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Questions for Jim Mathews from the Pat Mayse Water Study Committee May 29, 2008 Cancellation 1. It has been suggested that if we do not use our water rights i.n Pat Mayse that these could be revoked by the TCEQ. Historically, has this ever happened in Texas? What are some of the reasons why it would or would not be likely in the foreseeable future? 2. In the PMLSC briefing book, there are two references to the possibility of the State reallocating some of the unused water in Pat Mayse Lake, the rights to which The City of Paris currently has or is in the process of acquiring. 0 What is the statutory or case law that allows this? 4 Are there any precedents for this action being taken? 41 What are they? 4 Are the circumstances similar to the situation Paris is currently in? • What factors cause an impoundment to fall under Congressional control? Size? Proposed uses? Drainage basin location? 3. What does it mean to "perfect" water rights? Why would we "never" sell water rights? Red River Compact 4. Is the Red River Compact, or any other interstate compact, relevant to this committee's charge? Does Paris have control of the discharge from its wastewater treatment plant, or water downstream of the Pat Mayse and Lake Crook spillways, or return flows from Lamar Power and Campbell Soup? 5. What effects does the Red River Compact have on our situation (what scenarios can we eliminate up front from the long list of possibilities we have to consider; e.g. is the City prevented from taking action to impound more water, reducing the amount that flows downstream)? Permitting of Intei--basin Transfer 6. What are some of the typical issues that Irving might need to address in a trans- basin permit? 7. If Irving purchases water from Hugo or other Oklahoma sources and brings it into Texas via pipeline, does TCEQ have any jurisdiction over the water? If the water Exhibit "A" . U0003?