Hays County leaders will spend the next few weeks preparing written arguments to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) in their fight to receive affected party status against Electro Purification.

The arguments must be submitted by a. 8 by all parties seeking status, including the applicant, Electro Purification.

The Houston based company applied for a permit through the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) to pump nearly one billion gallons of water a year f...