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[Female Announcer] The
broadcast is now starting.
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All attendees are in listen-only mode.
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This meeting of the Texas
Water Development Board
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is now called to order.
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Time is 9:31 a.m.
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For the record, my name is Peter Lake,
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and 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 authorizing publication
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of the draft 2022 state water
plan for public comment,
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and posting notice of public
hearing, public comment hearing
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and intend to adopt the 2020 states.
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Temple McCannon is here
today to address the board on this.
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Okay, good morning,
Chairman Lake,
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Director Jackson, and Director Paup.
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I'm Temple McCannon of the
Executive Administrator's staff.
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It's good to see you.
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I'm gonna share my screen
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to run through a quick presentation
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and I'll be back when that
is over, so, bear with me.
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Okay, are you seeing my screen?
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Yeah, great.
We got it.
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Okay, good.
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Well, today the EA is providing
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the draft 2022 state water
plan for your consideration
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to post for public comments.
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So I'm going to give a broad overview
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of the plan requirements and content.
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And the planning process in Texas
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is based on response to drought.
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And this is a schematic of the main
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questions that are answered.
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The purpose of the state water plan
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is to provide for the orderly
development, management,
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and conservation of water resources.
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Prepare for and respond
to drought conditions
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and make sufficient water
available at a reasonable cost
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to ensure public health,
safety and welfare
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and further economic development
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while protecting the agriculture
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and natural resources
of the entire state.
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The plan also includes
legislative recommendations
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regarding unique stream
segments and reservoir sites.
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A drought response component
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including newly identified
regional droughts of record
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and recommendations for the state's
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drought preparedness council.
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A separate chapter of
conservation information
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and reported information from
the regional planning groups
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on financial assistance
and implementation.
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Population is projected to increase 73%
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between now and 2070,
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with much of that growth
occurring near the urbanized areas
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around Dallas and Houston.
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Demands are projected to increase 9%
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over the planning horizon
while supplies are expected
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to decline 18% in that same time period.
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The resulting water supply needs
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or potential shortages in 2070
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are estimated to be
6.9 million acre-feet.
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This slide shows the estimated
needs by water use category
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over the planning period in acre-feet.
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You can see that the
largest volume metric needs
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are in the irrigation sector,
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but the largest rate of increase
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is associated with municipal use,
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a result of population increases
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over the 50-year planning horizon.
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There are approximately 5,800
water management strategies
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recommended to obtain additional
water or reduce the demand
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through conservation
or drought management.
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These strategies, if implemented,
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would result in 7.7 million
acre-feet per year in 2070.
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There are also about 2,400 recommended
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water-management
strategy infrastructure projects
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needed to implement those strategies.
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If implemented, the cost
would be about $80 billion.
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7.4 billion of which
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is associated with
conservation projects.
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Sponsors reported an estimated
need of about $47 billion
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in financial assistance
to implement this plan.
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This slide shows the
relative percent share
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of water volume provided in 2070
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by the recommended strategy types.
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Blue lines are strategy types
that produce water supply.
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The green lines are types
that manage demand.
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The largest volume of water provided
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by recommended strategies
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is associated with what
we call other surface water
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and these include the
development of minor reservoirs
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less than 5,000 acre feet of storage,
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the subordination of
surface water rights,
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as well as a wide
variety of other strategies
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that convey, treat, reassign,
or otherwise make accessible
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additional surface
water supplies to user.
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With or without
additional infrastructure.
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These include further
tapping into existing reservoirs
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that are not yet fully utilized.
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Collectively, conservation
provides 2.2 million
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acre-feet per year in 2070.
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And I previously noted
that there was a 6.9 million
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acre-feet potential
water shortages in 2070.
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Even if all of these
recommended strategies
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are fully implemented,
unmet needs will remain
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in each category of water
use but primarily for irrigation.
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And these needs remain unmet
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because planning groups generally
were not able to recommend
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economically feasible
strategies for those users.
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In addition to the
general threats to health
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and safety posed by severe drought,
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this slide shows the estimated
socioeconomic impacts
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of not implementing any
of the strategies or projects
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that are planned to obtain more water.
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If the strategies are not implemented,
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approximately one quarter
of Texas' population in 2070
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would have less than half
the municipal water supplies
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they will require under
jotted record conditions.
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And potential shortages would exist
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in other sectors as well.
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Based on economic
modeling of not meeting
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identified water supply needs,
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there would be a
significant economic losses
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that could range from
approximately $110 billion
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should a drought of record repeat today
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to $153 billion in 2070.
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Job losses could total
up to 1.4 million in 2070.
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If approved by you today,
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notice will be posted
in the Texas Register
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of a public comment
period on a public hearing.
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And when we complete the development
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of the interactive state water plan,
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it will be made available
through our website.
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We estimate that'll happen
around June of this year.
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After consideration of
all comments received,
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we will bring the final plan to you
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for consideration to
adopt later this summer.
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And following adoption, the
final posted plan will also be
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updated to reflect the SWIFT
commitments for this year.
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Before taking any questions
I'd like to really quickly
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thank many staff across the agency
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that helped to produce this document.
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First, I'd like to thank
Sabrina Anderson,
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who's been cleaning and
compiling data without a break
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since last summer's
regional water plans.
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Elizabeth McCoy and Melinda Smith
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for drafting and formatting
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and managing the
production of this document.
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To Sarah Backhouse and her planning shop
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and Kimberly Rhodes
for reviewing content
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and researching information.
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To Yun Cho and her shop for developing
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the socioeconomic
analysis included in the plan.
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And to other shops and WSI
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that developed and reviewed
funding and project information.
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To WSC, OGC and CFO and communications
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for reviewing and improving the draft.
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And to tenerous shop for map production
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and interactive state water
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plan development and coordination.
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In conclusion, this draft plan meets
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all statutory and rule requirements.
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The Executive Administrator recommends
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publishing the draft for comment,
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posting notice of public hearing
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and intent to adopt the final plan
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and making any technical
or non-substantive edits
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prior to publishing
the draft as necessary.
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And with that, I'm happy
to answer any questions.
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Thank you, Temple.
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Questions, comments.
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I just wanted to say
thank you to Temple
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and how exciting it is to
be able to move forward
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and see this first step here in
going out for public comment
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in adopting the next state water plan.
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And just so glad that you
showed all of the involvement,
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engagement from staff and all the talent
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and if you will, the science
and the data and the leadership
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that they bring in putting
together this overall plan.
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So, you know, something
that is totally, I think unique,
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and continues to be unique in the nation
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a bottom-up process,
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the culmination of the 16
regional water planning groups
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that all kind of work
together collectively
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and go through a very prescribed
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and rigorous process in
terms of being able to identify
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not only what the needs are,
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but the projects that will meet
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our future water needs for the state.
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And just exciting to
see the work that's done.
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The fact that we're continuing
to improve the process.
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Take people's thoughts and
ideas as we move forward.
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And I feel like that, you
know, every cycle we get better.
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And again, the proof of the product is
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that we're moving forward with projects
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that are in the state water plan
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to meet the future needs of Texas.
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And conservation, of
course, is a big part of that.
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And when you showed
all of the various strategies,
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I think it really underscores the point
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that it's not one big answer,
it's a lot of little answers.
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And to see our seawater,
de-sal, brackish de-sal,
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conservation, drought management,
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all of those things
kind of coming together.
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Where they are appropriate, oftentimes,
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you know communities
using multiple strategies
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to meet feature your needs.
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So very exciting, great,
great work by everyone.
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Thank you, Temple, so
much for your leadership.
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Everything that y'all have done
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and exciting to see this move forward
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and just, you know, it's
something that I feel like
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that really across the nation, Texas,
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and the water development
board are known for.
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And it's kind of underpins
and is a real key to our success.
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So, thanks for all the work.
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Thank you.
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Yeah, Temple, first of all,
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you are such a class act
for making sure that your staff
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and everyone in the agency were thanked.
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I mean, that's just a
really wonderful way
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to end your presentation.
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This is the comprehensive guide
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to state water policy
for the state of Texas.
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And I think it's probably one of
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the best policy guides
in the United States.
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This is my first planning
process as a board member
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and it was very eye opening and humbling
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to see the thousands of man
hours that go into this document
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from the regional water planning groups,
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all the way up to the agency.
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It's incredible.
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A lot of our projections
are very sobering
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but it's important that we
go into the planning process
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with our eyes wide open to
what the state actually needs
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to fulfill our mission.
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You know, we, I say in my speech is
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that there's no Texas
miracle without water
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and there's no Texas miracle
without the state water plan.
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Bravo, Temple, I'm excited
to see what people think
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when we post it and let's
keep moving this forward.
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Thank you, me too.
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Well said by both Director
Jackson and Director Paup.
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All I will add is that it's
hard to fully encapsulate
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how much work goes into this,
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even in the document or
in the interactive website,
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it's hard to truly understand
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how much work y'all put into this
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and stakeholders across,
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like the 400 plus
people around the state.
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And I don't know if you
have a final count this time
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but the number that stuck with me
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on the last state water plan
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was the grand total number
of pages of actual water plan
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was like 20,000 pages.
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And so it's much more
that's encapsulates,
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than is displayed in the
booklet or on the website.
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I'll look forward to a page,
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I don't know if you have
a page count this time.
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But I'm sure it's --
I'll follow up on that.
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Many tens of
thousands of pages.
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It's just an incredible product,
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an incredible amount of work.
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And all of the folks
that you listed on that,
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your last slide there,
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aren't just sitting at the
water board in Austin,
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they're at the meetings,
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they're engaged with the consultants,
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they're on, a lot of travel
time, a lot of now zoom time.
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And they're engaged in
the process on the ground.
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Extraordinary efforts.
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Very excited to just announce
this draft out into the world.
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With that, is there a motion?
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Mr. Chairman, I move we
authorize publication of the draft
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2022 State Water Plan for public comment
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and posting notice
of the public hearing,
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public comment period
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and intent to adopt the
2022 state water plan
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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.
Aye.
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Motion passes.
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Thank you.
Thank you, Temple.
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And thanks team, next
item please, Mr. Harden.
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Mr. Chairman, the
next item on the agenda
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is consider approving the
2021 state water implementation
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fund for Texas SWIFT
Program prioritization list,
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amount of funds available by
category and terms of subsidy.
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We have Alyssa Azari is here
today to present to the board.
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Good morning, Chairman Lake,
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Director Jackson and Director Paup.
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For the record, my name is Alyssa Azari
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of the Executive Administrator's staff.
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The state water implementation
fund for Texas program,
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known as SWIFT was created
in 2013 by the Texas legislature.
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SWIFT provides financial
assistance to communities
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to develop adequate water
supplies during times of drought
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and supports funding
of water supply projects
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in the state water plan.
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To date, the board has
committed approximately $9 billion
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in SWIFT funding for 54 recommended
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water management strategy projects
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estimated to produce
approximately 1.5 million
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acre-feet of water supply.
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Program participants are estimated
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to have saved over $1 billion
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compared to market
interest rate financing.
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The 2021 SWIFT funding cycle
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was opened on December 3rd, 2020.
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Nine abridged applications
requesting a total of
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$335,095,000 were received
by the February 1st due date.
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Based on review of the
abridged applications received
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and follow up with the applicants,
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all nine of the projects
are considered eligible
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and have been prioritized
for board consideration.
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Of those nine, four applicants
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are requesting multi-year commitments.
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If authorized by the
board. the prioritized entities
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will be invited to submit
complete applications by May 10th.
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It is anticipated that
the board will consider
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approval of the complete
applications this summer.
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At this time, the fall 2021 closings
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requested from both existing
multi-year commitments
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and new abridged
applications, totals $585,150,000.
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In the memo before you,
the Executive Administrator
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recommends the program structure
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and terms remain the same
as the last funding cycle
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with the exception of
the standard subsidies
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for low-interest obligations,
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consistent with the board's
June, 2020 resolution.
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These changes are intended
to enhance the long-term
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financial stability of the program
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and optimize the programs capacity
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to finance future state
water plan projects.
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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval
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of the following four items.
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One, prioritization of
the 2021 SWIFT program
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abridged applications as set
forth in attachment number one.
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Two, authorization of
approximately $335,095,000
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in funding for the 2021
SWIFT prioritization cycle.
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And funding by category
as set forth in attachment #1.
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Three, authorization
of program structure
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and terms of funding.
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And four, accommodation
of requested shifts
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and closing amounts under
existing multi-year commitments
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for a net decrease of $245,080,000
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in calendar year 2021.
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Each of which has to be approved
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by board resolution at a later date.
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That concludes my presentation.
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And I'd be happy to answer
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any questions you may have at this time.
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Thanks, Alyssa,
question or comments?
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Exciting to see us move forward
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with another round of SWIFT
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and certainly a credit to the program
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in terms of the projects
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that I think it was intended to fund.
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That they've actually stepped forward,
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kind of taking a look back
at the very beginning of,
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there wasn't, we didn't
really know if people
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were going to step
forward and utilize it.
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And actually what we found out is
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in comparing it with
the state water plan,
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it was such a tremendous program
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that it incentivized
communities to move forward
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more quickly than what they had even
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maybe anticipated that they would do.
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And so I personally feel like that
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that gives Texas a huge leg up
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because, again, we're being proactive.
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We're sensing that we
all need water in the future
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and we're taking advantage
of low-interest rates right now.
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We're building it with today's dollars
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and we're getting these
large regional projects in place
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to be able to meet the future
needs of growing Texas,
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as well as SWIFT is being
used by small communities,
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it's being used for
conservation projects.
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I mean, in my mind
everything that it was intended
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to provide is taking place.
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And active management
of the board in terms of
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looking at the financing structure
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and determining what
changes needed to be made
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so that we can have
the perpetuity of the fund.
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So important to be able to
meet the end goal of those
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$27 billion worth of financing
over the next 50 years.
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So, just great to see it moving forward.
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Really appreciate the work on this
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and excited to see the projects
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that are already in play moving forward
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and being completed and
new projects coming on board.
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So, continuing to see
the program incentivize
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new water supply
projects to move forward.
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So, thanks for all the work on this
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and look forward to seeing
all of the great success
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that SWIFT is bringing not
only to the SWIFT program,
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but also what we're seeing
in the other programs,
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the SRF and those programs
kind of stepping forward
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and utilizing the
resources of the board.
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So, thanks so much.
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Thanks, Melissa.
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Man, this is a great
board meeting, isn't it?
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The SWIFT is doing exactly
what it was intended to do.
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We've funded over $9 billion
committed to 54 projects,
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but most importantly
we've saved our borrowers
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over a billion dollars.
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I mean, that is absolutely incredible.
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And that's exactly what
legislature intended in the 83rd,
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but getting a program up and
running like this was huge task
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and this agency has
just done so well with it.
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I mean we've got nine great applicants
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and I'm excited to see
the new projects built.
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It's just a great program.
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It is the most innovative infrastructure
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financing program in the country
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and I'm really proud to be a
board member that oversees it.
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And I do think the changes
we made as a board
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will insure it's longevity,
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so Bravo, to the
chairman for leading those.
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They were necessary
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and lots of good things
in the future for SWIFT.
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Thank you, Brooke.
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It's pretty remarkable
to have the SWIFT item
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right after the state water plan.
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It's just like you'll hit it,
practiced back to back.
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And we've talked a long
time about active management
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and want to give credit to
you, Brooke and Kathleen,
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for putting that into reality
when it was necessary.
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We are actively managing the program
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and we'll continue to do so.
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And it's done remarkable
things for the state of Texas.
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Hard to follow up what
you two ladies said
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but it was remarkable accomplishments
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by the staff and this agency,
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and look forward to more good things.
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Is there a motion?
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Guess that's me.
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Mr. Chairman, I move to approve the 2021
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state water implementation
fund for Texas
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program prioritization lists.
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Amounts of funds available by category
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and terms of subsidy as recommended
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by our Executive Administrator.
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Is there a second?
I second.
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All in favor, say aye.
Aye.
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Motion passes,
thanks so much, Alyssa.
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Thank you.
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Next item please, Mr. Harden.
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Mr. Chairman, the
next item on the agenda
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is approved by resolution.
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From the Willacy county
drainage district #2,
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the $438,273 in grants from
the flood infrastructure fund
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for planning, acquisition,
design and construction
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of the drainage improvements project
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and a detention pond project.
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Shubham Acqinard is here today
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to present to the board on this item.
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Good morning, Chairman Lake,
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Director Jackson, and Director Paup.
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For the record my name
is Shubham Acqinard
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of the Executive Administrator's staff.
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The Willacy county
drainage district number two
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has a service area of 35,134 acres
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or 55 square miles in the
northern part of the county.
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The area has suffered on-going
flooding issues during 2018
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and 2019 storm disaster declarations,
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tropical storm Marco and Laura in 2020
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and hurricane Hannah also in 2020.
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Each event resulted
in severe flood damage
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that resulted in the
displacement of residents
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from their homes as well as many damage
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to the south Texas agriculture
industry through crop loss.
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The proposed project is located
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within the south Laguna Madre watershed
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and will provide flood control
improvements to the area.
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Currently, stormwater
from the project area
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close to ditches who are
controlled via structure
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and into the Laguna Madre area.
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The same via structure
also receives flows
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from the Willacy and
Hidalgo county areas.
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Why are there two main drains?
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When the fluid exceeds
the discharged capacity,
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the control via
structured throttles flows
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causing storm water to back flow
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and flood other parts of the system
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including portions of
the city of San Perlita
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which is in the Northern
part of the project area.
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The proposed project includes
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construction of two detention ponds
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with a total storage
capacity of 91.5 acre-feet,
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adjusting to the
existing drainage ditch.
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The ponds will be sized
to hold excess water
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during storm events when the
drainage system is overburdened
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allowing storm water from other zones
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to cross the via structure
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and preventing flooding
in the other areas.
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The project will also
include installation of
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intake and outfall
reinforced concrete piping,
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check valves for flow control
between ponds and ditch
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and have more complete flow structure.
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The district qualified for 52% grant
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of the total project cost for $438,473.
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The remaining 48% will
consist of $404,745 in cash
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from the district to
complete the project.
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The Executive Administrator
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recommends approval
of this funding requests.
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This concludes my presentation
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and I'm happy to answer
any questions that you have.
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Thank you,
questions, comments?
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Well, I appreciate you
working on this project
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and you mentioned the
91 acre-feet of capacity
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for the two new detention ponds.
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I guess in terms of
their actual footprint,
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it's right at about 10 acres.
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So in the scheme of things,
you're getting a lot of benefit
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for a fairly small surface area
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that you're going to be acquiring
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and then utilizing along with
these other improvements
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and I think what you shared with me is
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that it's not just the nearby
area that is going to benefit
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but it's also the entire
system as the stormwater
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kind of makes its way to the Gulf
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goes through Hidalgo county
and then to Willacy county.
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So to me, this is exactly what
the fifth was intended to do,
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was to help communities go in,
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look at their existing system,
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make some improvements to get, you know,
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in this case I think some
really outstanding benefits.
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And then also I think a
credit to the community
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and that, as you mentioned,
this is kind of almost a 50/50,
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they're getting
assistance from the fifth
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in terms of grant for part of it
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but the community is stepping up
00:25:29.078 --> 00:25:31.390
and doing the rest of it on their own.
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So, great project, again,
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exactly what the 5th was intended to do.
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And so glad to see
that it's moving forward.
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And I appreciate your work on this.
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Thank you.
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I'll just echo what
Director Jackson said.
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It's a relatively small amount of money
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but it'll provide regional-wide impacts
00:25:50.720 --> 00:25:53.120
for drainage for these communities.
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So, again, a perfect-fit
project, thank you.
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Indeed, nicely
laid out, Shubham.
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Is there a motion?
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Chairman, I move we
adopt the proposed resolution
00:26:05.280 --> 00:26:08.430
for Willacy county
drainage district number two
00:26:08.430 --> 00:26:13.430
for $438,473 in grant from
the flood infrastructure fund
00:26:14.540 --> 00:26:17.490
for planning, acquisition,
design, and construction
00:26:17.490 --> 00:26:20.720
of a drainage improvement
and a detention pond project
00:26:20.720 --> 00:26:23.020
as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.
00:26:23.890 --> 00:26:24.890
Is there a second?
00:26:25.773 --> 00:26:26.940
I second.
00:26:26.940 --> 00:26:28.540
All in favor, say aye.
Aye.
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Motion passes.
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Thank you, sir, good to see ya.
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Next item please, Mr. Harden.
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Mr. Chairman, the next
item is approved by resolution.
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A request from the city of Pharr
00:26:43.493 --> 00:26:47.790
for $4,510,000 in financial assistance
00:26:47.790 --> 00:26:52.090
consisting of $3,157,000 of financing
00:26:52.090 --> 00:26:56.660
and $1,353,000 in the
flood infrastructure fund
00:26:56.660 --> 00:26:58.640
for planning, acquisition, design
00:26:58.640 --> 00:27:01.433
and construction of the
drainage improvements project.
00:27:02.470 --> 00:27:04.059
Claudia Corsetti is here
00:27:04.059 --> 00:27:06.209
to present to the
board on this item today.
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Good morning, Chairman Lake,
00:27:09.650 --> 00:27:11.670
Director Jackson, Director Paup.
00:27:11.670 --> 00:27:13.450
My name is Claudia Corsetti
00:27:13.450 --> 00:27:15.950
of the Executive Administrator's staff.
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Approximately 20% of the
city of Pharr's population
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experiences chronic flooding.
00:27:21.290 --> 00:27:23.570
The proposed project is to construct
00:27:23.570 --> 00:27:27.770
a regional detention pond on
20 acres of undeveloped land.
00:27:27.770 --> 00:27:30.370
The project will aid in
removing 900 homes
00:27:30.370 --> 00:27:32.200
from the a hundred-year flood plain.
00:27:32.200 --> 00:27:34.320
During heavy downpours in the region,
00:27:34.320 --> 00:27:35.960
the detention pond will come on line
00:27:35.960 --> 00:27:37.900
to hold excess storm water
00:27:37.900 --> 00:27:40.330
when the south lateral
drain is overburden.
00:27:40.330 --> 00:27:43.170
In addition, a series of
flap gates will be installed
00:27:43.170 --> 00:27:45.970
to stop tail water or backwater flows
00:27:45.970 --> 00:27:47.420
on the south lateral drain
00:27:47.420 --> 00:27:49.490
and hold back the city's storm water
00:27:49.490 --> 00:27:50.840
when the water surface elevation
00:27:50.840 --> 00:27:53.137
at the lateral drain is high.
00:27:53.137 --> 00:27:55.650
The improvements will
be designed to compliment
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and enhance Hidalgo county
drainage district number one's
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$4.89 million of drainage improvements
00:28:02.990 --> 00:28:04.770
which will construct a main
00:28:04.770 --> 00:28:06.890
stormwater trunk line within the city.
00:28:06.890 --> 00:28:09.320
The flows for the
truck line will discharge
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into the proposed line
prior to their final release
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into the south lateral drain.
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The city qualifies for a 30%
grant equal to $1,353,000.
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The remaining 70% will consist
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of $3,157,000 in fifth financing.
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The Executive Administrator recommends
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approval of this funding request.
00:28:35.300 --> 00:28:37.000
This concludes my presentation.
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May I take any questions?
00:28:40.670 --> 00:28:42.320
Thank you, questions, comments.
00:28:43.260 --> 00:28:44.560
Well, I loved all the details
00:28:44.560 --> 00:28:47.712
that you hit on in terms
of describing the project.
00:28:47.712 --> 00:28:52.660
Particularly the fact
that it's going to enhance
00:28:52.660 --> 00:28:54.750
the work that Hidalgo irrigation
00:28:54.750 --> 00:28:57.370
district number one is already doing.
00:28:57.370 --> 00:29:00.750
And then also I think
some of the modeling results
00:29:00.750 --> 00:29:03.270
indicated that there's
going to be a benefit
00:29:03.270 --> 00:29:05.220
to rural communities downstream
00:29:05.220 --> 00:29:07.230
in terms of a reduction in the surface
00:29:08.735 --> 00:29:11.220
elevation, the water surface elevation.
00:29:11.220 --> 00:29:14.890
So, that will provide benefits for them
00:29:14.890 --> 00:29:16.680
in times of chronic flooding as well.
00:29:16.680 --> 00:29:18.680
So, you know, a great project
00:29:18.680 --> 00:29:22.760
and again a credit to the
community for stepping up
00:29:22.760 --> 00:29:25.550
and taking the advantage of the fifth
00:29:25.550 --> 00:29:28.420
and funding 70 percent of it themselves
00:29:28.420 --> 00:29:31.740
with a 0% interest loan.
00:29:31.740 --> 00:29:35.710
Again, just showing
how important the fifth is
00:29:35.710 --> 00:29:38.760
and the fact that it's really
incentivizing communities
00:29:38.760 --> 00:29:42.410
to move forward with
flood infrastructure
00:29:42.410 --> 00:29:45.460
and utilizing and kind of complimenting,
00:29:45.460 --> 00:29:47.980
utilizing the fifth to
compliment maybe some things
00:29:47.980 --> 00:29:50.240
that they had already
been thinking about,
00:29:50.240 --> 00:29:51.570
stepping back and taking a look
00:29:51.570 --> 00:29:52.810
through the modeling to make sure
00:29:52.810 --> 00:29:55.520
that we're using the best
available science and data.
00:29:55.520 --> 00:30:00.520
So again, a great project and
appreciate you working on this
00:30:00.570 --> 00:30:02.167
and bringing it to the board.
00:30:04.800 --> 00:30:06.823
Claudia, great job today.
00:30:08.170 --> 00:30:09.870
It's a great project.
00:30:09.870 --> 00:30:14.870
The city of Pharr has really
investing in their community
00:30:16.460 --> 00:30:19.707
and I love those data
points because again,
00:30:19.707 --> 00:30:22.330
I'm just the lawyer,
I'm not an engineer.
00:30:22.330 --> 00:30:26.540
So reading that 900
homes will be removed
00:30:26.540 --> 00:30:28.740
from the flood plain really drives home
00:30:28.740 --> 00:30:32.820
the importance of these projects
and how necessary they are.
00:30:32.820 --> 00:30:35.670
So I really appreciate you
and your leadership with this.
00:30:39.050 --> 00:30:41.978
Nicely played and
nicely done, Claudia.
00:30:41.978 --> 00:30:43.433
Is there a motion?
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Mr. Chairman, I move we
adopt the proposed resolution
00:30:47.010 --> 00:30:50.640
from the city of Pharr for $4,510,000
00:30:50.640 --> 00:30:55.300
in financial assistance
consisting of $3,157,000
00:30:55.300 --> 00:30:59.440
in financing and 1,353,000 in grant
00:30:59.440 --> 00:31:00.840
from the flood infrastructure fund
00:31:00.840 --> 00:31:03.480
for planning, acquisition,
design, and construction
00:31:03.480 --> 00:31:05.600
of the drainage improvements project
00:31:05.600 --> 00:31:08.093
as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.
00:31:09.060 --> 00:31:11.313
Is there a second?
I second.
00:31:11.313 --> 00:31:13.123
All in favor, say aye.
Aye.
00:31:15.520 --> 00:31:17.360
Motion passes.
00:31:17.360 --> 00:31:18.530
Thanks, Claudia, good to see you.
00:31:18.530 --> 00:31:19.903
Next item please.
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Mr. Chairman, the
next item on the agenda
00:31:23.510 --> 00:31:26.280
is approved by resolution and amendment
00:31:26.280 --> 00:31:30.710
the Texas water development
for resolution 20-107,
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for the city of Seagraves to
revise special condition #28.
00:31:37.101 --> 00:31:40.513
And Jesse Milonovich is here today
00:31:40.513 --> 00:31:42.803
to present to the board on this item.
00:31:44.268 --> 00:31:46.100
Good morning, Chairman Lake,
00:31:46.100 --> 00:31:48.120
Director Jackson, Director Paup.
00:31:48.120 --> 00:31:50.330
For the record my
name is Jesse Milonovich
00:31:50.330 --> 00:31:52.910
of the Executive Administrator's staff.
00:31:52.910 --> 00:31:56.150
On December 17th,
2020, the city of Seagraves
00:31:56.150 --> 00:31:59.860
received a commitment in
the amount of $6,084,000
00:31:59.860 --> 00:32:03.647
in financial assistance
consisting of $2,738,000
00:32:05.170 --> 00:32:07.385
from the Texas water development fund
00:32:07.385 --> 00:32:12.385
and $3,346,000 from the
environmental protection agency,
00:32:12.625 --> 00:32:15.800
water infrastructure
improvements for the nation,
00:32:15.800 --> 00:32:20.800
WIIN grant, for the planning,
design and construction
00:32:20.980 --> 00:32:23.870
of a water system improvements project.
00:32:23.870 --> 00:32:28.870
The TWDB resolution
20-107, special condition #28,
00:32:30.080 --> 00:32:33.350
incorrectly identified the
city as the party responsible
00:32:33.350 --> 00:32:36.650
for submitting the federal
grant from the EPA.
00:32:36.650 --> 00:32:38.450
The Executive Administrator recommends
00:32:38.450 --> 00:32:40.960
replacing special condition #28
00:32:40.960 --> 00:32:44.330
to correctly identify that
the Executive Administrator
00:32:44.330 --> 00:32:47.410
shall execute a grant
agreement with the city
00:32:47.410 --> 00:32:50.850
for the terms and
uses of the wind grant.
00:32:50.850 --> 00:32:52.040
The Executive Administrator
00:32:52.040 --> 00:32:54.000
recommends approval of this request.
00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:55.700
This concludes my presentation.
00:32:55.700 --> 00:32:57.763
I am available if you
have any questions.
00:32:59.430 --> 00:33:01.880
Thanks, Jesse, questions,
comments or a motion?
00:33:04.693 --> 00:33:07.050
Mr. Chairman, I move we
adopt the proposed resolution
00:33:07.050 --> 00:33:12.040
amending Texas water
development board resolution, 20-107,
00:33:12.040 --> 00:33:16.060
for the city of Seagraves to
revive special condition #28,
00:33:16.060 --> 00:33:18.360
as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.
00:33:19.334 --> 00:33:20.898
Is there a second?
00:33:20.898 --> 00:33:22.170
I second.
00:33:22.170 --> 00:33:24.367
All in favor, say aye.
Aye, aye.
00:33:25.780 --> 00:33:27.460
Motion passes.
00:33:27.460 --> 00:33:29.532
Thank you, Jesse, good to see you.
00:33:29.532 --> 00:33:30.432
Good to see you.
00:33:31.420 --> 00:33:32.763
Next item, please.
00:33:35.090 --> 00:33:38.150
Mr. Chairman, the next item
on the agenda is approved by
00:33:38.150 --> 00:33:42.090
resolution for a tax
for the city of Bowie
00:33:42.090 --> 00:33:45.020
for financing from the clean
water state revolving fund,
00:33:45.020 --> 00:33:47.400
for planning, design and construction
00:33:47.400 --> 00:33:49.663
of a wastewater system
improvement project.
00:33:50.530 --> 00:33:51.980
Tom Barnett is here today
00:33:51.980 --> 00:33:53.877
to present to the board on this item.
00:33:55.244 --> 00:33:56.800
Good morning, Chairman Lake,
00:33:56.800 --> 00:33:58.534
Director Jackson, Director Paup.
00:33:58.534 --> 00:34:00.050
For the record, Tom Barnett,
00:34:00.050 --> 00:34:02.570
of the Executive Administrator's staff.
00:34:02.570 --> 00:34:05.530
The city of Bowie is
located in Montague county
00:34:05.530 --> 00:34:08.740
about 65 miles Northwest of Fort worth.
00:34:08.740 --> 00:34:10.410
They provide water
and wastewater service
00:34:10.410 --> 00:34:12.581
to approximately 5,800 residents.
00:34:12.581 --> 00:34:15.870
City's wastewater
collection system is aging
00:34:15.870 --> 00:34:17.650
and has become increasingly difficult
00:34:17.650 --> 00:34:19.630
and expensive to maintain.
00:34:19.630 --> 00:34:22.300
High rates of infiltration
and inflow have led to
00:34:22.300 --> 00:34:25.630
lift station overflows
and excessive discharge
00:34:25.630 --> 00:34:28.430
from their wastewater
treatment plant after rain events.
00:34:29.550 --> 00:34:30.930
The proposed project would replace
00:34:30.930 --> 00:34:33.910
more than 10 miles of high
maintenance sewer lines,
00:34:33.910 --> 00:34:36.200
replaced manholes throughout the city,
00:34:36.200 --> 00:34:38.070
make improvements to a lift station
00:34:38.070 --> 00:34:40.090
and construct an equalization pond
00:34:40.090 --> 00:34:42.040
at its wastewater treatment plant
00:34:42.040 --> 00:34:44.480
to help mitigate peak flows.
00:34:44.480 --> 00:34:47.890
So this project would reduce
the city's operational costs,
00:34:47.890 --> 00:34:50.930
improve treatment capabilities
and help the city remain
00:34:50.930 --> 00:34:53.493
compliant with its
discharge permit parameters.
00:34:54.640 --> 00:34:55.880
The Executive Administrator
00:34:55.880 --> 00:34:58.640
recommends approval
of this funding request.
00:34:58.640 --> 00:35:00.150
And this concludes my presentation
00:35:00.150 --> 00:35:01.853
and I'm happy to answer any questions.
00:35:03.620 --> 00:35:05.320
Thanks Tom,
questions, comments?
00:35:06.380 --> 00:35:09.230
Well, a project for
a small community,
00:35:09.230 --> 00:35:12.040
for the service population
of less than 6,000
00:35:13.740 --> 00:35:16.320
and doing the right
thing, the one, two, punch.
00:35:16.320 --> 00:35:18.480
Putting in the equalization basin
00:35:18.480 --> 00:35:21.080
to mitigate the peak flows,
00:35:21.080 --> 00:35:24.963
as well as going in
and replacing the piping,
00:35:26.850 --> 00:35:28.490
preventing the infiltration
00:35:30.538 --> 00:35:33.380
and providing an energy benefit too
00:35:33.380 --> 00:35:37.410
because now they won't have
to treat as much as what they
00:35:37.410 --> 00:35:42.000
otherwise would associated
with the the added infiltration.
00:35:42.000 --> 00:35:44.730
So added benefits going forward.
00:35:44.730 --> 00:35:46.840
And I'm really glad that you pointed out
00:35:46.840 --> 00:35:50.930
that it's going to be reducing
your operational costs.
00:35:50.930 --> 00:35:55.540
This is exactly what we like
to see that communities go out,
00:35:55.540 --> 00:35:58.030
work with the board, take
down some debt service,
00:35:58.030 --> 00:36:00.550
again, take advantage
of the low interest rate,
00:36:00.550 --> 00:36:02.040
build it with today's dollars
00:36:02.040 --> 00:36:04.730
and then reap the benefit
of those operating costs
00:36:04.730 --> 00:36:06.210
by making this investment.
00:36:06.210 --> 00:36:09.120
So, oftentimes communities that do this
00:36:09.120 --> 00:36:12.410
ended up actually overall saving money.
00:36:12.410 --> 00:36:14.225
And we certainly hope
that that's the case
00:36:14.225 --> 00:36:15.960
in this particular situation.
00:36:15.960 --> 00:36:18.142
So, thanks for working on this project
00:36:18.142 --> 00:36:21.340
and again, a credit I
think to the city of Bowie
00:36:21.340 --> 00:36:23.840
for taking advantage
of the board's financing
00:36:23.840 --> 00:36:28.420
and reaping the benefits
of enhanced operation
00:36:28.420 --> 00:36:31.290
and compliance in the years to come.
00:36:31.290 --> 00:36:33.571
So, thanks for working on this.
00:36:33.571 --> 00:36:35.645
Great, thank you.
00:36:35.645 --> 00:36:37.850
Yeah, Tom, great job, this is
one of the strongest pledges
00:36:37.850 --> 00:36:39.580
we've seen in a long time.
00:36:39.580 --> 00:36:40.954
It's a great project.
00:36:40.954 --> 00:36:44.350
You know, we have been
given a lot of love to our fifth
00:36:44.350 --> 00:36:45.930
and our SWIFT program lately.
00:36:45.930 --> 00:36:47.330
They get a lot of attention
00:36:47.330 --> 00:36:52.330
but we run one of the best
SRF programs in the country.
00:36:52.820 --> 00:36:57.820
And we fund all sorts of
water infrastructure projects
00:36:57.910 --> 00:36:59.920
through our incredible SRF.
00:36:59.920 --> 00:37:01.870
And this is another example of that.
00:37:01.870 --> 00:37:03.363
So, thank you very much.
00:37:05.270 --> 00:37:07.760
What do you mean
one of the best?
00:37:07.760 --> 00:37:10.221
(members chuckling)
We got a solid lock on #1.
00:37:10.221 --> 00:37:14.260
Excuse me, the best,
number one in Texas.
00:37:14.260 --> 00:37:17.550
Yeah, number one is --
(muffled speaking)
00:37:17.550 --> 00:37:22.130
Jessica Zuber and the WSR
squad are gonna come after you.
00:37:22.130 --> 00:37:24.990
I'm in the office.
(board laughing)
00:37:24.990 --> 00:37:28.990
We run the best SRF
program in the country.
00:37:28.990 --> 00:37:31.050
Solid lock on number one.
00:37:31.050 --> 00:37:32.500
All right, is there a motion?
00:37:34.010 --> 00:37:36.980
Mr. Chairman, I move we
adopt the proposed resolution
00:37:36.980 --> 00:37:38.100
for the city of Bowie
00:37:38.100 --> 00:37:41.230
for financing from the clean
water state revolving fund
00:37:41.230 --> 00:37:42.750
for planning, design, and construction
00:37:42.750 --> 00:37:45.226
of a wastewater system
improvements project
00:37:45.226 --> 00:37:48.650
as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.
00:37:48.650 --> 00:37:50.407
Is there a second?
I second.
00:37:51.690 --> 00:37:53.290
All in favor, say aye.
Aye.
00:37:55.740 --> 00:37:57.310
Motion passes.
00:37:57.310 --> 00:37:58.270
Thanks, Tom, good to see you.
00:37:58.270 --> 00:38:00.820
It was, thank you all.
00:38:02.610 --> 00:38:04.223
Next item, please, Mr. Harden.
00:38:06.710 --> 00:38:09.343
Mr. Chairman, the next item on
00:38:09.343 --> 00:38:11.253
the agenda is public comment.
00:38:12.922 --> 00:38:15.060
If any member of
the public would like to
00:38:15.060 --> 00:38:17.040
address the board,
now is the time to do so.
00:38:17.040 --> 00:38:20.990
Please indicate your desire
to just forward it digitally
00:38:20.990 --> 00:38:23.890
and our IT team will accommodate you.
00:38:23.890 --> 00:38:26.120
In the meantime, the board will not meet
00:38:26.120 --> 00:38:27.373
in closed session today.
00:38:29.810 --> 00:38:34.330
Do we have any --
No, not this time, sir.
00:38:34.330 --> 00:38:37.063
All right, in that case,
00:38:38.840 --> 00:38:40.950
no further business for the
water development board.
00:38:40.950 --> 00:38:43.570
This meeting is adjourned.
00:38:43.570 --> 00:38:47.290
The time is 10:00 AM.
00:38:47.290 --> 00:38:48.123
Thank y'all much.
00:38:48.123 --> 00:38:49.772
Bye.
Thank you.
00:38:49.772 --> 00:38:50.885
Good to see everybody.