Image: When government gets so big that its primary interest is in protecting itself, government seeks to ignore its citizens while keeping their complaints at bay as “interference.” The San Jacinto River Authority and the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District are examples. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, March 22 – Montgomery County has two […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe and Montgomery County, March 21 – Politicians and businesspeople currently are at war over water in Montgomery County, Texas. High water prices, expensive “bet the company” litigation, and immense political power and interests all contribute to massive water prices, while the innocent casualties suffering on the sidelines, as in […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, March 12 – Former Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (LSGCD) Board member and former Conroe Mayor Webb Melder thanks the LSGCD Board in a letter he sent to them on Thursday, March 10, 2022. The letter in its entirety follows: TO: LSGCD President Hardman & Directors Re: LETTER […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, March 8 – Despite numerous campaign promises by the members of the Board of Directors of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (LSGCD) that they would avoid high-priced professionals as their appointed predecessors had squandered the taxpayers’ funds, the Board has included on its agenda the following for its Tuesday, […]
Conroe and Jasper, January 6 – The Groundwater Management Area 14 (GMA 14) regional regulatory representative of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved the proposed groundwater conservation regulatory goals of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (LSGCD) yesterday morning. The approval is a major step forward to the elected Board of Directors of LSGCD, […]
Publisher’s Note: The Golden Hammer, Montgomery County’s leading daily newspaper, obtained a copy of the letter from Quadvest, L.P., a major local utility company and groundwater producer, to Groundwater Management Area 14 (GMA 14) of the Texas Water Development Board. GMA is the regional regulatory body overseeing groundwater conservation districts, including the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation […]
A cross-section of the groundwater aquifers under Montgomery County. Source: United States Geological Survey. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, April 28 – On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, the Montgomery County Commissioners Court addressed an agenda item on subsidence, the issue which has become a major controversy between Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (LSGCD) and […]
Image: Flies are one of the filthiest creatures on Earth. As a 2017 article in Scientific Reports explained, “Blowflies and houseflies are mechanical vectors inhabiting synanthropic environments around the world. They feed and breed in fecal and decaying organic matter…” After witnessing the anti-citizen behavior of the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA), one must question ‘is […]
Jon Bouche, Guest Writer, The Golden Hammer While the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) and their cronies continue the parade of propaganda and scare tactics, I have remained focused on trying to figure out a solution for the residents of the Woodlands regarding their water supply. Based on all of the information I have seen, […]
Image: Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District Director Jonathan Prykryl, who represents East Montgomery County on the Board, spoke emphatically to criticize the San Jacinto River Authority during the District’s Tuesday, February 9, 2021, meeting. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, February 11 – The Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District’s (LSGCD) Board of Directors voted, after […]