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It
is now starting.
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All attendees are in listen only mode.
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(gavel banging)
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Good morning.
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This meeting of the Texas
Water Development Board
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is hereby called to order.
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The time is 9:31 AM.
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For the record my name is Peter Lake.
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With me today are Kathleen
Jackson and Brooke Paup.
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Mr. Harden, first item please.
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Mr. Chairman,
the first item on the agenda
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is consider adopting amendments
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to 31 Texas Administrative
Code section 356.
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Brackish groundwater production zones.
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Erica Mancha is here today to present
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to the Board on this item.
Hello, good morning.
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Good morning chairman.
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Good morning chairman Lake,
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director Paup and director Jackson.
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For the record my name is Erica Mancha,
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of the Executive Administrator staff.
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Today I'll present
this item where we are
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considering adopting
the rules related to
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brackish groundwater production zones.
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In 2019 House Bill 722 was passed
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by the 86 Texas legislature.
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That kind of created
a permitting framework
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for someone interested in producing out
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of a brackish groundwater
production zone.
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And the bill, House
Bill 722 required the
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Texas Water Development
Board to conduct technical reviews
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of operating permit applications
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and also conduct annual report reviews
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when requested by a
groundwater conservation district
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to investigate effects of producing
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from a brackish
groundwater production zone.
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These rules, the Board
considered posting the rules on
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posting the rules in the Texas register.
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They were posted on August 21st, 2020
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with a 30 day comment period.
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We did receive comments from
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six groundwater conservation districts,
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and from the Texas Alliance
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of groundwater conservation districts,
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Two of the letters were
received after the deadline.
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However, we did consider those comments
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in our responses to the rules.
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Now in general, one main
general comment that was received
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from all entities was that
they wanted to have a process
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for amending brackish
groundwater production zones
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and in the revision in the rules,
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we went ahead and added
a section to allow for that.
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The details in how, what qualifies
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for an amendment, what
criteria and how often
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we will be doing these
amendments will be part,
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will be kind of put together
in a guidance document.
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And this guidance document will be later
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developed by TWDB.
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And we will also get
stakeholder feedback
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as well from them.
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As, you know, some of the other comments
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that were kind of provided by GCDs were
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to expand on site-specific
data requirements,
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to provide more notice for
stakeholders from, you know
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beginning of an offer,
characterization study to
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prior to considering zone designations
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to addressing monitoring
land elevations,
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specifying how to
mitigate negative impacts.
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And a lot of these, if
comments were not addressed
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in the revisions of the rules,
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they will be addressed.
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Most of these comments will be addressed
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in the guidance document.
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And again, stakeholders
will have the opportunity to
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provide feedback on those requirements.
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Just to kind of, you
know, House Bill 722's
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requirements are really
divided among three entities.
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The permit holder, the groundwater
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conservation district and the TWDB.
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Our agency role is to act as a
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third party technical reviewer
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by kind of just providing
technical feedback.
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And then the permitee and the
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groundwater conservation
is really kind of
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more required to conduct any analysis
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or to kind of hire a
consultant if needed to,
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you know conduct the analysis needed
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to meet the requirements
of House Bill 722.
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With this, I conclude my presentation.
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If you have any questions,
I'll be happy to answer them.
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Thank you Erica.
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Questions, comments?
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Appreciate that Erica.
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I mean, a great review,
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great work by the Board, very thorough.
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And I think, you know,
continues to point to,
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development of brackish groundwater
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for Texas is important.
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And although the
groundwater productivity zones
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that were established to the Board
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was possibly one area
where that development
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can occur it's not explosive.
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And so, you know there
are other opportunities
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in other parts of the state.
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I think it's really great
that we continue to
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focus in on the data and the science.
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And of course the role of the Board
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as the technical approver.
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Again, the whole idea was
to develop brackish water
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in an area and not impact
the surrounding freshwater.
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So I think the work that you've done
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in putting together and your staff,
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in putting together, you
know, these changes
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to the rules is something that, you know
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will carry forward for years to come.
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And also is a great example
of the adaptive process
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and stakeholder input,
not only for the rulemaking,
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but also as you mentioned in the
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guidance documents that are coming.
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So thanks so much for the work on this.
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Appreciate it.
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Thank you
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Erica,
fantastic job, as usual.
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I'd like to thank all
of our stakeholders
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that submitted such thoughtful comments
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that really we were able to
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beautifully incorporate in these rules.
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And I know that we
will be addressing a lot
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of their additional comments within this
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guidance document.
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So we are eagerly awaiting that
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final guidance document as well.
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So thank you so much, Erica.
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Thank you.
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Our brackish groundwater
development is gonna
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be a big part of the
future with Texas water.
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Also, we'd like to
recognize Leah Martinson
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from the Texas Association
of Groundwater districts.
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She sends her thanks for the TWDB staff.
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So Erica, that's a nice
kudos to you and your team.
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And of course, Leah and Tag,
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thank you for your participation
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and your involvement in this process.
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Couldn't do it without y'all.
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Is there a motion?
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Chairman, I move
we approve the adoption
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of 31 TIC 356 brackish
groundwater production zones
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as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.
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Is there a second?
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I second.
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All in favor, say aye.
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Aye
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Motion passes.
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Thanks Erica, good job.
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Next item please <v
Erica>Have a good morning.
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Mr. Chairman,
the next item is
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consider appointing a replacement member
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representing region l
regional water planning group
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for the inner regional planning council.
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Sarah Backhouse is here today to present
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to the Board on this item.
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Good morning
Chairman Lake, director Jackson,
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and director Paup.
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For the record, I'm Sarah Backhouse
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with the Executive Administrator staff.
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This item is to appoint Tim Andrews,
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the region l representative on the
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inter regional planning council.
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Mr. Andrews' term will
expire upon adoption
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of the 2022 state water
plan later this year.
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However, his appointment
at this time allows
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for regional to continue
their representation
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on the council.
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And we do anticipate that
there may be additional follow-up
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with the council this spring,
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as Executive Administrator continues to
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review how to address some of
the council's recommendations.
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Mr. Andrews is currently
the chairman of region l .
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He served on the regional
planning group since 2010.
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He also is the chair
and administrator of
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groundwater management
area 15 and manages
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four ground water conservation district.
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So he's very busy in the Water world.
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This does conclude my presentation today
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and I can answer any questions.
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Questions,
comments or a motion
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Mr. Chairman,
I move we approve
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the replacement member representing
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the region L regional
water planning group
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to the inner regional planning council
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as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.
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Is there a second?
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I second.
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All in favor, say aye.
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Aye
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Motion passes.
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Thank you, Sarah.
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Thank you.
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Next item please.
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Mr. Chairman,
the next item is presentation
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on the development
adoption and review process
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for the 2021 regional water plans.
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Temple McKinnon is here to present to
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the Board on this item.
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Hi, good morning.
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Chairman Lake, director
Jackson director Paup,
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I'm Temple McKinnon on the
Executive Administrators staff.
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This item is a precursor
to your consideration
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of the 16 2021 regional water plan
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approval items to follow.
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This item provides you with
some general background
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on the process of the development,
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adoption agency review
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and Board responsibilities with regard
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to approval of all of those plans.
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In accordance with
statute, the Board is required
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to develop and adopt
a comprehensive state
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water plan every five
years that incorporates
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the regional water plans developed
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by planning groups and
approved by the Board.
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And as you're aware, the conclusion
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of this five-year
process is only possible
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thanks to the efforts of many people.
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The 490 volunteer
planning group members,
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the planning group chairs
and committee members,
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the technical consultants,
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the many engaged public participants
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and our sister state resource agencies.
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The plans you're
considering approving today
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are a result of efforts
from across every
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office of this agency
including water science
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and conservation,
contracts administration,
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information technology
who develops our online data
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applications to assist
the planning groups.
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Office of general counsel, as well as
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other divisions and water
science, water supply
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and infrastructure who assisted
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in reviewing the draft regional plans.
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So over 50 staff assisted
with those reviews.
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And I wanna thank
everyone across the agency
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for their support and
work on this program.
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Texas has now completed its fifth cycle
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of the regional water planning process
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and all 16 planning
groups successfully adopted
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and submitted their plans by the
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November 5th, 2020
deadline for approval by you.
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The population and water
demand projections utilized
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in these plans and
developed in coordination
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with TCEQ, parks
and wildlife department.
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And the department of
agriculture were adopted
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by the Board back on April 16th, 2018.
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And with this information
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the planning groups
completed their own plans
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managing their own
schedule to meet milestones
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including a midpoint
technical memorandum
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on September 10th, 2018.
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And the draft initially prepared plans
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by March 3rd, 2020.
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Following the detailed
review of each draft plan
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to determine whether statutory rule
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and contractual requirements have been
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satisfactorily met, the
Executive Administrator
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provided a comment
letter to describe those
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remaining items that
had to be satisfactorily
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addressed in their final adopted plans
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in order to meet our requirements.
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The planning groups
also provided public notice
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of their draft plan and
held public hearings
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and accepted oral and written comments.
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As with many gatherings this year,
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these public hearings
were held virtually
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as allowed by the Governor's
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disaster declarations in place.
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The planning groups modified their plans
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to address the Board's comments and
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in consideration of other agency
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and public comments received,
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the planning groups then adopted their
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final plans and submitted
them again by November 5th.
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The Executive Administrator has
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since reviewed the
adopted plans for compliance
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with statute rules and
contractual requirements,
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where unmet municipal needs exist,
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there is adequate justification
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of how public health and
safety will be protected.
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Additionally, the plans were reviewed
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for inter-regional conflicts and
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none were found to exist.
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In the next Board
items, each planner will
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provide you with some highlights
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of each regional plan.
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The Statewide, the
aggregated planning results,
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includes strategies that if implemented
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would provide about 7.7 million
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acre feet for water user groups in 2070.
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A wide variety of strategies, including
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over 2.2 million acre feet
in conservation strategies.
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Over 2,400 recommended water management
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strategy projects with a combined
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capital cost of
approximately $83 billion.
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The next few Board items
represent the culmination
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of five years of concerted
effort and attention
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that thanks to my staff, resulted in a
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smooth and timely
submission of all 16 plans
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of sufficient quality to quickly bring
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to you for approval.
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Which is not easy, but
doing so was necessary
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to accommodate using these new plans
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and the forthcoming
2022 state water plan
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as the basis for this
new SWIFT funding cycle.
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So I wanted to take a
moment just to thank all
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of my own staff, especially
Sarah Backhouse.
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She did a great job
overseeing the program
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and each planner on her staff that
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provided responsive guidance to their
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planning groups and
the support needed to
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complete their plans.
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And to Yun So, who
over saw the development
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of projections and the socioeconomic
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impact analysis for these plans,
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and whose shop developed
reports and incredibly
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helpful data visualization tools
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to assist the groups in those processes.
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And thanks to Sabrina
Anderson who's oversight
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of the planning data
efforts allowed us to
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ensure that numerous
planning requirements were met
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by all 16 regions,
including most critically
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that implementing the 2,400 projects
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in the plan would not over allocate
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any of Texas' water supply resources.
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This concludes my procedural overview
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of the regional water plan development.
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And again, this is not an action item,
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but I'm happy to answer any questions
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you may have as you
consider the next agenda items.
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Thank you Temple,
questions or comments?
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Totally amazing,
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Temple you and your staff
and the work that you do,
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crossing the finish
line to dive basically.
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And again, you know, an ongoing cycle,
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which I tell people
we don't plan to plan
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we plan to build, but
we're successful because
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of the work that your
staff and volunteers
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across the state has done.
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Bottom up process,
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really putting together the information
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and the guidance that's needed
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for communities to be able to kind of
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take the bull by the horns
and move projects forward.
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So great work on your part.
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I just feel like we're
in such capable hands
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such talented and
passionate staff people,
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our scientists our financial folks,
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everybody with across the agency
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is a part of this.
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And it's kind of like when you know
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and understand the planning process,
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then you kind of know
and understand the Board
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and you know, and understand Texas.
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So thanks.
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Thanks so much Temple.
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Thanks for all the
work that you're doing.
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And I'm really excited
to hear and get briefed
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on all and be able to approve all
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of the upcoming plans
that you're thinking.
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Thank you
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Thank you Jackson.
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First of all,
I'll be brief 'cause
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I know we've got a lot of presentations
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ahead of us but I just
wanted to thank you
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and the entire agency this is truly a
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collaborative exercise
for every employee
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at the Texas Water Development Board.
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And it's impossible to overestimate how
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much work actually goes
into this planning process.
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And the best of times
it is a tremendous effort.
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And in COVID times
it's a Herculean effort.
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So thank you so much.
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We again, KJ just said,
we're at the finish line.
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We're about to embark on the next step
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of this water planning process.
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So thank you.
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Thank you.
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Well put, I
think the final product
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last time came out to,
the entire state water plan
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something close to 20,000 pages.
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That's a staggering
amount of information
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and work that goes
into this from folks like
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Mr. Andrews, we talked
about on the previous item.
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Hundreds of people around the state who
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Sarah read out everything he does
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there are many people
like him around the state
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who contribute to this
and it is far and away.
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The premier planning
program in the water world.
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There's not even a distant second
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in terms of long-term water planning.
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So tremendous work
Temple, we're almost there.
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Thanks for all the work,
Sarah, Yun, Sabrina
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and company, awesome stuff.
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Thank you all so much.
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There's no formal action
required on this item.
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Next item please.
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Mr. Chairman,
the next item
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on the agenda is approval of the 2021
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regional water plan for region D.
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Ron Ellis is here to present
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to the Board on this item.
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Good morning, Chairman
Lake, director Jackson
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and Director Paup.
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For the record, I'm Ron Ellis of the
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Executive Administrators staff.
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This item for your consideration
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is requesting the approval of the 2021
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region D regional water plan.
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The Northeast Texas
regional water planning area
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includes 19 counties
split between portions
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of the Red, Sulfur,
Cyprus and Sabine basins,
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in the far Northeastern
part of the state.
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Region D's population growth between
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2020 and 2070 is approximately 65%.
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The regions projected
water demands and needs
00:18:26.810 --> 00:18:30.022
are largely associated
with municipal water use.
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A notable aspect about region D is
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that there are no groundwater
conservation districts
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in their planning area.
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In 2015, Senate Bill 1101
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gave a regional water planning group
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with no groundwater
conservation districts
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in its planning area,
the authority to define
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its own groundwater availability
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for planning purposes.
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Because there are no
groundwater districts within
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its planning area, region D conducted
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local assessments
and proposed to refined
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groundwater availability volumes
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in six aquifer county basin areas
00:19:02.670 --> 00:19:06.610
for the purposes of
the 2021 region D plan.
00:19:06.610 --> 00:19:08.377
The Board approved
those availability volumes
00:19:08.377 --> 00:19:10.742
in January of 2020.
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Additionally, region D has included a
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policy recommendation
in its regional water plan
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that the information
produced during their
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local assessments, be incorporated
00:19:20.869 --> 00:19:24.690
into the determination of
desired future conditions
00:19:24.690 --> 00:19:27.043
for GMA eight and GMA 11.
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The majority of recommended water
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management strategy volumes in 2070
00:19:32.661 --> 00:19:36.323
comes from the other
surface water strategy type.
00:19:36.323 --> 00:19:38.520
An interesting strategy in region D's
00:19:38.520 --> 00:19:40.310
regional water plan is the Riverbend
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water management
strategy, which is an example
00:19:42.569 --> 00:19:46.400
of another surface water strategy type.
00:19:46.400 --> 00:19:49.680
The Riverbend strategy
includes a water right amendment
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a new intake, new pipeline and new water
00:19:52.930 --> 00:19:55.280
treatment plant to
develop additional supplies
00:19:55.280 --> 00:19:56.994
from Lake Wright Patman.
00:19:56.994 --> 00:19:59.440
The Riverbend strategy
is projected to serve 13
00:19:59.440 --> 00:20:04.660
water user groups, serving
104,000 people in 2070.
00:20:04.660 --> 00:20:06.415
The supply generated by the strategy
00:20:06.415 --> 00:20:08.830
provides over half of the total strategy
00:20:08.830 --> 00:20:11.033
supplies for the region in 2070.
00:20:11.890 --> 00:20:15.190
The total capital cost
of implementing the 103
00:20:15.190 --> 00:20:18.960
recommended strategy
projects in the region D
00:20:18.960 --> 00:20:21.823
plan is approximately $731 million.
00:20:23.260 --> 00:20:24.986
The recommended water
management strategies
00:20:24.986 --> 00:20:27.810
in the 2021 region D
regional water planning
00:20:27.810 --> 00:20:30.470
meet all identified
needs of the plan, except
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for limited volumes of
irrigation, manufacturing
00:20:33.500 --> 00:20:36.295
and municipal uses
in 2020, and irrigation
00:20:36.295 --> 00:20:39.610
and municipal uses in 2070.
00:20:39.610 --> 00:20:42.320
These needs were left
unmet by the planning group
00:20:42.320 --> 00:20:43.831
due to a lack of economically feasible
00:20:43.831 --> 00:20:45.665
surface water supply options,
00:20:45.665 --> 00:20:49.360
and limitations in modeled
available groundwater.
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To address these unmet
needs, the plan states
00:20:51.780 --> 00:20:54.450
that the needs will be
met by legal development
00:20:54.450 --> 00:20:56.860
of new ground water supplies, therefore
00:20:56.860 --> 00:20:59.890
public health safety
and welfare is anticipated
00:20:59.890 --> 00:21:01.430
to be protected.
00:21:01.430 --> 00:21:03.570
There are no groundwater
conservation districts
00:21:03.570 --> 00:21:05.770
within region D, and the entities
00:21:06.870 --> 00:21:08.330
are not subject to groundwater
00:21:08.330 --> 00:21:11.170
conservation district regulations.
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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval
00:21:13.072 --> 00:21:14.510
of this item.
00:21:14.510 --> 00:21:16.240
This concludes my presentation,
00:21:16.240 --> 00:21:18.683
and I'm available to
answer any questions.
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Thank you Ron.
Questions, comments.
00:21:23.007 --> 00:21:24.905
I'm really
glad you called out the
00:21:24.905 --> 00:21:26.870
Riverbend strategy because that's gonna
00:21:26.870 --> 00:21:29.910
provide water for a number
of small communities,
00:21:29.910 --> 00:21:31.420
and it's a big project.
00:21:31.420 --> 00:21:34.499
So again, the regional
water planning process
00:21:34.499 --> 00:21:38.483
folks coming together,
working collaboratively
00:21:38.483 --> 00:21:40.640
and seeing some pretty
big projects coming
00:21:40.640 --> 00:21:42.230
out that hopefully they'll come and work
00:21:42.230 --> 00:21:44.680
with the Board so that we
can move those forward.
00:21:47.532 --> 00:21:48.365
Okay.
00:21:48.365 --> 00:21:51.181
The lack
of GCDs in region D
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they make this planning
process a little bit
00:21:55.010 --> 00:21:56.280
a little bit more difficult
00:21:56.280 --> 00:21:58.840
but we found a creative
way to actually get it
00:21:58.840 --> 00:22:00.743
done so well done, thank you.
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Is there a motion?
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Chairman I
move we approve the
00:22:06.710 --> 00:22:09.410
2021 regional water plan for region D
00:22:09.410 --> 00:22:11.710
as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.
00:22:12.790 --> 00:22:14.717
Is there a second?
00:22:14.717 --> 00:22:15.970
I second.
00:22:15.970 --> 00:22:17.170
All in favor, say aye,
00:22:17.170 --> 00:22:19.820
Aye
00:22:19.820 --> 00:22:21.220
Motion passes.
00:22:21.220 --> 00:22:22.530
Thanks Ron.
00:22:22.530 --> 00:22:23.363
Thank you all
00:22:23.363 --> 00:22:24.196
Next item please.
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Mr. Chairman.
The next item on the agenda
00:22:27.040 --> 00:22:30.237
is approval of the
2021 regional water plan
00:22:30.237 --> 00:22:33.263
for region A, region J and region M.
00:22:34.330 --> 00:22:36.520
And William Alfaro is here to present
00:22:36.520 --> 00:22:38.137
to the Board on this item.
00:22:40.546 --> 00:22:42.350
Good morning
chairman Lake, director Jackson,
00:22:42.350 --> 00:22:43.289
and director Paup.
00:22:43.289 --> 00:22:44.727
For the record I'm William Alfaro
00:22:44.727 --> 00:22:46.560
of the Executive Administrators staff.
00:22:46.560 --> 00:22:51.040
And I will be presenting
region A, J and M.
00:22:51.040 --> 00:22:52.430
This item for your consideration
00:22:52.430 --> 00:22:55.340
are requesting approval
of the 2021 regional A,
00:22:55.340 --> 00:22:59.110
region J and region
M regional water plans.
00:22:59.110 --> 00:23:01.520
The Panhandle regional
water planning area
00:23:01.520 --> 00:23:04.878
includes 21 counties
split between portions
00:23:04.878 --> 00:23:07.460
of the Canadian and rend river basins
00:23:07.460 --> 00:23:09.740
in the Northern portion of the state.
00:23:09.740 --> 00:23:11.750
Regions' A population growth between
00:23:11.750 --> 00:23:16.500
2020 and 2070 is approximately 52%.
00:23:16.500 --> 00:23:18.310
The regions' predicted
water demands and needs
00:23:18.310 --> 00:23:21.460
are largely associated
with irrigation water use.
00:23:21.460 --> 00:23:23.624
An interesting note
about water availability
00:23:23.624 --> 00:23:25.951
in region A, is that
groundwater resources
00:23:25.951 --> 00:23:28.986
account for 98% of
the total availability
00:23:28.986 --> 00:23:31.153
in the Panhandle water planning area.
00:23:32.270 --> 00:23:36.163
The Ogallala aquifer
constitutes 91% of that availability.
00:23:37.400 --> 00:23:39.300
This plan also reports an increase
00:23:39.300 --> 00:23:41.786
in surface water
availability, particularly
00:23:41.786 --> 00:23:44.090
from Lake Meredith that has resulted
00:23:44.090 --> 00:23:46.410
in reduced municipal water needs.
00:23:46.410 --> 00:23:49.600
In the 2016 plan,
supply for Lake Meredith
00:23:49.600 --> 00:23:52.190
was zero due to drought
conditions encountered
00:23:52.190 --> 00:23:54.660
inability to use water from the Lake.
00:23:54.660 --> 00:23:56.872
Lake Meredith has since
captured some inflows
00:23:56.872 --> 00:23:59.253
and reflects availability in this plan.
00:24:00.750 --> 00:24:01.583
The majority of recommended water
00:24:01.583 --> 00:24:05.890
management strategy volumes in 2070,
00:24:05.890 --> 00:24:07.350
comes from irrigation
conservation and groundwater
00:24:07.350 --> 00:24:09.350
development strategies.
00:24:09.350 --> 00:24:12.551
Conservation accounts for 87.2%
00:24:12.551 --> 00:24:15.220
of the 2070 strategy volumes,
00:24:15.220 --> 00:24:19.710
with irrigation conservation
accounting for 85.9%.
00:24:19.710 --> 00:24:22.330
There are five identified major water
00:24:22.330 --> 00:24:23.710
providers in the region.
00:24:23.710 --> 00:24:25.069
Each of these entities are projected to
00:24:25.069 --> 00:24:27.100
have water needs over
the planning horizon.
00:24:27.100 --> 00:24:29.784
The recommended
strategies for each provider
00:24:29.784 --> 00:24:32.190
are to develop additional groundwater,
00:24:32.190 --> 00:24:34.036
as well as innovative
strategies to adjust
00:24:34.036 --> 00:24:37.570
aquifer storage and recovery
for Canyon and Amarillo,
00:24:37.570 --> 00:24:39.543
and direct potable reuse for Amarillo.
00:24:42.110 --> 00:24:43.850
The total capital cost
of implementing the
00:24:43.850 --> 00:24:45.388
16 recommended strategy projects
00:24:45.388 --> 00:24:48.693
in the plan, is approximately
one point billion.
00:24:49.970 --> 00:24:52.100
The plan met all needs to finance except
00:24:52.100 --> 00:24:54.220
for irrigation in all decades.
00:24:54.220 --> 00:24:56.430
These needs were left
unmet by the planning group
00:24:56.430 --> 00:25:00.123
due to limited economical
feasible water supply options.
00:25:01.820 --> 00:25:04.153
Do you have any questions on region A?
00:25:06.160 --> 00:25:08.213
Questions, comments?
00:25:08.213 --> 00:25:09.680
I really
appreciate you pointing out
00:25:09.680 --> 00:25:12.400
conservation because
conservation is a water supply,
00:25:12.400 --> 00:25:16.700
and then also mentioning
aquifer storage and recovery
00:25:16.700 --> 00:25:18.650
as well as the direct potable reuse.
00:25:18.650 --> 00:25:21.223
So those are some great strategies that,
00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:24.060
across the state I think
people will be looking
00:25:24.060 --> 00:25:26.110
to these regions to
see them implemented.
00:25:29.340 --> 00:25:31.483
Good point.Is
there a motion?
00:25:34.100 --> 00:25:36.000
Mr. Chairman,
I move we approve the
00:25:36.000 --> 00:25:39.310
2021 regional water
plan for region A, region J
00:25:39.310 --> 00:25:42.910
and region M as recommended
by our Executive Administrator.
00:25:42.910 --> 00:25:45.240
Is there a second?
00:25:45.240 --> 00:25:46.073
I second.
00:25:46.073 --> 00:25:48.014
All in favor, say aye.
00:25:48.014 --> 00:25:49.097
Aye
00:25:50.160 --> 00:25:51.692
Motion passes.
Thank you William,
00:25:51.692 --> 00:25:55.330
good to see you. Next item please.
00:25:55.330 --> 00:25:58.169
Excuse me, Chairman Lake,
00:25:58.169 --> 00:25:59.810
Would you like me to present region J
00:25:59.810 --> 00:26:02.760
and region M, I just finished presenting
00:26:02.760 --> 00:26:04.880
the region A plan.
00:26:04.880 --> 00:26:09.020
Oh, I'm sorry.
You've got two more to go?
00:26:09.020 --> 00:26:09.853
Yes.
00:26:09.853 --> 00:26:10.920
Keep rolling.
00:26:10.920 --> 00:26:12.160
Okay. Thank you.
00:26:12.160 --> 00:26:14.020
The next item is region J.
00:26:14.020 --> 00:26:16.290
The plateau regional
water planning area includes
00:26:16.290 --> 00:26:18.360
six counties split between portions
00:26:18.360 --> 00:26:20.901
of the Colorado, Guadalupe, Nueces,
00:26:20.901 --> 00:26:23.434
Rio Grande, and San
Antonio river basins in this
00:26:23.434 --> 00:26:25.473
Southern portion of the state.
00:26:26.400 --> 00:26:29.520
Region J population growth
between 2020 and 2070
00:26:29.520 --> 00:26:32.520
is approximately 30%.
00:26:32.520 --> 00:26:34.044
The region's greatest
water demands and needs
00:26:34.044 --> 00:26:36.933
are largely associated
with municipal water use.
00:26:37.863 --> 00:26:41.140
Notably 55% of the
regions' total municipal
00:26:41.140 --> 00:26:42.992
water use in Val Verde County.
00:26:42.992 --> 00:26:45.570
The city of the Del
Rio in Val Verde County
00:26:45.570 --> 00:26:47.490
is the only entity designated as
00:26:47.490 --> 00:26:50.053
a wholesale emerging
water provider in the region.
00:26:51.110 --> 00:26:52.870
Region J is one of the few regions
00:26:52.870 --> 00:26:55.230
in the state with aquifer
storage and recovery.
00:26:55.230 --> 00:26:57.200
as an existing supply,
00:26:57.200 --> 00:27:00.120
The city of Kerville
injects it's excess trillions
00:27:00.120 --> 00:27:02.270
of fresh water from
the well of the river
00:27:02.270 --> 00:27:04.660
into the Trinity aquifer.
00:27:04.660 --> 00:27:06.873
The total ASR existing supply in 2020
00:27:06.873 --> 00:27:11.490
is approximately 450 acre feet
00:27:11.490 --> 00:27:14.070
per year for municipal use.
00:27:14.070 --> 00:27:16.170
The majority of recommended
water management strategy
00:27:16.170 --> 00:27:19.430
volumes in 2070 comes from groundwater
00:27:19.430 --> 00:27:22.760
development which accounts for about 43%
00:27:22.760 --> 00:27:23.763
of the total volume.
00:27:25.140 --> 00:27:26.890
The total capital cost
of implementing the
00:27:26.890 --> 00:27:29.440
45 recommended strategy projects
00:27:29.440 --> 00:27:32.603
in the plan is
approximately 220 million.
00:27:34.670 --> 00:27:36.358
The plan met all
identified needs, except
00:27:36.358 --> 00:27:37.191
for approximately 500 acre feet per year
00:27:37.191 --> 00:27:42.191
associated with municipal county order
00:27:42.851 --> 00:27:45.660
on livestock uses in all decades.
00:27:45.660 --> 00:27:48.060
These needs were left
unmet by the planning group
00:27:48.060 --> 00:27:50.960
due to model availability
of groundwater limitations.
00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:53.130
To address unmet municipal water needs,
00:27:53.130 --> 00:27:55.830
the plan states that
users in Val Verde County
00:27:55.830 --> 00:27:58.020
will pursue groundwater development,
00:27:58.020 --> 00:27:59.410
with coordination with the groundwater
00:27:59.410 --> 00:28:01.070
conservation district.
00:28:01.070 --> 00:28:03.197
Val Verde County, the City of Del Rio
00:28:03.197 --> 00:28:05.160
diligence Commissions
is likely to expand its
00:28:05.160 --> 00:28:08.270
service area to
incorporate the communities
00:28:08.270 --> 00:28:10.640
with limited needs by 2070.
00:28:10.640 --> 00:28:12.640
Conservation has been recommended
00:28:12.640 --> 00:28:14.114
for the users and therefore the
00:28:14.114 --> 00:28:16.757
public health safety and welfare is
00:28:16.757 --> 00:28:18.583
anticipated to be protected.
00:28:20.620 --> 00:28:22.083
The next item is region M.
00:28:23.360 --> 00:28:25.670
The Rio Grande water planning area
00:28:25.670 --> 00:28:28.140
includes eight counties split between
00:28:28.140 --> 00:28:30.630
the Rio Grande oasis and Rio Grande
00:28:30.630 --> 00:28:32.573
basins in the South part of the state.
00:28:33.570 --> 00:28:36.386
Region's M population
growth between 2020 and 2070
00:28:36.386 --> 00:28:39.730
is approximately 106%.
00:28:39.730 --> 00:28:41.670
The regions' is population
is expected to grow
00:28:41.670 --> 00:28:43.272
over 4 million people by the end
00:28:43.272 --> 00:28:45.550
of the current planning horizon.
00:28:46.820 --> 00:28:48.590
The region's predicted
water demands and needs
00:28:48.590 --> 00:28:50.117
are actually associated
with irrigation and
00:28:50.117 --> 00:28:51.863
municipal water uses.
00:28:53.030 --> 00:28:54.740
Notably this cycle,
the planning group has
00:28:54.740 --> 00:28:56.137
struggled with a significant increase
00:28:56.137 --> 00:28:58.760
of water needs in the
draft plan compared
00:28:58.760 --> 00:29:00.796
to the last cycle due
to a revision of the site
00:29:00.796 --> 00:29:03.410
future conditions by the
groundwater management
00:29:03.410 --> 00:29:06.570
areas 16, which
resulted in approximately
00:29:06.570 --> 00:29:10.410
a 20% reductions in the
model groundwater availability.
00:29:10.410 --> 00:29:13.490
Prior to adoption of the final plan and
00:29:13.490 --> 00:29:16.290
coordination with the Water
and Development Board,
00:29:16.290 --> 00:29:17.757
the region estimated
groundwater availability
00:29:17.757 --> 00:29:20.853
and portion of the Gulf coast aquifer,
00:29:21.730 --> 00:29:23.530
that was not covered
by the desired future
00:29:23.530 --> 00:29:26.540
conditions in Cameron
and Willacy counties.
00:29:26.540 --> 00:29:27.892
This alleviates water needs and allow
00:29:27.892 --> 00:29:29.420
the region water planning group to
00:29:29.420 --> 00:29:31.870
recommend additional
water management strategies.
00:29:33.390 --> 00:29:35.200
The majority of the
recommended water management
00:29:35.200 --> 00:29:37.257
strategies volumes in 2070 comes from
00:29:37.257 --> 00:29:40.680
municipal conservation,
irrigation conservation,
00:29:40.680 --> 00:29:43.030
and others surface water strategies.
00:29:43.030 --> 00:29:44.361
The total capital cost of implementing
00:29:44.361 --> 00:29:47.310
the 131 recommended strategy projects
00:29:47.310 --> 00:29:50.793
in the plan is
approximately 1.7 billion.
00:29:51.760 --> 00:29:54.050
The plan met most
identified needs, except for
00:29:54.050 --> 00:29:56.280
a significant portion
of irrigation needs,
00:29:56.280 --> 00:29:58.993
in some smaller shares of
manufacturing, mining, and
00:29:58.993 --> 00:30:01.540
some electric power in all decades.
00:30:01.540 --> 00:30:03.680
The needs were left
unmet by the planning
00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:05.447
group due to limited supply and limited
00:30:05.447 --> 00:30:09.190
economic feasible water supply options.
00:30:09.190 --> 00:30:12.780
Most of the identified water needs
00:30:12.780 --> 00:30:15.070
in the region are
associated with irrigation.
00:30:15.070 --> 00:30:16.710
These needs are expected to decrease
00:30:16.710 --> 00:30:18.980
over the planning horizon due to the
00:30:18.980 --> 00:30:20.293
urbanization of farmland.
00:30:21.150 --> 00:30:22.810
The Executive Administrator
recommends approval
00:30:22.810 --> 00:30:24.460
of these items.
00:30:24.460 --> 00:30:25.700
This concludes my presentation
00:30:25.700 --> 00:30:27.800
and I'm available to
answer any questions.
00:30:28.675 --> 00:30:30.940
Okay, now
we will do questions,
00:30:30.940 --> 00:30:34.003
comments on region A, J and M.
00:30:38.510 --> 00:30:41.080
Sorry I
jumped again there
00:30:41.080 --> 00:30:42.460
That was
my fault, but yeah,
00:30:42.460 --> 00:30:44.410
your points on conservation across all
00:30:44.410 --> 00:30:45.863
three regions are well-taken.
00:30:46.770 --> 00:30:48.183
And innovative strategies.
00:30:49.760 --> 00:30:50.847
Thank you.
00:30:52.520 --> 00:30:53.353
All right.
00:30:53.353 --> 00:30:56.920
Is there a motion for all
three of these regions?
00:30:56.920 --> 00:30:57.753
Yes.
00:30:59.210 --> 00:31:01.950
Mr. Chairman, I move we approve the 2021
00:31:01.950 --> 00:31:03.960
regional water plan for region A,
00:31:03.960 --> 00:31:06.780
Region J and region M as recommended
00:31:06.780 --> 00:31:08.423
by our Executive Administrator.
00:31:09.320 --> 00:31:10.920
Is there a second?
00:31:10.920 --> 00:31:12.710
I second.
00:31:12.710 --> 00:31:14.859
All in favor, say aye.
00:31:14.859 --> 00:31:16.060
Aye!
00:31:16.060 --> 00:31:18.343
There we go, okay.
00:31:18.343 --> 00:31:21.095
Motion passes, thanks William.
00:31:21.095 --> 00:31:22.030
Thank you, thank you.
00:31:22.030 --> 00:31:23.430
Next item, please.
00:31:24.570 --> 00:31:26.300
Mr Chairman, the
next item on the agenda
00:31:26.300 --> 00:31:29.860
is approval of the
2021 regional water plan
00:31:29.860 --> 00:31:32.617
for region B, region C and region N.
00:31:32.617 --> 00:31:35.180
And we have Kevin
Smith here today to present
00:31:35.180 --> 00:31:37.490
to the Board on this items.
00:31:37.490 --> 00:31:39.330
Good morning,
Chairman Lake, director Jackson
00:31:39.330 --> 00:31:41.263
director Paup. For the
record, I'm Kevin Smith of
00:31:41.263 --> 00:31:45.110
the Executive Administrator staff
00:31:45.110 --> 00:31:48.400
and I'll be presenting
regions B, C and N.
00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:50.770
These items for your consideration
are requesting approval
00:31:50.770 --> 00:31:53.090
of the 2021 region B, region C and
00:31:53.090 --> 00:31:55.620
region N regional water plans.
00:31:55.620 --> 00:31:57.119
The region B regional
water planning area
00:31:57.119 --> 00:31:59.574
includes 11 counties
split between portions
00:31:59.574 --> 00:32:01.563
of the red Trinity
and Brazos river basin
00:32:01.563 --> 00:32:04.740
in the North central
portion of the state.
00:32:04.740 --> 00:32:06.470
Region B's population growth between
00:32:06.470 --> 00:32:11.320
2020 and 2070 is approximately 11%.
00:32:11.320 --> 00:32:12.591
The regions projected water demands
00:32:12.591 --> 00:32:14.432
and needs are largely associated with
00:32:14.432 --> 00:32:17.150
irrigation water use.
00:32:17.150 --> 00:32:18.900
This planning cycle, the impacts
00:32:18.900 --> 00:32:20.490
of the drought on surface water supplies
00:32:20.490 --> 00:32:23.210
in region B have been significant.
00:32:23.210 --> 00:32:24.900
The amount of surface
water supplies shown
00:32:24.900 --> 00:32:27.772
in the 2021 plan is about 35% lower
00:32:27.772 --> 00:32:31.320
than amount of surface
water shown in the 2016 plan,
00:32:31.320 --> 00:32:35.060
due to extended modeling hydrology
00:32:35.060 --> 00:32:37.680
capturing new drought record conditions.
00:32:37.680 --> 00:32:39.540
The majority of recommended
water management
00:32:39.540 --> 00:32:41.840
strategy volumes in 2070 comes from
00:32:41.840 --> 00:32:44.240
irrigation conservation and new
00:32:44.240 --> 00:32:47.210
major reservoir development.
00:32:47.210 --> 00:32:48.696
The regional water
planning group recommended
00:32:48.696 --> 00:32:50.790
that the largest
portion of its identified
00:32:50.790 --> 00:32:53.490
needs be met through
conservation savings.
00:32:53.490 --> 00:32:56.350
Approximately 49% of
the total water management
00:32:56.350 --> 00:32:59.120
strategies recommended in 2070.
00:32:59.120 --> 00:33:00.602
The total capital cost
of implementing the
00:33:00.602 --> 00:33:02.480
20 recommended strategy projects
00:33:02.480 --> 00:33:05.623
in the plan is
approximately 657 million.
00:33:06.470 --> 00:33:08.360
A notable aspect of
the final plan is that
00:33:08.360 --> 00:33:10.060
region B continues to recommend the
00:33:10.060 --> 00:33:12.120
Lake Ringgold project.
00:33:12.120 --> 00:33:13.760
The city of Wichita Falls has submitted
00:33:13.760 --> 00:33:16.320
a water rights permit to TCQ.
00:33:16.320 --> 00:33:17.721
The project online date is shown
00:33:17.721 --> 00:33:21.000
as 2040 in region B plan.
00:33:21.000 --> 00:33:22.850
The last reservoir built for the
00:33:22.850 --> 00:33:25.630
Wichita Falls system was in 1966,
00:33:25.630 --> 00:33:27.003
that was Lake Arrowhead.
00:33:27.880 --> 00:33:30.180
The plan met all identified needs except
00:33:30.180 --> 00:33:32.660
for irrigation, mining
and steam electric power
00:33:32.660 --> 00:33:34.663
uses in 2020, and irrigation
00:33:34.663 --> 00:33:37.160
and mining uses in 2070.
00:33:37.160 --> 00:33:39.140
These needs were left
unmet by the planning group
00:33:39.140 --> 00:33:43.320
due to limited economically
feasible water supply options.
00:33:43.320 --> 00:33:45.070
And I'll be presenting all three
00:33:45.070 --> 00:33:46.610
but if you have any
questions on region B
00:33:46.610 --> 00:33:48.060
I'd be happy to answer those.
00:33:49.600 --> 00:33:51.420
Just go ahead
and do all three Kevin
00:33:51.420 --> 00:33:53.570
and we'll do questions,
comments at the end.
00:33:53.570 --> 00:33:55.090
Got it.
00:33:55.090 --> 00:33:57.440
Next, the region C
regional water planning area
00:33:57.440 --> 00:33:59.167
includes 16 counties
split between portions
00:33:59.167 --> 00:34:01.690
of the Trinity Red, Brazos, Sulphur and
00:34:01.690 --> 00:34:04.030
Sabine river basins in
the North central portion
00:34:04.030 --> 00:34:05.490
of the state.
00:34:05.490 --> 00:34:07.487
Region C's population
growth between 2020
00:34:07.487 --> 00:34:10.920
and 2070 is approximately 92% and is the
00:34:10.920 --> 00:34:12.740
second largest population growth amongst
00:34:12.740 --> 00:34:15.450
all regions between 2020 and 2070.
00:34:15.450 --> 00:34:17.720
Interestingly, region C includes
00:34:17.720 --> 00:34:19.150
34 major reservoirs.
00:34:19.150 --> 00:34:21.650
About 90% of the water used in region C
00:34:21.650 --> 00:34:23.880
is supplied by surface water.
00:34:23.880 --> 00:34:25.470
The region's projected water demands
00:34:25.470 --> 00:34:26.950
and needs are largely associated with
00:34:26.950 --> 00:34:29.040
municipal water use.
00:34:29.040 --> 00:34:30.840
The majority of recommended
water management
00:34:30.840 --> 00:34:33.180
strategy volumes in 2070 comes from new
00:34:33.180 --> 00:34:34.892
measure reservoirs, indirect reuse
00:34:34.892 --> 00:34:37.580
and other surface water strategies.
00:34:37.580 --> 00:34:40.177
Notably, the region C plan
has the largest percentage
00:34:40.177 --> 00:34:44.120
of 2070 total strategy
supply from indirect reuse
00:34:44.120 --> 00:34:47.566
amongst all regions at 25.6%,
00:34:47.566 --> 00:34:49.730
ndirectly used as the
second largest 2070
00:34:49.730 --> 00:34:52.300
strategy supply for the region.
00:34:52.300 --> 00:34:54.350
The total capital cost
of implementing the
00:34:54.350 --> 00:34:56.630
506 recommended strategy projects
00:34:56.630 --> 00:35:00.460
in the plan is
approximately 29.9 billion.
00:35:00.460 --> 00:35:01.699
This is the largest capital cost
00:35:01.699 --> 00:35:05.220
out of the 16 regional water plants.
00:35:05.220 --> 00:35:06.730
A unique aspect of the plan is
00:35:06.730 --> 00:35:08.350
that all region C counties have needs
00:35:08.350 --> 00:35:10.180
beginning in 2020.
00:35:10.180 --> 00:35:12.280
There are over 150
water user groups that are
00:35:12.280 --> 00:35:15.260
projected to need more
supply in 2020 growing
00:35:15.260 --> 00:35:18.950
to over 280 water use groups by 2070.
00:35:18.950 --> 00:35:20.107
If no new supplies are developed
00:35:20.107 --> 00:35:21.747
the total projected overall storage
00:35:21.747 --> 00:35:25.030
in region C is approximately
69,000 acre feet
00:35:25.030 --> 00:35:27.723
per year by 2020 growing to over,
00:35:27.723 --> 00:35:31.980
1.31 million acre feet per year by 2070.
00:35:31.980 --> 00:35:33.544
The plan met all identified needs
00:35:33.544 --> 00:35:35.940
except for irrigation, mining, municipal
00:35:35.940 --> 00:35:39.080
and steam electric
power uses in all decades.
00:35:39.080 --> 00:35:40.780
The unmet municipal need is due
00:35:40.780 --> 00:35:43.560
to model available
groundwater limitations.
00:35:43.560 --> 00:35:45.350
To address the unmet municipal needs,
00:35:45.350 --> 00:35:47.200
the plan States that
the needs will be met
00:35:47.200 --> 00:35:48.630
by the legal development of new
00:35:48.630 --> 00:35:50.350
ground water supplies in an area where
00:35:50.350 --> 00:35:53.230
no groundwater
conservation district exists.
00:35:53.230 --> 00:35:54.460
Therefore public health safety
00:35:54.460 --> 00:35:56.803
and welfare is
anticipated to be protected.
00:35:57.660 --> 00:35:59.940
And finally, region N.
00:35:59.940 --> 00:36:02.170
The Coastal Bend
regional water planning area
00:36:02.170 --> 00:36:04.600
includes 11 counties put
between portions of the
00:36:04.600 --> 00:36:07.320
Nueces River Basin, Estuary Nueces and
00:36:07.320 --> 00:36:09.907
Nueces Rio Grande coastal river basins
00:36:09.907 --> 00:36:12.940
in the Southeast portion of the state.
00:36:12.940 --> 00:36:15.420
Region N's and population growth
00:36:15.420 --> 00:36:19.990
between 2020 and 2070
is approximately 21%.
00:36:19.990 --> 00:36:21.610
The region's projected water demands are
00:36:21.610 --> 00:36:23.350
largely associated with the municipal
00:36:23.350 --> 00:36:25.510
and manufacturing water uses while
00:36:25.510 --> 00:36:29.100
water needs are mostly in
the manufacturing sector.
00:36:29.100 --> 00:36:31.180
Notably surface water
availability decreased
00:36:31.180 --> 00:36:34.380
in the region N plan as
compared to 2016 plan.
00:36:34.380 --> 00:36:36.560
And that's attributed
primarily to a new drought
00:36:36.560 --> 00:36:38.370
of record in the Nueces basin,
00:36:38.370 --> 00:36:40.860
updated volumetric
surveys showing higher
00:36:40.860 --> 00:36:42.740
sedimentation rates for choke Canyon
00:36:42.740 --> 00:36:45.420
reservoir, and Lake Corpus Christi
00:36:45.420 --> 00:36:48.100
and callbacks of a portion of supplies.
00:36:48.100 --> 00:36:50.010
Likewise, overall most counties showed
00:36:50.010 --> 00:36:51.068
lower groundwater availability
00:36:51.068 --> 00:36:53.560
as compared to the 2021 plan
00:36:53.560 --> 00:36:56.660
due to revised desired
future conditions.
00:36:56.660 --> 00:36:58.390
The majority of recommended
water management
00:36:58.390 --> 00:37:00.370
strategy volumes in 2020 comes
00:37:00.370 --> 00:37:02.580
from seawater desalination.
00:37:02.580 --> 00:37:04.570
The region N plan
included a significant amount
00:37:04.570 --> 00:37:07.081
of seawater desalination, almost 64%
00:37:07.081 --> 00:37:10.460
of total strategy supplies in 2070.
00:37:10.460 --> 00:37:12.350
The plan includes
four additional seawater
00:37:12.350 --> 00:37:14.870
desalination projects
from the previous plan
00:37:14.870 --> 00:37:17.820
for a total of five
recommended projects.
00:37:17.820 --> 00:37:19.217
The total capital cost of implementing
00:37:19.217 --> 00:37:21.510
the 64 recommended strategy projects
00:37:21.510 --> 00:37:24.930
in the plan is
approximately 3.3 billion.
00:37:24.930 --> 00:37:27.160
Another notable project recommended
00:37:27.160 --> 00:37:28.980
by the region is the
city of Corpus Christi
00:37:28.980 --> 00:37:31.360
ASR project which was the result of
00:37:31.360 --> 00:37:33.830
an ASR feasibility
project partially funded
00:37:33.830 --> 00:37:37.040
by a grant from the Texas
Water Development Board.
00:37:37.040 --> 00:37:39.940
And no ASR projects were
recommended in the previous plan.
00:37:40.830 --> 00:37:44.203
There are no unmet
needs in the region N plan.
00:37:45.341 --> 00:37:47.400
The Executive Administrator
recommends approval
00:37:47.400 --> 00:37:48.660
of these three items.
00:37:48.660 --> 00:37:50.720
This concludes my
presentation for these regions
00:37:50.720 --> 00:37:54.053
and I am happy and available
to answer any questions.
00:37:55.517 --> 00:37:57.983
Good deal,
questions, comments?
00:37:59.030 --> 00:38:00.220
Well, I
thought it was great that
00:38:00.220 --> 00:38:03.384
you kind of pointed
out that at least in two
00:38:03.384 --> 00:38:05.387
of the regions the drought of record was
00:38:05.387 --> 00:38:08.610
considered and a new drought of record
00:38:08.610 --> 00:38:12.060
for these regional water plans were part
00:38:12.060 --> 00:38:17.060
of the development of the
strategies moving forward.
00:38:17.130 --> 00:38:20.740
Good to see that indirect
reuse, particularly for
00:38:20.740 --> 00:38:22.950
region C which has the second largest
00:38:22.950 --> 00:38:25.500
population growth in the state is
00:38:25.500 --> 00:38:27.860
a big part of their strategy.
00:38:27.860 --> 00:38:32.620
And then of course, in region N
00:38:34.060 --> 00:38:37.840
the seawater desal
strategy moving forward,
00:38:37.840 --> 00:38:39.430
and I loved it how you pointed out
00:38:39.430 --> 00:38:42.610
that they did the ASR
kind of an outgrowth maybe
00:38:42.610 --> 00:38:44.827
of the investment that the state made
00:38:44.827 --> 00:38:46.990
in a study a number of years ago,
00:38:46.990 --> 00:38:50.640
and that previously
that wasn't part of the
00:38:50.640 --> 00:38:52.050
regional plan but now it is.
00:38:52.050 --> 00:38:54.390
So again, I think an example
00:38:54.390 --> 00:38:57.000
of a great use of funds and investment
00:38:57.000 --> 00:39:01.275
by the state to help
communities to kind of think
00:39:01.275 --> 00:39:03.249
of different strategies
as they move forward.
00:39:03.249 --> 00:39:08.249
And as the data and the
information changes again
00:39:08.590 --> 00:39:11.580
kind of an adaptive process,
working collaboratively
00:39:11.580 --> 00:39:14.530
to come up with the best
strategies moving forward
00:39:14.530 --> 00:39:16.500
to meet their needs.
00:39:16.500 --> 00:39:18.240
So thanks for the work on this
00:39:18.240 --> 00:39:22.273
and three very exciting regional
water plans moving forward.
00:39:24.400 --> 00:39:26.760
Kevin. Great, great job.
00:39:26.760 --> 00:39:28.630
I know it appears that region C's
00:39:28.630 --> 00:39:31.060
capital costs are very high, but
00:39:31.060 --> 00:39:34.650
if you think about the
tremendous population growth
00:39:34.650 --> 00:39:37.490
in the Collin County area, and the fact
00:39:37.490 --> 00:39:40.180
that we will probably
have every fortune 500
00:39:40.180 --> 00:39:44.020
company soon headquartered in that area
00:39:44.020 --> 00:39:47.250
we better have a roadmap
to provide that water.
00:39:47.250 --> 00:39:50.720
So I think region C is
spot on and, you know
00:39:50.720 --> 00:39:52.890
region N gets a lot of attention for
00:39:52.890 --> 00:39:55.530
all the desal and kudos to the community
00:39:55.530 --> 00:39:57.400
for really getting behind that.
00:39:57.400 --> 00:40:00.600
But they've also got
significant groundwater
00:40:00.600 --> 00:40:02.230
desal and an ASR there.
00:40:02.230 --> 00:40:04.243
So it's a great package.
00:40:07.510 --> 00:40:09.663
Well, is there a motion?
00:40:09.663 --> 00:40:11.840
Chairman, I
move we approve the 20 21
00:40:11.840 --> 00:40:14.770
regional water plan
for region B, region C
00:40:14.770 --> 00:40:19.220
and region N as recommended
by our Executive Administrator.
00:40:19.220 --> 00:40:20.821
Is there a second?
00:40:20.821 --> 00:40:22.048
[Brooke[ I second.
00:40:22.048 --> 00:40:23.556
- [Peter] All in
favor, say aye.
00:40:23.556 --> 00:40:25.120
Aye!
00:40:25.120 --> 00:40:26.730
Motion passes.
00:40:26.730 --> 00:40:28.020
Thank you, Kevin, well done.
00:40:28.020 --> 00:40:29.213
Next item please.
00:40:30.130 --> 00:40:31.350
Mr. Chairman,
the next item
00:40:31.350 --> 00:40:33.790
is approval of the 2021 regional
00:40:33.790 --> 00:40:38.515
water plan for region
E, region F, and region L.
00:40:38.515 --> 00:40:39.822
And Elizabeth McCoy
00:40:39.822 --> 00:40:41.500
is here to present to the Board
00:40:41.500 --> 00:40:42.793
on this item today.
00:40:44.900 --> 00:40:46.900
Good morning,
chairman Lake, director Jackson
00:40:46.900 --> 00:40:47.733
and director Paup.
00:40:47.733 --> 00:40:50.070
For the record I'm
Elizabeth McCoy of the
00:40:50.070 --> 00:40:51.790
Executive Administrators staff
00:40:51.790 --> 00:40:55.120
and I'll be presenting
on regions E, F and L.
00:40:55.120 --> 00:40:56.930
These items for your consideration are
00:40:56.930 --> 00:41:00.250
requesting approval
of the 2021 region E,
00:41:00.250 --> 00:41:02.513
region F, and region
L regional water plan.
00:41:03.540 --> 00:41:05.940
The far West Texas
regional water planning area
00:41:05.940 --> 00:41:08.350
includes seven
counties and lies entirely
00:41:08.350 --> 00:41:10.379
within the Rio Grande
river basin in the Western
00:41:10.379 --> 00:41:12.470
portion of the state.
00:41:12.470 --> 00:41:14.030
Region E's use population growth
00:41:14.030 --> 00:41:19.030
between 2020 and 2070
is approximately 63%.
00:41:19.160 --> 00:41:20.980
A notable aspect of the region
00:41:20.980 --> 00:41:22.690
is that the planning area contains
00:41:22.690 --> 00:41:24.610
a significant portion of colonias
00:41:24.610 --> 00:41:26.220
in the state of Texas.
00:41:26.220 --> 00:41:29.510
Approximately 312
subdivisions in the region
00:41:29.510 --> 00:41:32.300
are recognized as colonias.
00:41:32.300 --> 00:41:35.160
The region E plan encourages
state and federal agencies
00:41:35.160 --> 00:41:37.500
to continue financial
programs that bring
00:41:37.500 --> 00:41:40.910
water supply and bring
water services to colonias.
00:41:40.910 --> 00:41:42.337
The regions projected water demands
00:41:42.337 --> 00:41:44.830
and needs are largely
associated with irrigation
00:41:44.830 --> 00:41:47.300
and municipal water uses.
00:41:47.300 --> 00:41:49.410
Water used for
irrigated agriculture in the
00:41:49.410 --> 00:41:53.620
region accounts for roughly
60% of the region's demands.
00:41:53.620 --> 00:41:56.010
Except for control
flows in the Rio Grande,
00:41:56.010 --> 00:41:58.060
very little surface water is considered
00:41:58.060 --> 00:42:00.540
a reliable source of
supply in far West Texas,
00:42:00.540 --> 00:42:03.170
especially in drought
of record conditions.
00:42:03.170 --> 00:42:05.929
Over 80% of the 2070 existing supplies
00:42:05.929 --> 00:42:08.283
in the region are from
groundwater sources.
00:42:09.220 --> 00:42:10.803
The majority of recommended
water management
00:42:10.803 --> 00:42:13.840
strategies volumes in 2070 comes from
00:42:13.840 --> 00:42:16.200
conservation and groundwater sources.
00:42:16.200 --> 00:42:18.710
Approximately half of
the 2070 recommended
00:42:18.710 --> 00:42:21.141
strategy volumes are related
to groundwater development
00:42:21.141 --> 00:42:24.560
and ground water
desalination strategies.
00:42:24.560 --> 00:42:27.240
The total capital cost
of implementing the 39
00:42:27.240 --> 00:42:29.830
recommended strategy
projects in the plan,
00:42:29.830 --> 00:42:31.993
is approximately $1.5 billion.
00:42:33.030 --> 00:42:34.950
The plan met all identified needs
00:42:34.950 --> 00:42:38.260
except for irrigation and
mining uses in all decades.
00:42:38.260 --> 00:42:40.400
These needs were left
unmet by the planning groups
00:42:40.400 --> 00:42:43.913
due to limited economically
feasible water supply options.
00:42:45.410 --> 00:42:47.640
The next region is region F.
00:42:47.640 --> 00:42:50.170
The region F regional
water planning area
00:42:50.170 --> 00:42:52.300
includes 32 counties split between
00:42:52.300 --> 00:42:54.340
portions of the Colorado river
00:42:54.340 --> 00:42:56.190
and Rio Grande river basins in the
00:42:56.190 --> 00:42:58.600
West central portion of the state,
00:42:58.600 --> 00:43:00.857
Region F's population
growth between 2020
00:43:00.857 --> 00:43:05.360
and 2070 is approximately 45%.
00:43:05.360 --> 00:43:07.190
The regions' projected water demands
00:43:07.190 --> 00:43:08.820
and needs are largely associated
00:43:08.820 --> 00:43:11.740
with irrigation and
municipal water uses.
00:43:11.740 --> 00:43:13.977
Region F's mining demands
doubled those projected
00:43:13.977 --> 00:43:17.010
in the previous plan
due to continued interest
00:43:17.010 --> 00:43:19.950
in oil and gas development
in the Permian basin.
00:43:19.950 --> 00:43:22.010
Mining demands still
account for a relatively
00:43:22.010 --> 00:43:24.173
small portion of demands in the region.
00:43:25.170 --> 00:43:27.180
The majority of recommended
water management
00:43:27.180 --> 00:43:29.740
strategy volumes in 2070 comes from
00:43:29.740 --> 00:43:31.690
irrigation conservation and groundwater
00:43:31.690 --> 00:43:33.570
development strategies.
00:43:33.570 --> 00:43:35.680
A unique strategy in the region F plan
00:43:35.680 --> 00:43:38.180
is the subordination strategy.
00:43:38.180 --> 00:43:39.841
Region F is the only
region that includes this
00:43:39.841 --> 00:43:43.830
strategy and it's been
recommended in the last three plans.
00:43:43.830 --> 00:43:45.419
This strategy changes key assumptions
00:43:45.419 --> 00:43:47.600
in the water availability model,
00:43:47.600 --> 00:43:50.000
so that downstream water
rights do not constantly
00:43:50.000 --> 00:43:52.610
make priority calls
on upstream municipal
00:43:52.610 --> 00:43:54.660
rights in the region.
00:43:54.660 --> 00:43:56.710
This is consistent
with historical operation
00:43:56.710 --> 00:44:00.540
of the basin, and includes
coordination with region K.
00:44:00.540 --> 00:44:03.240
Region K's cutoff
water availability model
00:44:03.240 --> 00:44:05.080
includes modified priority dates for
00:44:05.080 --> 00:44:07.413
water rights above lakes, IV and Brazos.
00:44:08.760 --> 00:44:11.590
The total capital cost
of implementing the 111
00:44:11.590 --> 00:44:14.150
recommended strategy
projects in the plan
00:44:14.150 --> 00:44:16.173
is approximately $1.6 billion.
00:44:17.084 --> 00:44:19.700
Due to limited water supplies available
00:44:19.700 --> 00:44:21.570
in the region during drought of record,
00:44:21.570 --> 00:44:23.650
unmet needs are
anticipated for all water
00:44:23.650 --> 00:44:26.610
use categories over
the planning horizon.
00:44:26.610 --> 00:44:28.800
These needs were left
unmet by the planning group
00:44:28.800 --> 00:44:30.972
due to model available
groundwater limitations
00:44:30.972 --> 00:44:34.844
and limited economically
feasible water supply options.
00:44:34.844 --> 00:44:37.065
To address the unmet municipal needs,
00:44:37.065 --> 00:44:39.520
the plan states that
users are planning to
00:44:39.520 --> 00:44:41.871
pursue allowable
development of groundwater
00:44:41.871 --> 00:44:45.398
above the modeled
available groundwater volume
00:44:45.398 --> 00:44:47.820
by coordinating with
groundwater conservation
00:44:47.820 --> 00:44:49.598
districts where applicable.
00:44:49.598 --> 00:44:52.110
Therefore public health
safety and welfare,
00:44:52.110 --> 00:44:54.250
is anticipated to be protected.
00:44:54.250 --> 00:44:57.173
Conservation has also been
recommended for these users.
00:44:58.330 --> 00:44:59.643
And then finally region L.
00:45:00.690 --> 00:45:03.420
The South central Texas
regional water planning
00:45:03.420 --> 00:45:07.067
area includes all or
parts of 21 counties,
00:45:07.067 --> 00:45:11.820
put between portions of the
Rio Grande, Nuece, San Antonio
00:45:11.820 --> 00:45:15.460
Guadalupe, Lavaca and
Colorado river basins,
00:45:15.460 --> 00:45:18.129
in the South central
portion of the state.
00:45:18.129 --> 00:45:20.590
A notable aspect of region L is that
00:45:20.590 --> 00:45:22.520
at the beginning of the planning cycle,
00:45:22.520 --> 00:45:24.910
the region reviewed current practices,
00:45:24.910 --> 00:45:27.260
considered public and agency comments,
00:45:27.260 --> 00:45:30.020
and developed 11
guiding principles to serve
00:45:30.020 --> 00:45:33.290
as a touchstone to reference
when making decisions.
00:45:33.290 --> 00:45:35.270
The guiding principles seek to reconcile
00:45:35.270 --> 00:45:36.456
competing interests with the onset
00:45:36.456 --> 00:45:39.130
of the planning process,
develop a shared
00:45:39.130 --> 00:45:40.727
understanding of the
approach to regional
00:45:40.727 --> 00:45:42.871
water planning, and encourage consensus
00:45:42.871 --> 00:45:44.470
based decision making throughout
00:45:44.470 --> 00:45:45.543
the planning cycle.
00:45:46.700 --> 00:45:48.877
Region L population growth between 2020
00:45:48.877 --> 00:45:52.730
and 2070 is approximately 73%.
00:45:52.730 --> 00:45:55.320
Most of the regions'
population growth is expected
00:45:55.320 --> 00:45:58.451
to occur along the
interstate 35 corridor in
00:45:58.451 --> 00:46:02.400
Bexar, Comal Guadalupe
and Hays counties.
00:46:02.400 --> 00:46:05.660
By 2070, 84% of the region's population
00:46:05.660 --> 00:46:07.890
will reside in these counties.
00:46:07.890 --> 00:46:09.530
The regions projected water demands
00:46:09.530 --> 00:46:11.610
and needs are largely associated
00:46:11.610 --> 00:46:14.690
with municipal and
irrigation water uses.
00:46:14.690 --> 00:46:16.660
The majority of recommended
water management
00:46:16.660 --> 00:46:19.390
strategy volumes in 2070 comes from
00:46:19.390 --> 00:46:22.650
conservation and groundwater
development strategies.
00:46:22.650 --> 00:46:25.940
Municipal water conservation
accounts for over 20%
00:46:25.940 --> 00:46:29.210
of the region strategy
supply volume in 2070.
00:46:29.210 --> 00:46:33.240
And it's expected to
provide a total of 167,000,
00:46:33.240 --> 00:46:36.320
acre feet of supply to over 100 water
00:46:36.320 --> 00:46:38.363
user groups in the region.
00:46:38.363 --> 00:46:41.258
The total capital cost
of implementing the 57
00:46:41.258 --> 00:46:44.200
recommended strategy
projects in the plan,
00:46:44.200 --> 00:46:45.623
is approximately $4 billion.
00:46:47.090 --> 00:46:48.930
The plan met all identified needs
00:46:48.930 --> 00:46:52.280
except for irrigation,
manufacturing, mining
00:46:52.280 --> 00:46:54.930
and steam electric power uses in 2020,
00:46:54.930 --> 00:46:58.270
and irrigation and mining uses in 2070..
00:46:58.270 --> 00:47:00.300
These needs were left
unmet by the planning group
00:47:00.300 --> 00:47:02.180
due to limited economically feasible
00:47:02.180 --> 00:47:03.403
water supply options.
00:47:04.410 --> 00:47:06.050
The Executive Administrator recommends
00:47:06.050 --> 00:47:08.020
approval of these three items.
00:47:08.020 --> 00:47:10.010
This concludes my
presentation for these regions
00:47:10.010 --> 00:47:12.110
and I'm available to
answer any questions.
00:47:14.509 --> 00:47:16.611
- [Peter] Questions, comments?
00:47:16.611 --> 00:47:17.500
Well,
it is great to hear
00:47:17.500 --> 00:47:22.500
about the brackets DSL
strategy for region E.
00:47:23.760 --> 00:47:26.370
Also, I love the way that you kind of
00:47:26.370 --> 00:47:29.726
explained the strategy development
00:47:29.726 --> 00:47:32.320
particularly some of the
things that we're doing
00:47:32.320 --> 00:47:35.540
in region F with the
subordination strategy
00:47:35.540 --> 00:47:39.354
and how that coordinated
with other regions in the state.
00:47:39.354 --> 00:47:42.850
And then, you know, really
kudos, I think to region L
00:47:42.850 --> 00:47:44.970
for coming up with those
11 guiding principles.
00:47:44.970 --> 00:47:46.870
So certainly a part of the state that
00:47:49.770 --> 00:47:52.750
has real challenges
with water in terms of
00:47:52.750 --> 00:47:55.410
availability of water
period, rainfall or
00:47:55.410 --> 00:47:58.220
groundwater or whatever
but they've come together
00:48:00.215 --> 00:48:01.210
and put forth, looked at the data
00:48:01.210 --> 00:48:02.490
put forth the strategies that come
00:48:02.490 --> 00:48:06.700
to the growth and put
together good regional plans.
00:48:06.700 --> 00:48:08.470
So that marching forward I think we know
00:48:08.470 --> 00:48:11.970
it's not one big answer,
It's a lot of little answers.
00:48:11.970 --> 00:48:14.613
They'll be great to follow
the progress in these areas
00:48:14.613 --> 00:48:17.530
in terms of the projects
that come out of these plans.
00:48:17.530 --> 00:48:19.083
So thanks for the work on this.
00:48:21.360 --> 00:48:24.220
I'd like to
commend Suzanne Scott
00:48:24.220 --> 00:48:26.490
for those guidance principles.
00:48:26.490 --> 00:48:29.350
She's done an amazing job with region L
00:48:29.350 --> 00:48:30.723
and she will be missed.
00:48:32.590 --> 00:48:34.260
Indeed.
00:48:34.260 --> 00:48:35.780
Is there a motion?
00:48:35.780 --> 00:48:38.360
Mr. Chairman, I
move we approve the 2021
00:48:38.360 --> 00:48:41.060
regional water plan
for region E, region F
00:48:41.060 --> 00:48:42.870
and region L as recommended by
00:48:42.870 --> 00:48:45.115
our Executive Administrator.
00:48:45.115 --> 00:48:46.659
Is there a second?
00:48:46.659 --> 00:48:47.919
I second'
00:48:47.919 --> 00:48:49.178
All in favor, say aye
00:48:49.178 --> 00:48:50.790
Aye!
00:48:50.790 --> 00:48:53.355
Motion passes,
thank you Elizabeth.
00:48:53.355 --> 00:48:54.188
Thank you.
00:48:54.188 --> 00:48:55.223
Next item please.
00:48:56.160 --> 00:48:57.660
Mr. Chairman,
the next item on the
00:48:57.660 --> 00:49:01.720
agenda is approval of the
2021 regional water plan
00:49:01.720 --> 00:49:05.000
for region G, region O and region P.
00:49:05.000 --> 00:49:07.220
And Jean Devlin is here to present
00:49:07.220 --> 00:49:08.820
to the Board on this item today.
00:49:10.270 --> 00:49:12.250
Good morning Chairman
Lake, director Jackson
00:49:12.250 --> 00:49:13.530
and director Paup.
00:49:13.530 --> 00:49:15.810
For the record I'm Jean Devlin of the
00:49:15.810 --> 00:49:17.860
Executive Administrators staff
00:49:17.860 --> 00:49:21.143
and I'll be presenting
on regions, G, O and P.
00:49:22.190 --> 00:49:24.040
These items for your consideration are
00:49:24.040 --> 00:49:26.460
requesting the approval of the 2021
00:49:26.460 --> 00:49:31.230
region G, region O and
region P regional water plans.
00:49:31.230 --> 00:49:33.600
The breadth of G regional
water planning area
00:49:33.600 --> 00:49:37.710
includes 37 counties
in the Brazos river basin
00:49:37.710 --> 00:49:41.000
in the North and central
portions of the state.
00:49:41.000 --> 00:49:43.460
An interesting thing to
note about region G is that
00:49:43.460 --> 00:49:46.220
it is the largest regional
water planning area,
00:49:46.220 --> 00:49:47.890
with the largest number of counties
00:49:47.890 --> 00:49:49.960
and the greatest number
of water user groups
00:49:49.960 --> 00:49:52.650
over 400 to plan for.
00:49:52.650 --> 00:49:54.290
Region G's is population growth
00:49:54.290 --> 00:49:58.500
between 2020 and 2070
is approximately 84%.
00:49:58.500 --> 00:50:00.213
The regions' projected water demands
00:50:00.213 --> 00:50:02.140
and needs are largely associated
00:50:02.140 --> 00:50:04.100
with municipal water uses.
00:50:04.100 --> 00:50:06.700
Region G was one of
two regions this cycle to
00:50:06.700 --> 00:50:10.370
utilize the modeled available
groundwater peak factor.
00:50:10.370 --> 00:50:12.028
This was an optional
tool for planning groups
00:50:12.028 --> 00:50:14.800
to use to better reflect how groundwater
00:50:14.800 --> 00:50:16.580
conservation districts anticipate
00:50:16.580 --> 00:50:19.870
managing groundwater
sources under drought conditions.
00:50:19.870 --> 00:50:22.300
This was the first cycle
that the peak factor
00:50:22.300 --> 00:50:24.640
was an option for planning groups.
00:50:24.640 --> 00:50:27.050
In region G, the peak
factor was approved.
00:50:27.050 --> 00:50:29.970
and only applied to
the Chris Wilcox aquifer
00:50:29.970 --> 00:50:31.390
in Brazos County.
00:50:31.390 --> 00:50:34.496
An increased available
groundwater by this
00:50:34.496 --> 00:50:37.148
aquifer source for approximately
00:50:37.148 --> 00:50:41.380
8,500 acre feet per year.
00:50:41.380 --> 00:50:43.170
The majority of the recommended water
00:50:43.170 --> 00:50:45.398
management strategy volumes in 2070
00:50:45.398 --> 00:50:47.930
comes from municipal conservation
00:50:47.930 --> 00:50:49.830
and other surface water.
00:50:49.830 --> 00:50:52.030
Region G also has recommended seven
00:50:52.030 --> 00:50:54.340
new major reservoir projects including
00:50:54.340 --> 00:50:56.650
Cedar Ridge and Turkey peak which are
00:50:56.650 --> 00:50:58.300
two projects that have been funded
00:50:58.300 --> 00:51:00.120
by the water development Board.
00:51:00.120 --> 00:51:02.910
Turkey peak reservoir
will also benefit Region C
00:51:02.910 --> 00:51:04.890
in addition to region G.
00:51:04.890 --> 00:51:06.634
The total capital cost of implementing
00:51:06.634 --> 00:51:10.610
the 221 recommended strategy projects
00:51:10.610 --> 00:51:13.960
in this plan is
approximately 9.1 billion.
00:51:13.960 --> 00:51:16.310
The plan met all identified needs
00:51:16.310 --> 00:51:20.280
except for irrigation
manufacturing, mining, municipal
00:51:20.280 --> 00:51:24.224
and steam electric power
uses in 2020 and 2070.
00:51:24.224 --> 00:51:27.650
Unmet needs are
associated with irrigation,
00:51:27.650 --> 00:51:30.580
mining and steam electric power uses.
00:51:30.580 --> 00:51:32.110
These needs were left unmet by the
00:51:32.110 --> 00:51:34.300
planning group due
to limited economically
00:51:34.300 --> 00:51:36.223
feasible water supply options.
00:51:37.510 --> 00:51:39.453
My next item is region O.
00:51:40.410 --> 00:51:42.970
The Llano Estacado
regional water planning area
00:51:42.970 --> 00:51:45.280
includes 21 counties split between
00:51:45.280 --> 00:51:48.780
portions of the Canadian Red Brozas
00:51:48.780 --> 00:51:51.050
and Colorado river
basins in the Southern
00:51:51.050 --> 00:51:52.810
high Plains of the state.
00:51:52.810 --> 00:51:55.357
Region O's population
growth between 2020
00:51:55.357 --> 00:51:58.970
and 2070 is approximately 48%.
00:51:58.970 --> 00:52:00.750
The regions' projected water demands
00:52:00.750 --> 00:52:02.550
and needs are largely associated with
00:52:02.550 --> 00:52:04.650
irrigation water uses.
00:52:04.650 --> 00:52:06.720
For this planning cycle,
the Water Development
00:52:06.720 --> 00:52:08.640
Board developed a new methodology
00:52:08.640 --> 00:52:10.840
for developing irrigation
demand projections
00:52:10.840 --> 00:52:12.860
for certain areas of the state.
00:52:12.860 --> 00:52:14.700
This methodology was developed based
00:52:14.700 --> 00:52:16.600
on an outside consultant review of
00:52:16.600 --> 00:52:19.490
previous methodologies,
staff development
00:52:19.490 --> 00:52:21.960
of new methodologies
followed by extensive
00:52:21.960 --> 00:52:25.340
stakeholder input and coordination
00:52:25.340 --> 00:52:27.480
including meetings between
the Water Development
00:52:27.480 --> 00:52:30.660
Board staff and region
O irrigation committee.
00:52:30.660 --> 00:52:32.900
The most significant
change was for counties
00:52:32.900 --> 00:52:34.840
in which total groundwater availability
00:52:34.840 --> 00:52:37.360
was less than the groundwater portion
00:52:37.360 --> 00:52:39.750
of baseline demand projections.
00:52:39.750 --> 00:52:42.090
The demand projections
were constrained to
00:52:42.090 --> 00:52:44.220
proportionally reflect the anticipated
00:52:44.220 --> 00:52:46.690
decline in groundwater availability,
00:52:46.690 --> 00:52:49.910
but with a built-in lag
in demand for water to
00:52:49.910 --> 00:52:52.470
reflect persistent residual demands
00:52:52.470 --> 00:52:53.920
that exceed the supply throughout
00:52:53.920 --> 00:52:55.660
the planning horizon.
00:52:55.660 --> 00:52:58.340
This new constraint
approach is considered a
00:52:58.340 --> 00:53:00.406
reasonable approach
to reflect anticipated
00:53:00.406 --> 00:53:04.140
managed depletion
of the aquifer over time,
00:53:04.140 --> 00:53:06.240
while also acknowledging that demands
00:53:06.240 --> 00:53:08.730
for agricultural water
would continue to remain
00:53:08.730 --> 00:53:10.963
above the declining groundwater supply,
00:53:12.428 --> 00:53:13.261
thereby showing the incentive to
00:53:13.261 --> 00:53:15.380
implement conservation strategies.
00:53:15.380 --> 00:53:17.231
Because of this new approach region O's
00:53:17.231 --> 00:53:20.900
irrigation demands in
2070 are approximately
00:53:20.900 --> 00:53:24.240
700,000 acre feet lower
than in the last plan.
00:53:24.240 --> 00:53:26.090
This in turn reduced the volume
00:53:26.090 --> 00:53:27.883
of the unmet needs in region O.
00:53:28.720 --> 00:53:31.020
The majority of recommended water
00:53:31.020 --> 00:53:33.470
management strategy volumes in 2070
00:53:33.470 --> 00:53:36.010
comes from irrigation conservation.
00:53:36.010 --> 00:53:40.990
This accounts for 63% of
the 2070 strategy volume.
00:53:40.990 --> 00:53:43.610
In 2020, irrigation
conservation accounts
00:53:43.610 --> 00:53:45.520
for approximately 79%
00:53:45.520 --> 00:53:48.260
of the regions' total strategy volume.
00:53:48.260 --> 00:53:50.450
The total capital cost of implementing
00:53:50.450 --> 00:53:52.760
the 26 recommended strategy projects
00:53:52.760 --> 00:53:56.800
in this plan is
approximately 808 million.
00:53:56.800 --> 00:53:58.850
Region O has recommended one new major
00:53:58.850 --> 00:54:01.714
reservoir project the
Lake 7, otherwise known
00:54:01.714 --> 00:54:05.250
as a Jim Bertram Lake reservoir system.
00:54:05.250 --> 00:54:08.400
The plan met all at all
identified needs except
00:54:08.400 --> 00:54:13.010
for irrigation and livestock
uses in all decades.
00:54:13.010 --> 00:54:15.090
These needs were left
unmet by the planning group
00:54:15.090 --> 00:54:16.500
due to limited economically
00:54:16.500 --> 00:54:18.727
feasible water supply options.
00:54:18.727 --> 00:54:21.100
My final item is region P.
00:54:21.100 --> 00:54:22.830
The Lavaca regional water planning
00:54:22.830 --> 00:54:25.981
area includes 2.5 counties
split between portions
00:54:25.981 --> 00:54:28.217
of the Lavaca river
basin and the Southeast
00:54:28.217 --> 00:54:30.150
portion of the state.
00:54:30.150 --> 00:54:32.410
Region P is the smallest regional water
00:54:32.410 --> 00:54:34.270
planning area in the state.
00:54:34.270 --> 00:54:37.147
Region P's population
growth between 2020
00:54:37.147 --> 00:54:40.420
and 2070 is approximately 10%.
00:54:40.420 --> 00:54:42.930
The regions projected
water demand and needs
00:54:42.930 --> 00:54:46.738
are largely associated
with irrigation water uses.
00:54:46.738 --> 00:54:50.290
Notably in the region,
irrigated agriculture
00:54:50.290 --> 00:54:53.010
constitutes over 93% of the total
00:54:53.010 --> 00:54:54.700
water use in the region.
00:54:54.700 --> 00:54:56.530
Groundwater availability is provided
00:54:56.530 --> 00:54:57.865
nearly exclusively by the Gulf coast
00:54:57.865 --> 00:55:00.180
aquifer in this region.
00:55:00.180 --> 00:55:01.910
The majority of the recommended water
00:55:01.910 --> 00:55:03.596
management strategy volumes assigned to
00:55:03.596 --> 00:55:07.050
region P's water user groups in 2070,
00:55:07.050 --> 00:55:11.170
almost 88% comes from
irrigation conservation.
00:55:11.170 --> 00:55:14.220
The total capital cost
for implementing the 12
00:55:14.220 --> 00:55:16.300
recommended strategy
projects in this plan
00:55:16.300 --> 00:55:19.490
is approximately 423 million.
00:55:19.490 --> 00:55:22.130
Region P has one new major reservoir
00:55:22.130 --> 00:55:24.230
project recommended in this region,
00:55:24.230 --> 00:55:26.593
the Lavaca river off-channel reservoir.
00:55:27.610 --> 00:55:29.514
The Executive Administrator
recommends approval
00:55:29.514 --> 00:55:31.220
of these three items.
00:55:31.220 --> 00:55:33.550
This concludes my
presentation for these regions
00:55:33.550 --> 00:55:36.100
and I'm happy to answer
any questions you may have.
00:55:37.680 --> 00:55:39.670
Questions or comments?
00:55:39.670 --> 00:55:40.757
Well, it's great
to hear from someone
00:55:40.757 --> 00:55:43.070
who is managing, I guess the regional
00:55:43.070 --> 00:55:45.260
water plan for the largest and then
00:55:45.260 --> 00:55:47.033
also for the smallest region.
00:55:48.660 --> 00:55:50.770
Good to hear about the utilization
00:55:50.770 --> 00:55:54.570
of the peak factor for the
model available groundwater.
00:55:54.570 --> 00:55:57.890
Also, you know, one of the other regions
00:55:57.890 --> 00:55:59.760
utilize the work that was done
00:55:59.760 --> 00:56:03.959
through the work on
irrigation projections,
00:56:03.959 --> 00:56:08.959
and so kind of took that
work and put it into action.
00:56:09.040 --> 00:56:12.460
And then, you know, it sounded like,
00:56:12.460 --> 00:56:17.455
you know a lot of what you
reported on was the need,
00:56:17.455 --> 00:56:20.610
I guess particularly for
the agricultural community
00:56:20.610 --> 00:56:23.190
to move forward with conservation.
00:56:23.190 --> 00:56:25.570
And so great that the
Board has an agricultural
00:56:25.570 --> 00:56:28.230
water conservation grant program.
00:56:28.230 --> 00:56:31.850
And we've been
continuing to encourage that.
00:56:31.850 --> 00:56:35.169
And I think these three plans
00:56:35.169 --> 00:56:37.603
totally demonstrate the need.
00:56:38.505 --> 00:56:41.420
And I think the resources of the folks
00:56:41.420 --> 00:56:43.590
in those particular areas now
00:56:43.590 --> 00:56:44.940
and in the future to be able to put some
00:56:44.940 --> 00:56:46.180
of those strategies in place.
00:56:46.180 --> 00:56:48.293
So thank you for presenting on these.
00:56:52.430 --> 00:56:53.830
Is there a motion?
00:56:55.090 --> 00:56:57.270
Chairman I
move we approve the 2021
00:56:57.270 --> 00:56:59.410
regional water plan
for region G, region O
00:56:59.410 --> 00:57:01.468
and region P as recommended by
00:57:01.468 --> 00:57:03.243
our Executive Administrator.
00:57:04.120 --> 00:57:06.163
Is there a second?
00:57:06.163 --> 00:57:07.440
[Brooke[ I second.
00:57:07.440 --> 00:57:08.971
All in favor, say aye.
00:57:08.971 --> 00:57:10.720
Aye!
00:57:10.720 --> 00:57:12.670
Motion passes, thanks Jean.
00:57:12.670 --> 00:57:13.503
Thank you.
00:57:13.503 --> 00:57:16.003
Well done,
next item please.
00:57:16.900 --> 00:57:18.790
Mr. Chairman,
the next item on the agenda
00:57:18.790 --> 00:57:21.690
is approval of the
2021 regional water plan
00:57:21.690 --> 00:57:24.660
for region H, region I and region K.
00:57:24.660 --> 00:57:27.440
And Lann Bookout is
here today to present
00:57:27.440 --> 00:57:28.840
to the Board on these items.
00:57:30.020 --> 00:57:31.330
Good morning Chairman Lake,
00:57:31.330 --> 00:57:33.752
director Jackson and director Paup.
00:57:33.752 --> 00:57:35.230
For the record on Lann Bookout
00:57:35.230 --> 00:57:37.590
of the Executive Administrator staff.
00:57:37.590 --> 00:57:41.360
And I'm presenting
for regions, H I and K.
00:57:41.360 --> 00:57:42.950
And these items for your consideration
00:57:42.950 --> 00:57:46.220
are requesting approval of those 2021
00:57:46.220 --> 00:57:50.193
region H, I and K regional water plans.
00:57:51.060 --> 00:57:53.580
The region H regional
water planning area
00:57:53.580 --> 00:57:55.920
includes all or part of 15 counties that
00:57:55.920 --> 00:57:58.140
are split between the
San Jacinto river basin
00:57:58.140 --> 00:57:59.992
and portions of the Brazos and Trinity
00:57:59.992 --> 00:58:04.240
river basins in the
Southeast portion of the state.
00:58:04.240 --> 00:58:06.120
Region H population growth between
00:58:06.120 --> 00:58:10.100
2020 and 2070 is approximately 60%.
00:58:10.100 --> 00:58:11.587
And the regions projected water demands
00:58:11.587 --> 00:58:13.530
and needs are largely associated
00:58:13.530 --> 00:58:15.883
with the municipal water use.
00:58:16.810 --> 00:58:18.770
Approximately three
quarters of the regions'
00:58:18.770 --> 00:58:20.943
existing supply is surface water.
00:58:21.890 --> 00:58:24.610
The region's groundwater
availability is limited
00:58:24.610 --> 00:58:26.960
due to regulatory actions
to reduce groundwater
00:58:26.960 --> 00:58:30.330
pumping in live
subsidence counties of Paris,
00:58:30.330 --> 00:58:31.763
Galveston and Fort bend.
00:58:32.710 --> 00:58:34.950
Region H is the second region to utilize
00:58:34.950 --> 00:58:36.370
a model available groundwater
00:58:36.370 --> 00:58:38.330
peak factor this cycle.
00:58:38.330 --> 00:58:41.960
In region H the modeled
available groundwater
00:58:41.960 --> 00:58:43.951
peak factor was
approved for the Gulf coast
00:58:43.951 --> 00:58:47.760
aquifer, and Austin,
Brazoria, Montgomery
00:58:47.760 --> 00:58:49.320
and Waller counties as well as the
00:58:49.320 --> 00:58:51.763
Sparta aquifer and Madison County.
00:58:52.630 --> 00:58:54.870
The majority of recommended
water management
00:58:54.870 --> 00:58:56.642
strategy volumes in 2070 come from
00:58:56.642 --> 00:59:01.560
the other surface water
type, which is a variety
00:59:01.560 --> 00:59:04.440
of water management strategies.
00:59:04.440 --> 00:59:06.370
The regions' large scale water supply
00:59:06.370 --> 00:59:08.210
and conveyance projects such as the
00:59:08.210 --> 00:59:10.760
City of Houston's
Northeast water purification
00:59:10.760 --> 00:59:14.240
plant expansion phases one and two
00:59:14.240 --> 00:59:17.380
include numerous interrelated projects
00:59:17.380 --> 00:59:19.230
and requires a close cooperation
00:59:19.230 --> 00:59:22.220
of numerous political
and government entities,
00:59:22.220 --> 00:59:23.810
regional and local water providers
00:59:23.810 --> 00:59:25.440
with jurisdiction over aspects of
00:59:25.440 --> 00:59:27.520
water development in the region.
00:59:27.520 --> 00:59:29.660
And most of those related projects have
00:59:29.660 --> 00:59:32.160
received SWIFT funding
from the Water Development
00:59:32.160 --> 00:59:34.880
Board and are in the
process of being built.
00:59:34.880 --> 00:59:38.087
The total capital cost
of implementing the 818
00:59:38.087 --> 00:59:40.660
recommended strategy
projects in the plan
00:59:40.660 --> 00:59:42.110
is approximately $20 billion.
00:59:43.100 --> 00:59:44.860
The recommended water
management strategies
00:59:44.860 --> 00:59:47.720
in the 2021 region H regional water plan
00:59:47.720 --> 00:59:50.120
meet all identified needs in the plan
00:59:50.120 --> 00:59:51.647
except for irrigation and livestock
00:59:51.647 --> 00:59:54.080
uses in all decades.
00:59:54.080 --> 00:59:56.210
And these needs were left unmet by
00:59:56.210 --> 00:59:58.547
the planning groups
due to limited economic
00:59:58.547 --> 01:00:00.913
and feasible water supply options.
01:00:03.040 --> 01:00:05.310
Moving on to region I.
01:00:05.310 --> 01:00:08.010
The East Texas regional I regional water
01:00:08.010 --> 01:00:10.560
planning area includes
20 counties, split
01:00:10.560 --> 01:00:13.390
between portions of the nature's Sabine
01:00:13.390 --> 01:00:15.290
and Trinity river basins in the South
01:00:15.290 --> 01:00:17.540
Eastern corner of the state.
01:00:17.540 --> 01:00:18.868
The region I's population growth
01:00:18.868 --> 01:00:23.106
between 2020 and 2070
is approximately 35%.
01:00:23.106 --> 01:00:25.280
The regions projected water demands
01:00:25.280 --> 01:00:26.730
and needs are largely associated
01:00:26.730 --> 01:00:29.880
with manufacturing water use.
01:00:29.880 --> 01:00:32.700
In the 2021 plan there are 44 water user
01:00:32.700 --> 01:00:34.570
groups with identified needs.
01:00:34.570 --> 01:00:36.360
Approximately 75% of those needs
01:00:36.360 --> 01:00:38.520
are associated with manufacturing.
01:00:38.520 --> 01:00:40.490
And there are large manufacturing needs
01:00:40.490 --> 01:00:42.605
in Jefferson County
due to increase demands
01:00:42.605 --> 01:00:45.250
associated with potential future
01:00:45.250 --> 01:00:48.750
liquid natural gas facility there.
01:00:48.750 --> 01:00:51.300
Water needs are also
shown for manufacturing
01:00:51.300 --> 01:00:53.410
entities and Angelina and Smith County
01:00:53.410 --> 01:00:55.570
due to increase demands above
01:00:55.570 --> 01:00:58.070
the current facility supplies.
01:00:58.070 --> 01:00:59.700
The majority of recommended
water management
01:00:59.700 --> 01:01:03.011
strategy volumes in the 2070, come from
01:01:03.011 --> 01:01:05.403
other surface water strategy types.
01:01:06.600 --> 01:01:09.420
The other surface water
category represents 80%
01:01:09.420 --> 01:01:11.210
of the recommended water
management strategies
01:01:11.210 --> 01:01:13.380
for regional I by 2070.
01:01:13.380 --> 01:01:15.780
The region as a whole, geographically
01:01:15.780 --> 01:01:19.010
has more existing total
water supply than demand
01:01:19.010 --> 01:01:20.690
but connection or authorization to use
01:01:20.690 --> 01:01:22.713
that supply does not yet exist.
01:01:24.130 --> 01:01:26.560
The total capital cost
of implementing the 59
01:01:26.560 --> 01:01:28.200
recommended water management strategies
01:01:28.200 --> 01:01:30.963
in the plan is
approximately $3.1 billion,
01:01:32.020 --> 01:01:34.124
and the recommended
water management strategies
01:01:34.124 --> 01:01:36.370
in the 2021 regional, I region
01:01:36.370 --> 01:01:39.260
water plan meet most
identified needs in the plan.
01:01:39.260 --> 01:01:41.350
However, there are still unmet needs
01:01:41.350 --> 01:01:44.570
on all water use categories in 2020.
01:01:44.570 --> 01:01:46.840
No unmet needs are
projected for any category
01:01:46.840 --> 01:01:48.700
of use in future decades.
01:01:48.700 --> 01:01:50.932
And the unmet municipal
lead occurs early in the
01:01:50.932 --> 01:01:53.950
2020 decade before supply strategies
01:01:53.950 --> 01:01:55.380
can be implemented to be counted
01:01:55.380 --> 01:01:58.550
as supply in that decade,
and that's by January
01:01:58.550 --> 01:02:02.770
of 2023, which created that unmet need.
01:02:02.770 --> 01:02:04.810
Strategies are in place
to meet these needs
01:02:04.810 --> 01:02:08.640
after January of 2023 and not compromise
01:02:08.640 --> 01:02:10.743
the public health, safety and welfare.
01:02:12.770 --> 01:02:14.830
Moving on to region K.
01:02:14.830 --> 01:02:16.860
The Lower Colorado region K regional
01:02:16.860 --> 01:02:18.018
water planning area includes all
01:02:18.018 --> 01:02:20.730
or parts of 14 counties split between
01:02:20.730 --> 01:02:22.930
portions of the Lower
Colorado river basin
01:02:22.930 --> 01:02:25.510
from the South
central part of the state,
01:02:25.510 --> 01:02:27.048
from basically from the Hill country
01:02:27.048 --> 01:02:28.673
to the Gulf of Mexico.
01:02:29.600 --> 01:02:32.120
LCRA is Highland Lake
system in the lower base
01:02:32.120 --> 01:02:33.050
and run river rights provide
01:02:33.050 --> 01:02:36.000
the region's largest water supply.
01:02:36.000 --> 01:02:38.139
Regions K's population
growth between 2020
01:02:38.139 --> 01:02:41.870
and 2070 is approximately 87%.
01:02:41.870 --> 01:02:43.710
The regions projected water demands
01:02:43.710 --> 01:02:46.160
and needs are largely
associated with municipal
01:02:46.160 --> 01:02:48.280
and irrigation water needs.
01:02:48.280 --> 01:02:50.050
The majority of recommended
water management
01:02:50.050 --> 01:02:52.080
strategy volumes in 2070 come from
01:02:52.080 --> 01:02:55.910
conservation, which
is 36% of the region's
01:02:55.910 --> 01:02:57.477
strategy supply.
01:02:57.477 --> 01:03:01.200
Irrigation conservation
accounts for 21%.
01:03:01.200 --> 01:03:06.180
ASR will provide 22,427
01:03:06.180 --> 01:03:08.800
acre feet of water
for the region by 2070,
01:03:08.800 --> 01:03:11.920
which will be 4% of the
regional strategy supply.
01:03:11.920 --> 01:03:15.730
As our projects are sponsored by LCRA,
01:03:15.730 --> 01:03:18.660
the City of Austin
and the Barton Springs
01:03:18.660 --> 01:03:21.180
Edwards aquifer conservation district,
01:03:21.180 --> 01:03:23.853
and will benefit many
users in the region.
01:03:24.730 --> 01:03:27.420
The total capital cost
of implementing the 162
01:03:27.420 --> 01:03:29.250
recommended water
managed strategy projects
01:03:29.250 --> 01:03:32.313
in the plan is
approximately $4.5 billion.
01:03:33.360 --> 01:03:35.118
And the recommended
water management strategies
01:03:35.118 --> 01:03:38.780
in the region K plan
meet all identified needs
01:03:38.780 --> 01:03:40.780
in the plan except
for irrigation, mining
01:03:40.780 --> 01:03:43.950
and steam electric power users in 2020.
01:03:43.950 --> 01:03:45.550
And those associated with irrigation
01:03:45.550 --> 01:03:48.560
and steam electric power uses in 2070.
01:03:48.560 --> 01:03:52.630
Irrigation needs were
left unmet by planning
01:03:52.630 --> 01:03:54.370
group due to the water availability
01:03:54.370 --> 01:03:55.815
limitations and limited economic
01:03:55.815 --> 01:03:58.130
feasible water supply options.
01:03:58.130 --> 01:03:59.530
And unmet mining, these were due
01:03:59.530 --> 01:04:01.770
to mining industry
de-watering operations
01:04:01.770 --> 01:04:03.110
in Bastrop County.
01:04:03.110 --> 01:04:05.010
It's expected that the
steam electric power
01:04:05.010 --> 01:04:07.460
demands will be modified or reduced
01:04:07.460 --> 01:04:08.873
in the next planning cycle.
01:04:09.930 --> 01:04:13.656
The Executive Administrator
recommends approval
01:04:13.656 --> 01:04:15.760
of these three items.
01:04:15.760 --> 01:04:17.410
And this concludes my presentations
01:04:17.410 --> 01:04:18.243
for these regions.
01:04:18.243 --> 01:04:21.943
And I am available to
answer any questions.
01:04:24.690 --> 01:04:25.540
Thanks Lann.
01:04:25.540 --> 01:04:26.640
Questions or comments?
01:04:27.600 --> 01:04:28.540
I was
really the glad that
01:04:28.540 --> 01:04:32.370
you pointed out the
tremendous collaborative
01:04:32.370 --> 01:04:35.032
efforts within region H in moving
01:04:35.032 --> 01:04:38.772
forward with the loose by project,
01:04:38.772 --> 01:04:41.700
the massive treatment
plant that they're building,
01:04:41.700 --> 01:04:43.565
and the fact that it's meeting
01:04:43.565 --> 01:04:46.430
such a diverse need
in that particular area.
01:04:46.430 --> 01:04:50.580
And wow, if you look,
kind of facing forward
01:04:50.580 --> 01:04:52.700
what is the horizon look like?
01:04:52.700 --> 01:04:56.920
I mean, $20 billion worth
of identified strategy.
01:04:56.920 --> 01:05:00.100
So if somebody's looking for some work,
01:05:00.100 --> 01:05:03.100
and I know, many of
us get calls all the time
01:05:03.100 --> 01:05:05.360
with, what are the
projects that are out there?
01:05:05.360 --> 01:05:07.610
What are people kind
of anticipating doing?
01:05:07.610 --> 01:05:09.710
I mean, a good source of information are
01:05:09.710 --> 01:05:11.193
these regional water plans to be
01:05:11.193 --> 01:05:12.733
able to go in and look and see
01:05:12.733 --> 01:05:15.360
not only what's on the horizon
01:05:15.360 --> 01:05:17.234
in the near term, but
also what's coming,
01:05:17.234 --> 01:05:19.893
in the years to come.
01:05:21.090 --> 01:05:24.860
Great to see the the work effort on ASR
01:05:24.860 --> 01:05:27.650
and the manufacturing needs that
01:05:27.650 --> 01:05:30.620
you pointed out in region I.
01:05:30.620 --> 01:05:34.593
So thanks for the work
on these three plans.
01:05:38.980 --> 01:05:39.813
Yeah.
01:05:41.540 --> 01:05:44.320
Nice job pointing out
as director Jackson said
01:05:44.320 --> 01:05:46.840
the coordination in region H.
01:05:46.840 --> 01:05:49.280
And we talk a lot
about regional projects
01:05:49.280 --> 01:05:51.557
regionalisation and
these regional groups
01:05:51.557 --> 01:05:53.570
and these regional plans are where
01:05:53.570 --> 01:05:54.880
the nuts and bolts of that happen.
01:05:54.880 --> 01:05:57.100
Then you mentioned the
SWIFT financing as well.
01:05:57.100 --> 01:05:59.010
This is really where
it all comes together.
01:05:59.010 --> 01:06:01.000
Thank you for highlighting that.
01:06:01.000 --> 01:06:01.900
Is there a motion?
01:06:03.150 --> 01:06:04.420
Mr. Chairman,
I move we approve the
01:06:04.420 --> 01:06:08.299
20 21 regional water
plan for region H, region I
01:06:08.299 --> 01:06:10.330
and region K as recommended by
01:06:10.330 --> 01:06:12.530
our Executive Administrator.
01:06:12.530 --> 01:06:13.990
Is there a second?
01:06:13.990 --> 01:06:15.580
I second.
01:06:15.580 --> 01:06:17.056
All in favor, say, aye.
01:06:17.056 --> 01:06:18.600
Aye!
01:06:18.600 --> 01:06:19.770
Motion passes.
01:06:19.770 --> 01:06:21.251
Thanks Lann, good to see you.
01:06:21.251 --> 01:06:22.751
Thank you
01:06:23.760 --> 01:06:25.910
Next item
please, Mr. Harden.
01:06:25.910 --> 01:06:27.310
Mr. Chairman,
the next item on the
01:06:27.310 --> 01:06:29.450
agenda is approval request from the
01:06:29.450 --> 01:06:32.100
City of Russel for financing from the
01:06:32.100 --> 01:06:34.480
drinking water state revolving fund
01:06:34.480 --> 01:06:36.176
for planning, acquisition, design,
01:06:36.176 --> 01:06:38.970
and construction of a
water system improvements
01:06:38.970 --> 01:06:41.632
project and a request for a waiver
01:06:41.632 --> 01:06:43.600
from the requirement that the project
01:06:43.600 --> 01:06:46.754
be consistent with the
state and regional water.
01:06:46.754 --> 01:06:49.190
Tom Barnett is here
to present to the Board
01:06:49.190 --> 01:06:50.223
on this item today.
01:06:52.218 --> 01:06:54.510
Good morning, Chairman Lake,
01:06:54.510 --> 01:06:56.170
director Jackson, director Paup.
01:06:56.170 --> 01:06:57.520
For the record on Tom Barnett of
01:06:57.520 --> 01:06:59.333
the executive administrative staff.
01:07:00.220 --> 01:07:02.580
The city of Russell is
located in Clinton County
01:07:02.580 --> 01:07:05.740
approximately 15 miles Southeast of Waco
01:07:05.740 --> 01:07:07.900
and it provides water
and wastewater services to
01:07:07.900 --> 01:07:10.440
approximately a thousand residents.
01:07:10.440 --> 01:07:12.130
The city's existing groundwater supplies
01:07:12.130 --> 01:07:13.800
and the Trinity aquifer have exceeded
01:07:13.800 --> 01:07:16.040
the threshold for arsenic, ever since
01:07:16.040 --> 01:07:18.940
the EPA lowered it back in 2001.
01:07:18.940 --> 01:07:20.830
And they've been under
TCQ enforcement to
01:07:20.830 --> 01:07:22.663
address this problem since 2010.
01:07:24.010 --> 01:07:25.890
To reduce the naturally
occurring arsenic
01:07:25.890 --> 01:07:28.020
in it's drinking water supplies,
01:07:28.020 --> 01:07:30.023
the city proposes to
drill a new shallow well
01:07:30.023 --> 01:07:33.040
in the Brazos river alluvium aquifer
01:07:33.040 --> 01:07:35.553
and will produce minimal
arsenic concentrations.
01:07:36.430 --> 01:07:37.830
The proposed project also includes
01:07:37.830 --> 01:07:39.807
a new pump station. ground storage tanks
01:07:39.807 --> 01:07:42.410
and associated infrastructure to blend
01:07:42.410 --> 01:07:44.080
this new source with the city's existing
01:07:44.080 --> 01:07:46.990
supplies for a supply
of water that meets
01:07:46.990 --> 01:07:49.890
EPA's primary drinking water standards,
01:07:49.890 --> 01:07:51.790
and protects public health and safety.
01:07:53.110 --> 01:07:55.060
An asset management
plan will also be prepared
01:07:55.060 --> 01:07:56.260
as part of this project.
01:07:57.750 --> 01:07:59.830
The city has requested
the planning consistency
01:07:59.830 --> 01:08:02.520
waiver because the
breadth is river loopy.
01:08:02.520 --> 01:08:04.910
MOC referred is not an existing source
01:08:04.910 --> 01:08:07.140
or recommended strategy
supply for resolving
01:08:07.140 --> 01:08:09.083
in the 2017 state water plan.
01:08:10.280 --> 01:08:12.290
City requested support from the Brazos G
01:08:12.290 --> 01:08:13.730
regional water planning group for
01:08:13.730 --> 01:08:16.130
this waiver request,
which was considered
01:08:16.130 --> 01:08:18.730
and approved at their last regular
01:08:18.730 --> 01:08:22.087
planning group meeting
October 28th of last year.
01:08:22.087 --> 01:08:24.560
And the Brazos G chair
subsequently sent a letter
01:08:24.560 --> 01:08:26.252
of support for this request to the
01:08:26.252 --> 01:08:28.588
Executive Administrator.
01:08:28.588 --> 01:08:30.477
Please note information
that was provided
01:08:30.477 --> 01:08:32.860
in the Board item in
the second paragraph
01:08:32.860 --> 01:08:35.335
under G issues regarding the necessity
01:08:35.335 --> 01:08:38.140
for a parody agreement was incorrect
01:08:38.140 --> 01:08:40.370
and will be revised in the file.
01:08:40.370 --> 01:08:42.450
The conditions
included in the resolution
01:08:42.450 --> 01:08:45.220
do adequately address
parity considerations
01:08:45.220 --> 01:08:47.620
related to resource
pledge of ad valorem taxes
01:08:47.620 --> 01:08:49.963
and surplus utility system revenues.
01:08:50.930 --> 01:08:52.820
The Executive Administrator
recommends approval
01:08:52.820 --> 01:08:54.170
of this item.
01:08:54.170 --> 01:08:55.390
This concludes my presentation
01:08:55.390 --> 01:08:57.290
and I'm happy to answer any questions.
01:08:59.720 --> 01:09:00.831
Thanks.
01:09:00.831 --> 01:09:02.420
Some questions, comments?
01:09:02.420 --> 01:09:03.830
Glad to see
projects for a small
01:09:03.830 --> 01:09:05.960
community moving forward like service
01:09:05.960 --> 01:09:08.163
population I think of 1300 people.
01:09:09.380 --> 01:09:10.550
Great that they're doing an asset
01:09:10.550 --> 01:09:12.410
management plan, great job on that.
01:09:12.410 --> 01:09:15.130
I mean, not only
positioning themselves to
01:09:15.130 --> 01:09:17.790
be able to address the naturally
01:09:17.790 --> 01:09:19.617
occurring arsenic,
which has been an issue
01:09:19.617 --> 01:09:22.300
as we've seen when the standard changed.
01:09:22.300 --> 01:09:24.178
And there've been several approaches
01:09:24.178 --> 01:09:27.170
some communities that come in and
01:09:27.170 --> 01:09:30.510
put the treatment system in place and
01:09:30.510 --> 01:09:35.213
others as the city here
did decide to access
01:09:36.489 --> 01:09:40.620
supply that is low in
naturally occurring arsenic,
01:09:40.620 --> 01:09:42.830
and then needed to blend it with their
01:09:42.830 --> 01:09:44.764
existing water supply.
01:09:44.764 --> 01:09:48.080
So not just, you know
01:09:48.080 --> 01:09:51.303
including the new pump
station, storage tanks,
01:09:52.616 --> 01:09:53.830
I mean everything that
they need to be able to
01:09:53.830 --> 01:09:55.090
move forward and be successful.
01:09:55.090 --> 01:09:57.240
So I appreciate you working with them,
01:09:57.240 --> 01:10:00.053
helping them to get this project to be
01:10:00.053 --> 01:10:02.280
able to move forward.
01:10:02.280 --> 01:10:06.080
Certainly in my mind,
would qualify for urgent need.
01:10:06.080 --> 01:10:09.530
And again, it's great
to be able to see them
01:10:09.530 --> 01:10:11.620
utilizing the resources of the Board,
01:10:11.620 --> 01:10:13.388
and working, as you mentioned with the
01:10:13.388 --> 01:10:16.400
planning group to get their support
01:10:16.400 --> 01:10:17.950
for the waivers.
01:10:17.950 --> 01:10:19.922
So thanks for working on this project
01:10:19.922 --> 01:10:21.470
and it will be a very important
01:10:21.470 --> 01:10:23.683
project for this community.
01:10:23.683 --> 01:10:24.583
Thank you.
01:10:25.940 --> 01:10:27.600
I believe
that this is our fifth
01:10:27.600 --> 01:10:30.210
project under the clean
safe water initiative.
01:10:30.210 --> 01:10:33.210
So kudos for getting in the door.
01:10:33.210 --> 01:10:36.040
And I would just like
to note, I saw director
01:10:36.040 --> 01:10:38.710
Jackson's face, light up and it made
01:10:38.710 --> 01:10:42.224
me smile when you
said that they were going
01:10:42.224 --> 01:10:44.640
to do an asset management plan.
01:10:44.640 --> 01:10:47.603
So she notably lit up virtually
01:10:51.020 --> 01:10:52.770
Engineer shining through.
01:10:55.247 --> 01:10:56.414
Is- well done.
01:10:57.700 --> 01:10:59.243
Is there a motion?
01:11:00.210 --> 01:11:01.480
Chairman I
move we approve the
01:11:01.480 --> 01:11:03.100
proposed resolution from the city
01:11:03.100 --> 01:11:05.200
of Russel refinancing from the Drinking
01:11:05.200 --> 01:11:07.230
Water State Revolving Fund for planning,
01:11:07.230 --> 01:11:09.080
acquisition design, and construction
01:11:09.080 --> 01:11:10.805
of a water system improvement projects,
01:11:10.805 --> 01:11:13.825
and a request for a
waiver from the requirement
01:11:13.825 --> 01:11:16.020
that the project be consistent
01:11:16.020 --> 01:11:18.040
with the state and regional water plans.
01:11:18.040 --> 01:11:20.413
As recommended by our
Executive Administrator.
01:11:21.430 --> 01:11:22.903
Is there a second?
01:11:22.903 --> 01:11:24.520
I second.
01:11:24.520 --> 01:11:26.201
All in favor, say aye.
01:11:26.201 --> 01:11:27.980
Aye.
01:11:27.980 --> 01:11:30.069
Motion passes, thanks Tom.
01:11:30.069 --> 01:11:31.720
Thank you
01:11:31.720 --> 01:11:33.273
Next item please.
01:11:34.430 --> 01:11:35.840
Mr. Chairman,
the next item on
01:11:35.840 --> 01:11:37.593
the agenda is public comment.
01:11:39.061 --> 01:11:41.360
If any member of the public
01:11:41.360 --> 01:11:44.190
would like to address
the Board now is the time.
01:11:44.190 --> 01:11:45.580
Please indicate your desire to
01:11:45.580 --> 01:11:49.960
do so digitally and
Mr. Jolie in our IT team
01:11:49.960 --> 01:11:52.150
will accommodate your request.
01:11:52.150 --> 01:11:55.450
In the meantime, the Board will meet
01:11:55.450 --> 01:11:57.410
in closed session today pursuant to
01:11:57.410 --> 01:12:01.190
the provisions of sections 551.071
01:12:01.190 --> 01:12:05.100
and 551.074 of the
Texas open meetings act.
01:12:05.100 --> 01:12:08.240
Chapter 551 of the Texas government code
01:12:08.240 --> 01:12:12.263
and section 6.060 of
the Texas water code.
01:12:15.371 --> 01:12:16.204
I don't think
there is anybody
01:12:16.204 --> 01:12:17.850
at this time, sir,
01:12:17.850 --> 01:12:19.400
Thank you, Mr. Jolie.
01:12:20.920 --> 01:12:22.830
At this time, this meeting of the Texas
01:12:22.830 --> 01:12:25.090
Water Development
Board stands in recess.
01:12:25.090 --> 01:12:28.300
The time is 10:43 AM.
01:12:28.300 --> 01:12:30.040
See y'all in a bit.
01:12:30.040 --> 01:12:31.530
Sounds good
01:12:31.530 --> 01:12:33.230
Board is now
back in session.
01:12:33.230 --> 01:12:37.200
The time is 11:35 AM.
01:12:37.200 --> 01:12:40.400
The Board took no
action in executive session.
01:12:40.400 --> 01:12:41.910
There being no further business,
01:12:41.910 --> 01:12:43.280
for the Texas Water Development Board.
01:12:43.280 --> 01:12:46.043
This meeting is hereby adjourned.
01:12:47.160 --> 01:12:50.200
Time is 11:36 AM.
01:12:50.200 --> 01:12:51.410
Thank you all.
01:12:51.410 --> 01:12:52.370
Thank you.
01:12:52.370 --> 01:12:53.520
Bye y'all.