Maverick County was awaiting a declaration of a state of emergency on behalf of the State of Texas in reference to the rupturing of the retaining wall in Quemado which led to the loss of countless gallons of life-giving water of the Maverick County Water Plant which services over 250 registered users in our northernmost sector of Maverick County in Precinct 3.  
Maverick County Judge David Saucedo stated that with this State of Emergency, an amount of $250,000.00 can be immediately designated to deal with the repair of the retaining wall.
At the same time, County authorities are working hand in hand with other agencies and entities to solve this problem.
Texas DPS Emergency Management officials, Maverick County Judge David Saucedo, State Rep. Pete Gallego, Commissioner Jose Luis Rosales, members of the US Border Patrol, Eagle Pass Fire Department Asst. Chief Sonny Mello, Maverick County Detention Center Director Raul Treviño, Cynthia Martinez, Manager of the MCWP, newly appointed Road and Bridge Manager Apolonio Rodriguez, MCWP Board Member Xavier Mancha, Jose Luna, Jorge Hernandez, Travis Kelly, Crawford Rhodes, among others descended upon the board room at the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District to iron out a plan which would be unveiled to the public in a conference later that afternoon. Judge Saucedo was the mediator for said conference and handed things over to the DPS Emergency Management crew who have experience in dealing with similar disasters.
First on the list of priorities are life and safety, incident stabilization and property damage and the DPS’ first question was to determine how much water is being used on a daily basis in the area.
Raul Treviño assessed GEO’s usage at 140,000 gallons and advised the committee that his personnel are limiting the amount of showers the inmates are taking a day as well as the amounts of water used for cooking and other human consumption.
With 190,000 gallons used daily in the Quemado and surrounding areas, this puts the total at around 350,000 gallons needed per day.
With the amount of trucks which are being used to haul water form the river to the reservoir, they estimate to be able to transport 212,000 gallons a day to keep the reservoir at a minimal capacity to keep up with the amount of water used daily in the area.
According to officials, since the state of emergency has already been declared by Judge Saucedo, the County may be able to waive purchase declarations in order for roads to be built, for the rental or leasing of heavy machinery or equipment necessary to alleviate the immediate needs of local taxpayers.
The floor was open to discussion and the first idea was to pump the water from the river as opposed to hauling. Jose Luna was the first to suggest this. Mr. Treviño added that there exists an inlet from the river which is closer to the reservoir that from where the water is presently being hauled which can make transporting water quicker and easier than expected.
At the conclusion of the gathering, Representative Gallego stated that he had representatives Eagle Ford Shale on standby in case they would be needed to assist much to the agreement of Emergency Management officials.
Gallego was able to contact Chesapeake, a company in the Eagle Ford Shale Project to donate two pumps and two miles of pipelines which will pump 230,000 gallons a day while reparations are completed to the canal.