White Oak Water Supply Corp.

WHITE OAK WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, PAST AND PRESENT

Bluegreen Land Development Company, the original developer of White Oak Estates subdivision, constructed our current water plant and distribution system. When it departed in 1997, it transferred the water plant to the White Oak Property Owners Association, who, in turn, deeded it to the newly formed White Oak Water Supply Corporation in 2001. The water board has been operating the water distribution system since with an elected board of five directors and assistance from several professional consultants. The directors are elected on a rotating schedule with one or two directors being elected at each annual meeting.

As an organization incorporated under the State of Texas non-profit corporation laws, the water board must comply with a large number of rules and regulations. In addition, since it provides drinking water, it must adhere to a multitude of regulations established by several governmental agencies, principally the Texas Department of Health and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The water board must also adhere to those directives of the Federal government, principally the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The water board must also follow to the various requirements of the Texas Water Code, the Texas Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act, the Texas Government Code, and the Texas Local Government Code. The Lone Star Water Conservation District also contributes to what the water board can and cannot do.

Our water plant is located at 11816 White Oak Pass. It has two wells dug to about 400 feet. It consists of three pumps, a pump house, two storage tanks, and a distribution system. The Lone Star Groundwater Control District permit authorizes us 18 million gallon annual allotment.

The chlorine content is tested daily while bacteriological and metallic analysis is tested on a prescribed schedule as directed by the Texas Department of Health. Bluegreen built our system for water distribution and not for fire fighting. Consequently, the large majority of water lines are 4" in diameter, not the necessary 6" diameter as required for fire fighting.

Should we have an emergency need for water, we have an interconnect with Chateau Woods MUD where we can obtain water as needed. In addition, we have an automatic dialing system that immediately alerts Hays Utility South Company to any problem at the water plant or in its distribution system.