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Dear local Friends and Neighbors;


         In the last few months or Rains County's appointed officials, Harold Carr (Environmental Enforcement) and Lee Roland (Road & Bridge/ former Environmental Enforcement), are again trying to abolish the long lasting existence of the 10 Acre Rule. They think that because there are newly elected official in Commissioners Court would increase their chances in doing so. Several times in the past Carr and Roland have tried to impose their progressive socialist "Changes" onto the County, and every time they failed miserably. The 10 Acre Rule gives a small brake to those who deserve it the most, County's Landowners. We pay the majority of the County taxes and we should have a say in keeping our rights!

           For those of you who do not know what the 10 Acre Rule is, it is a right granted by the State of Texas that allows those landowners, who posses 10 or more acres, the right to properly install an onsite septic system on their land with out the, "red tape". Carr, at the last public hearing stated to the court that, "If passed it would only cost landowners 285.00 dollars extra." He made it sound good, like everyone could easily afford paying 285.00 more. That does not sound like much of an additional expence at all, right? Wrong, his statement was only partly true, but extremely misleading! This is an example of what I like to call "Smoke and Mirrors". Landowners will have to spend much more than that, and I will show you a little later how.

           The 10 Acre rule also protects the landowners from the Rains environmental enforcement office being able to walk around on your land anytime he pleases without your permission, like a game warden.
Some government officials think they that because they have badge or gun gives them the power to do as they wish.  And if there were no one to stand up to them , they would.

Another question landowners have is about the "Grandfather Clause". This has become a big concern since we have been getting so much rain. This clause falls under the 10 Acre rule. So if the commissioners abolish the 10 acre rule, then the grandfather clause goes away also. Let me remind you, that once gone, the 10 Acre Rule will never be attainable again. It will be Gone Forever. Here is an example: It is the holidays, you have a lot of company over, it has been raining for months and the ground is totally saturated . The combination of weather conditions and extra people in your house has your septic system failing (backing up into the house or septic water surfacing in the yard). You are tired of dealing with getting your tanks pumped out, and it has been getting worse. Now because or the Grandfather Clause, you have a choice to replace the lateral lines or to fix it with an aerobic system. Let us just say you want to put in an aerobic system on your 10 acres, to water your yard.

Now I will show you the adequate amount of possible savings if say, the soil was in the "Grey Area".

Currently Rains County landowners are able to save the following on a 500 GPD Aerobic Treatment Unit Installation;

Do not have to purchase a residential permit................................................. a savings up to 285.00 dollars

Do not have to file a notarized affidavit with county clerk ...............................a savings up to 35.00 dollars

Do not have to obtain a soil & site evaluation................................................. a savings up to 150.00 dollars

Have the option not to hire a licensed professional to do the installation.....a savings up to 1850.00 dollars

Do not have to submit a engineered drawing..................................................a savings up to 250.00 dollars

Do not have to wait on an inspection before covering up...............................a savings up to 375.00 dollars

That is a total possible savings of......................................................................................$2945.00.

Wow, remember Carr said," just 285.00 dollars" looks like someone's figures are WRONG.

This does not include all the personal time or mental anguish which goes along with obtaining a permit.

A conventional 1750.00 dollars savings and a Low Pressure Dosing would be around 2500.00 dollars in savings. This is an approximant figure, and assuming the landowner buys the material wholesale, and does all the labor themselves.

Note: replacing the lateral lines may not be an option if you were to have to get a permit, and the soil was in one of those ,"Grey Areas". It would be totally up to Harold Carr.  He would decide for you.

          I you want to know my personal opinion, well it as easy as this, I'm tired of government, large or small, telling me," this is best for you", or ," this is how you should live your life". I am a registered voter, and vote religiously but, I admit, I was on the fence at first about Carr, and Roland's progressive agenda's. I have been manufacturing concrete tanks since 2000, and installing them since 2004. My services account for the majority of all systems installen in Rains County. In the business I'm in, face it, I would have won either way. If Carr loses I get to keep my rights, but if he wins I get more jobs. A perfectly win/ win situation for me. How I became so adamant about becoming the opposition is because I do not like the way these appointed officials are going about trying to make their changes. Since failing so may time in the past, they have to become misleading in order to make their arguments appealing. And I'm not convinced that the commissioners even know much about what is really going on. Maybe it's me or maybe they don't care. Either way posting a public hearing in a paper that everyone gets on Wednesday, and then having that hearing the next day does not seem fair to me!

           No matter what laws are passed there are going to be people who do not choose to do the right thing. That justifies absolutely no reason to punish the entire county!   This is just another way to transfer money and power from the people and give it to the local government and make it seem like they are doing us a favor. Accrording to Russell Acker, Wood County Designative Representative, same position Carr holds, "Getting rid of the 10 Acre Rule will only create more money for the Health Department."

           The majority of the commissioner's court exercises their 10 Acre Rule Rights, so this hearing should not even be an issue. What is good enough for commissioners should be good enough for the citizens who vote for them. We elected them to represent us, unfortunately right now they are not. The commissioners are sitting on the fence, putting this off. We must express to those commissioners who do not know this, the way we feel. And We the People must stick together, share ideas and become more involved with our community.

My advice on how to keep your landowner rights, Do this today!

1) Contact your commissioner; tell him/her the way you feel about the 10 Acre Rule. The number to the 473-3732 & 473-2812

2) Sign the petition on this on this website or one at a Rains County local business

3) Show up to the next public hearing to show your support

4) Tell as may Rains County residents/ property owner explaing to them how close they are from loosing their current land rights forever.

I care about our county as much as anyone, so If anyone needs advice designing a system or help putting one in the ground, just let me know, I'll be glad to share my expertise.

Check back because I'll be posting things daily. Hope you learned something new

.

JC White
Ossf licensed II installer
Ossf licensed maintance provider
Texas certified precaster
903-473-3798 office
903-269-8385 cell

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This 750 gallon per day (GPD) aerobic treatment unit (ATU) is getting loaded with non-potable purple pipe before being delievered to you. This larger residential system is a two-piece, only because of the size and weight. Mounted on the back of the mack truck is a knuckleboom crane which allows more versatility when setting these heavy tanks.

This is a great example of the most inovative aerobic system on the market to day. A one-piece concrete system that contains the same amout of volume as the older 3-piece tanks. The consolidation of tanks allows uniform settling, less possible places for leaks, and 40% less ground excavation and soil disruption. Compaire it to the next picture. Notice one of the sprinkler head in the back.

This 3-piece concrete aerobic treatment unit (ATU) has voids between the seperate tanks that can cause ununiform settling, a much larger excavasion, and greater risks of leaking from the inlets and outlets. However, it is concrete so it will remain durable as long as it was built correctly, and allowed the proper amount of concrete cure time before installing.

A display of fiberglass aerobic treatment units (FATUs). In most states this tank may requires a pretreatment tank infront of, and a pump tank behind, as shown in the previous picture. These tanks should only be used in an emergency because of their exceptional potential of collapsing in type 4 soils.

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A one-piece 1000 gal. 2 compartment conventional septic system.

A lift station installed in front of a 2-compartment 1000 gal. tank as a resut of the plumbing stubout too low for gravity flow. This additional pump tank must be sized according to the Gallons per day (GPD) of the residence.

The discolored grass identifies the location of 2 septic tanks. This is a sure sign that they are not buried very deep, there are may other secrets for locating your tanks disclosed deeper in this website.

The two rich rows of green grass shows a properly functioning lateral lines from conventional septic system. Notice there are no trees in the vicenity of the lines. Tree roots during a droughtish season seek out the lateral lines causing severe problems such as; cesspool surfacing, and clogged pipes which eventually back up into the house.

An assortment of delivery trucks. Notice the behind the knuckleboom there is a monarail truck. This crane is much simpler, but only cost a third the price of a knuckle.

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