Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-26
TE2fae Users Of Water
IN THE RIO GRANDE vALLEY:-

Misunderstanding which have existed
throughout the Rio Grande Valley as to the
nature Of the Water Permit heretofore granted
to WilIsey County Water Control and Improve
ment District Number One and as to the man.
ner in which such Permit will be utilized by
the District, make it appropriate that a public
statement regarding these matters should now
be issued.
The Permit of the Willacy District is No. ITO
upon the docket of the Board of Water Engin-
GERS and is dated February 20, 1929. The Per-
init authorizes the construction of storag &c res
ervoirs with an aggregate capacity not exceed
ing 100000 a~cre.feet of water and authorizes
the use of not exceeding 2 acre-feet of water
per annum per acre of land irrigated. Para
graph (e) Of the Permit reads as follows:
"This permit is granted for the appropria-
ton and use, to the extent and in the manner
and quantities above stated, of the flood wa
tiers of said Rio Crande River UNUSED AND
THAT CANNOT BE BENEFICIALLY USED
UNDER EXISTING RIGHTS THERETO, AMI
THAT WOULD OTHERWISE FLOW UN-
USED INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO"
Prior to the time that the Permit in question
was issued, and while it was under considera-
tion by the State Board Of Water Engineers,
the Directors of Willacy County Water Control
and Improvement District Number One, after
numerous conferences with representatives of
the Joint Association of Cameron and Hidalgo
County Water Districts, adopted a resolution
reading as follows:
WHEREAS, the Willacy County Water Con-
troll and Improvement District No. One, here
matter called the 'Willacy District has pend
ing before the Board of Water Engineers of
the State of Texas an application filled in the
name of the Union Irrigation District) for n
permit to appropriate 100000 acre-feet of wa
ter per annum from the flood waters of the
Rio Grande River, and to impound such amount
thereof In storage as the Board of Engineers
may require, which application is number 1174
on the docket of said Board and is here re-
feyred to for all pertinent purposes, and
WHEREAS, certain districts, companies and
other persons are now. and for various periods
heretofore have been, taking water for surdry
purposes from said Rio Grsn5e River under fill
ings and appropriations which the Willacy
District recognizes as valid and prior to rights
prayed fer in its said application, and
WHEREAS. certain Of such districts, com.
panies and other persons have prepared to file,
and now contemplate filing, protests against
the granting of such permit as applied for by
the WiIlacy District on the ground that such
permit. If granted, would, or might authorize
the Willacy District to take water from said Rio
Grande River at times and in a manner or under
circumstances which would or might impair,
restrict or limit the beneficial use by one or
more of such districts, companies or persons OF
its or their existing permits or rights, and
WHEREAS, the only right sought to be ac-
CURED by the Willacy District on its pending
application is the right to appropriate and use
flood waters Of said Rio Grande River which.
except for such appropriation and use, would
not be put to any beneficial use and would be
permitted to flow unused into the sea, and