Ruby Ranch Water Supply Corporation

From Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District:

Happy National Groundwater Awareness Week! 

Celebrate and…

Learn about your Water Well:

• Look for your well record on the TCEQ Water Well Report Viewer
• Get ready to pre-register for the District’s upcoming FREE Water Well Checkup.  Water will be analyzed for bacteria, nitrate, pH, and salinity.  Area experts will be on hand to talk about water treatment, septic system maintenance, tree care, sustainable gardening techniques, and more!
• Download the District’s Well Owner Guide

Inspire students and teachers to learn about groundwater:

• 9-15 year-olds can submit and application for Aquatic Science Adventure Camp scholarships.  The summer camp is hosted by the Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center at Texas State.  Scholarships are either $150 or $650, depending on the length of camp.
• High school juniors and seniors can submit essays on groundwater topics for the $2,500 college scholarship essay contest.
• Teachers can sign up for the FREE Groundwater to the Gulf Summer Institute for Educators to learn about local water issues, science, and methods for bringing those topics back into the classroom through hands-on activities.

Scholarship applications/essays are due the Tuesday after Spring Break!

The annual meeting of the Ruby Ranch Water Supply Corporation (RRWSC) will be held on April 9, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Ruby Ranch Lodge, 292 West Bartlett Drive, Buda, TX. In the RRWSC Bylaws, Ruby Ranch lot owners in sections 3 through 8, even if they do not yet have a water tap, are members of RRWSC and eligible to participate at this meeting. The RRWSC is separate from the Ruby Ranch Homeowners Association and is run by a separate Board of Directors.

This year RRWSC has three Directors whose terms expire in April, 2015. Each Director whose term expires this year timely submitted a candidacy application form and RRWSC did not receive any other applications by the February 23, 2015 deadline; therefore all three Directors were unopposed. In 2013 the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 447 which amended Chapter 67 of the Texas Water Code which required changes to RRWSC procedures for conducting annual membership meetings. RRWSC’s Board of Directors amended its membership meeting procedures which authorizes the Board to declare unopposed candidates elected after proper notice was provided and other election procedures were followed. RRWSC posted notice of the opportunity for candidates to submit applications to run for three positions on its Board of Directors.

At its regularly scheduled meeting in February, RRWSC’s Board of Directors passed a resolution declaring the unopposed candidates for Director positions elected. A copy of the resolution was posted and will also be read into the record at RRWSC’s Annual Membership Meeting. In addition, the resolution may be viewed by clicking here.

Ruby Ranch Water Supply Corporation will hold an open meeting on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 7:00 P.M., at 100 Creekside Drive, Buda, Hays County, Texas 78610. The meeting agenda may be viewed here