, startup and shutdown emissions for oil and ...

Jan 13 TWDB Groundwater Rules Project-Part 3

My number 1 concern with the new Texas Water Development Board rules for groundwater planning.

Jan 13 Suggestions from an Auditor-Financial Controls for Dumping/Landfill Operations

Review of 5 deficiencies of internal financial controls at City of Dallas landfill operations (audit dated 9-7-12); these apply to ...

Jan 13 Drought Update for Texas – July 2013

Mark McPherson reviews the latest drought monitor and seasonal drought outlook, discusses the TCEQ order suspending water rights ...