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.

The Maverick Count Sheriff’s office received a distress call on 911 on July 7th at 9:47 P.M. which may have been in relation to a female immigrant who was stranded at a local ranch and was experiencing seizures at the time.
When the US Border Patrol was informed of the situation, they began to search for said female at the Glass Ranch off of FM 2644. Upon coming into contact with her, they immediately called for an ambulance at which point the female was transported to the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center.
On July 8th at 2:53 A.M. the Sheriff’s office was notified by hospital personnel that she may have been the victim of a sexually assault as she was found unconscious at the time of arrival by Sheriff’s deputies.
The female was airlifted to San Antonio for treatment under the custody of the US Border Patrol.

The situation stemming from the breaking of a retaining wall in the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District has escalated to the point of a large part of Precinct 3 as well as the Maverick County Detention Center who will soon be out of water due to the breakage.
Measures have been taken to transport water from the river to tanks at the Maverick County Water Plant in order to process it for public use.
Residents in the area have been notified of mandatory water rationing due to the necessary repair of the retaining wall.
County Judge David Saucedo called an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the situation with a panel of experts from the MCWCID, the Maverick County Water Plant, area farmers and ranchers among others as to what would be the plan of action in terms of requesting State aid in order to repair the damages to the waterway.
David Saucedo and his office has the authority to formally request aid of this nature and his office is working diligently to acquire the necessary assistance in order to alleviate an emergency situation which has escalated in the past few days.
The damages are extensive and it is affecting local residents in that there is no water available for irrigation or livestock.
Area residents are once again asked to conserve water usage for only human consumption as there are approximately 250 registered users in the affected area.