Victoria County Groundwater Conservation District Notice of Proposed Permit Issuance Notice is hereby given in accordance with Rule 12.2: NOTICE AND SCHEDULING RELATED TO HEARINGS AND PROPOSED PERMIT ISSUANCE of the Rules of the District that the Victoria County Groundwater Conservation District proposes to issue a production permit authorizing the production of groundwater from a water well for non-exempt uses on November 6, 2026. Mr. Wesley Pratka for Gene’s Machine Inc. seeks, under permitting request case PRC-20260826-01, a standard-capacity non-historic-use production permit authorizing the production of groundwater from grandfathered well GW-000710 for commercial uses at rates not to exceed 20 gallons per minute or 2.5 acre-feet per year. The subject well is located on a 10.12-acre tract of land at the intersection of U.S. Highway 87 North and Leeper Lane, in Victoria County, Texas. Any person who intends to contest a permit application must provide written notice of that intent to the District at P.O. Box 69, Victoria, Texas 77902, or 1501 E Mockingbird Lane, Victoria, Texas, at least three calendar days prior to the proposed date of permit issuance as published in this public notice. For more information regarding this matter, contact Tim Andruss, General Manager, at 361-579-6863 or at admin@vcgcd.org.