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<v ->Well, howdy y'all.</v>

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This meeting of the Texas
Water Development Board

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is back in session.

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The time is 10:44 AM.

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Again for the record, I am Brooke Paup

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and with me today is Kathleen Jackson.

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I apologize for this delay.

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I really love how this
hybrid new virtual world

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encourages participation
from all around the state,

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but it's not without its pitfalls.

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Kudos to my amazing IT
staff for finding a solution

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to get this meeting
done within the confines

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of the Open Meetings Act,
I very much appreciate it.

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With that, the the first item please?

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<v ->Chairwoman, the
first item on the agenda</v>

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is approved by resolution,

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the establishment of new tax exempt

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and taxable lending rate scales

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for the Texas Water Development Fund

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to water financial assistance account.

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To be effective September 23rd, 2021.

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And Alejandro Imatzu is here

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to present to the
board on this item today.

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<v ->Alejandro, speak up
please. For the audio.</v>

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<v ->Okay.</v>
<v ->Thank you.</v>

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<v ->Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup and Director Jackson.</v>

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For the record, I am Alejandro Imatzu

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of the executive administrative staff.

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The Executive Administrator
is recommending

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the adoption of new lending rates

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for tax exempt and taxable financing

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offered through the development fund

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to or the different program.

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TWDB is required to update
the lending rates available

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after new money bond sales.

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On September 15, the board price,

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several bonds, series of bonds,

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including the water financial
assistance bond series 2021 A,

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which created new money
for the fund financing.

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The proposed lending
rate scales use the yields

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attained from the pricing of the bonds

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and adds 35 basis
points in each maturity,

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to cover the cost of issuance,

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cost of payment timing mismatching,

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default risk and prepayment risk.

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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval

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and I am happy to answer any questions.

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<v ->Questions,
comments, or a motion?</v>

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<v ->Chairwoman, I move we
adopt the proposed resolution</v>

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for the establishment of new tax exempt

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and taxable lending rate scales

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for the Texas Water Development Fund

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to water financial assistance account.

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To be effective September 23rd, 2021,

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as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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<v ->All those in favor, say aye.</v>

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<v Both>Aye.</v>

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<v ->The motion passes.</v>

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Next item please, Ashley.

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<v ->Thank you.</v>

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<v ->Chairwoman, the
next item on the agenda</v>

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is consider authorizing
the Executive Administrator

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to negotiate and execute a contract

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with US Geological Survey
in an amount not to exceed

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$797,366, including $472,366

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from the Texas Water Development Board

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for coastal monitoring in
fiscal years, 2022 and 2023,

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and to negotiate a contract

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with the Texas General Land Office

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to receive up to $175,000
to add to this project.

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Camy Schoenbachler is here today

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to present to the board on this item.

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<v Chairwoman>Camy, speak
up please. Thank you.</v>

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<v ->Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup, Director Jackson.</v>

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For the record, I am Camy Schoenbachler

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of the Executive Administrator staff.

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In response to legislative directives

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dating back to 1975 to
support water planning,

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the Texas Water Development Board

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initiated and continues to maintain

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a data collection modeling
and analytical study program

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to evaluate the freshwater
inflow requirements

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necessary to maintain the health

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of our state's bays and estuaries.

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Healthy and productive
estuaries provide critical habitat

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for a vast array of fish and wildlife,

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which generates significant
economic value to our state

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through commercial and
recreational fishing, hunting,

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and other tourism activities.

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Healthy estuaries also provide
important ecological services

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such as, water
filtration, nutrient cycling,

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shoreline stabilization
and storm surge protection.

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This week, we celebrate
and we bring awareness

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to these ecosystems and
the benefits they provide

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through a nationwide celebration

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called, National Estuaries Week.

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Since 1986,

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the agency has supported a
coast-wide monitoring network

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to measure basic
water quality parameters

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at strategic locations
within our state's bays

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and estuaries.

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in 2009, the water
development board

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partnered with US Geological Survey

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to expand coastal monitoring,

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to estimate sediment and
nutrient loading into Texas bays

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from the lower reaches
of major river systems.

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The coastal monitoring network

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provides valuable long-term data sets

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for meeting the
agency's objective related

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to providing water resources data

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for planning and management,

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including for environmental
flows and water supply planning.

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As well,

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the data also aligns
with the agency objectives

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related to flood science and planning.

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The item before you today

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request authorization for
the Executive Administrator

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to negotiate and execute a contract

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with the US Geological Survey

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in a total amount not to exceed $797,366

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Off this amount, up to $472,366

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will come from the Texas
Water Development Board.

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Up to 150,000 will come
from the US Geological Survey.

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And, up to $175,000 will be contributed

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by the Texas General Land Office.

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As such, this item also
requests authorization

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to negotiate and execute a contract

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with the Texas General
Land Office to receive funds.

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The source of Texas Water
Development Board funding

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is $472,366 from
general revenue.

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This will support the USGS to operate

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and maintain water quality
stations and four estuaries,

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and the monitoring
of fresh water inflows,

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nutrients and sediments
within five major river systems.

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The additional contributions

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by the Texas General Land Office,

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will enable expansion of the
coastal monitoring network

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by three to four additional
water quality stations.

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By leveraging cooperative funding

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from both the Texas General Land Office

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and the US Geological Survey,

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the Texas Water Development
Board is able to maintain

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and expand a robust monitoring network

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to provide coastal data

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informative to a variety of objectives.

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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval

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of this item.

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This concludes my presentation

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and I'm available to
answer any questions.

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<v Chairwoman>Questions? Comments?</v>

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<v ->Camy, a great job on leveraging</v>

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all of your cooperating partners.

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And as we know, so important

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because bays and estuaries, and wetlands

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are the source of all life.

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So, good that we have this long-term

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monitoring program in place,

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and really appreciate
the work over the years

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that you and your staff have done

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in making this important
science-based work

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move forward and available,
as you say, for water planning

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and so many other things

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that we need to be
concerned about in Texas.

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Thank you.

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<v ->That was very informative,
Camy. Thank you so much.</v>

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And I'm very happy to be partnering

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with our good friends at the GLO

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in this incredibly important endeavor.

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I move we authorized
the Executive Administrator

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to negotiate and execute a contract

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with the US Geological Survey

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in amount, not to exceed $797,366,

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including $472,366

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from the Texas Water Development Board

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for coastal monitoring in
fiscal years, 2022 and 2023,

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and to negotiate a contract

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with the Texas General
Land Office to receive

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up to $175,000 to add to this project

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as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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All those in favor, say aye.
<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->This motion passes.</v>

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Thank you. Next item please, Ashley.

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<v ->Chairwoman, the
next item on the agenda</v>

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is consider authorizing
the Executive Administrator

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to negotiate and execute
regional flood planning

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grant contract amendments
with planning group sponsors

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to increase funding by an
amount not to exceed $10 million,

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and to extend the contract period

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to enhance the first cycle
of regional flood plans.

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Ream June is here
to present to the board

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on this item today.

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<v ->Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup and Director Jackson.</v>

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For the record, I'm Ream
June presenting on behalf

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of the Executive Administrator.

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The item for consideration
before the board today is,

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authorizing the Executive Administrator

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to negotiate and execute
Regional Flood Planning

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Grant contract amendments

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with the planning group of sponsors

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to increase funding by an
amount not to exceed $10 million,

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and to extend the contract period

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to enhance the first cycle
of regional flood plans.

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The regional flood planning groups

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are responsible for
developing the first sets

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of 15 regional flood
plans by January of 2023.

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Based on the regional flood plans,

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the TWDB will prepare
and adopt Texas' first ever

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state flood plan and deliver
to this Texas Legislature

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by September of 2024.

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On November 19th, 2020,

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the board authorized the
Executive Administrator

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to negotiate and execute

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flood planning grant contracts

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with the planning group of sponsors

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for an amount not to exceed 19.5 million

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to commence the first cycle
of regional flood planning.

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The TWDB has since successfully executed

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regional flood planning brand contracts

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with each planning group of sponsors

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selected by each of the 15
regional flood planning groups.

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An additional 10 million in
regional flood planning funding

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became available on
September 1st of 2021

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for the use in the fiscal
year 2022 and beyond.

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The Executive Administrator
conducted an informal survey

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in June, July of 2021 of the
RFPG chairs and their sponsors

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regarding this funding and
how this additional funding

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might be best used by the RFPG

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during the first cycle of
regional flood planning.

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All of the 15 regional flood
planning groups responded

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and each provided valuable
feedback that was reviewed

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and considered by the
Executive Administrator.

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Taking into consideration
the RFPG survey feedback,

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the initial funding allocation

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of regional flood planning funding

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are allocated by region
under an approach

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intended to reflect the relative amount

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of anticipated additional
work between the regions.

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The additional funding allocations

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included a base funding
amount for each region

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that would cover several
items, including data collection,

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identification of flood
mitigation projects or FMPs,

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flood planning document amendment,

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public outreach and
public participation.

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The additional variable
funding was allocated by region

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based on several factors,

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which include estimated 2020 population;

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total is three miles within the region.

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Number of counties within each region,

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the number of counties in the
GLO coastal management zone

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within the RFPG,

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the length of gulf
coastline in each region,

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a few additional factor based
on feedback from the RFPGs,

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which are unmapped stream miles,

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including approximate study
stream miles in each region.

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Population of unmapped area by region,

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number of disaster
declaration per region,

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and total number of flood
related fatalities by region.

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Partly because of the survey feedback,

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the proposed formula
funding allocation includes

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an emphasis on areas lacking
basic flood risk information.

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The additional funding is
aimed at ultimately increasing

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the number of flood mitigation
projects that can be included

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in the first state flood plan

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from the amended
first regional flood plans.

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The additional proposed funding,

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an approximately eight
month of contract extension

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do not modify the existing
contract requirements,

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schedule and expectations that the RFPGs

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will deliver their first
regional flood plans

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by January 10th, 2023 deadline.

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Extending the contract
length will enable the RFPGs

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to carry out the necessary
technical evaluations

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required to identify and recommend

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flood mitigation projects,

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particularly in rural and other areas

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with limited information.

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Actually, I would like
to take this opportunity

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to acknowledge and thank
the RFPG chairs, officers,

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members and the sponsors,

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the technical consultants, TWDB staff,

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and other non-voting agency staffs

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for their dedication and the hard work

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for doing the regional
flood planning process.

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We look forward to
the continued progress

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of the flood planning program.

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This concludes my presentation,

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and I'm happy to take questions.

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<v Chairwoman>Questions? Comments?</v>

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<v ->Great example of the staff
working with the sponsors,</v>

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the heads of the flood planning groups,

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making the process even better.

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And I think as you mentioned,

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increasing in that base amount support

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of additional outreach
with the ultimate goal

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of increasing the number
of flood mitigation projects

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that will be included
in this first round

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of regional flood plan.

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So, great job on this and appreciate you

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bringing it to the board.

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<v ->Is there a motion?</v>

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<v ->Chairman, I move to authorize
the Executive Administrators</v>

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in negotiating, execute
regional flood planning

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grant contract amendments

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with the planning group
sponsors to increase funding

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by an amount not to exceed $10 million

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and to extend the contract period

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to enhance the first cycle, 2020-2023

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of regional flood plans as recommended

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by our Executive Administrator.

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<v ->All those in favor, say aye.</v>
<v ->Aye.</v>

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<v ->The Motion passes.
Thank you, Ream.</v>

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Next item, please.

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<v ->Chairwoman, the
next item on the agenda</v>

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is amend by resolution
previously adopted

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Texas Water Development
Board Resolutions No. 18-193,

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as amended by Texas Water
Development Board Resolutions

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19-032

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and 20-041

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to modify the Creedmoor-Maha
Water Supply Corporation's

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Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund loan commitment

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to extend the commitment period.

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Dane Larson is here
to present to the board

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on this item today,

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and we also have a
visitor registration card

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from Maris Chambers,

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attorney at Lloyd Gosselink
Rochelle &amp; Townsend,

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who will answer questions
if the board has any.

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<v Chairwoman>Howdy.</v>

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<v ->Good morning.</v>

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For the record, I'm Dane Larson

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of the Executive Administrator staffs.

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The Creedmoor-Maha
Water Supply Corporation

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is requesting an
extension of their current

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multi-year funding commitment

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with an expiration date
of October 31st 2022-

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<v ->Dane, can you speak up?</v>
<v ->Sure.</v>

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<v ->Thank you.</v>
<v ->To October 31st, 2022.</v>

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The corporation serves
the area just south

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of the city of Austin.

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It's projected to
experience rapid growth.

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They have needed additional time

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to work through
alternatives in the planning

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and design phase of the project.

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Last year, the corporation was approved

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for reduction in the
original project scope.

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The engineering feasibility
report was approved

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earlier this summer.

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The next step was the
submission of plans and specs.

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The corporation has
approximately $4.6 million

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of funds remaining to be closed.

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The Executive Administrator
recommends approval

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of their request.

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My presentation is concluded

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and I'm available for any
questions that you have.

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<v Chairwoman>Do we
have any questions Dane</v>

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or any questions for our visitor?

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<v ->No, but I did have a
comment to Jeff. (laughs)</v>

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I understand you talked to
Creedmoor-Maha's general manager,

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Matthew Pickle, last
week about this request

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for an extension.

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I'm happy to accommodate
this extension today

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and get this project moving forward.

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My expectation is that,
this one additional extension

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will be sufficient for Creedmoor
to execute this project.

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<v ->Well said.</v>

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I move we adopt the resolution amending

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the previously adopted Texas
Water Development Board

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Resolution No. 18-119

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as amended by TWDB resolutions 19-032

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and 20-041 to extend
the commitment period

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for the Creedmoor-Maha
Water Supply Corporation's

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Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund commitment

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as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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All those in favor, say aye.

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<v Both>Aye.</v>

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<v ->The motion passes.
Thanks, Dane.</v>

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Next item please.

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<v ->Chairwoman, the
next item on the agenda</v>

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is considered a briefing and presenting

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the 2021 Texas Rain Catcher Awards.

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Shae Luther is here
to present to the board

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on this item today.

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<v ->Shae, speak up.</v>

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<v ->Okay.</v>

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Good morning, Chairwoman
Paup and Director Jackson.

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For the record, my name is Shae Luther

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of the Executive Administrator staff.

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<v Chairwoman>Oh, okay.</v>

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<v ->In 2007, the agency created
the Texas Rain Catcher Award</v>

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to promote technology,
educate the public

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and to recognize
excellence in the application

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of rainwater harvesting
systems in Texas.

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14 years, 58 winners,

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and for honorable mentions later,

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we continue this tradition

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as the reasons behind
the creation of the award

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are just as important
today as they were then.

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I would like to thank
everyone who submitted

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applications this year and
recognize their commitment

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to rainwater harvesting
and water conservation.

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All the submissions
were for wonderful projects

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and it was a tough decision,

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but staff were recommending
that four applicants

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receive the 2021 Texas
Rain Catcher Award.

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Next slide please.

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The first nominee is in
the educational category

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and it is for the Edwards
Aquifer Authority Education

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Outreach Center Demonstration Garden

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at Morgan's Wonderland
Camp in San Antonio.

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Morgan's Wonderland Camp
offers a summer camp experience

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for people with and
without special needs.

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The Edwards Aquifer Authority
partnered with the camp

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and installed a 21,000 gallon storage

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rainwater harvesting system

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to use as the sole water source

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for the onsite demonstration garden.

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Both the rainwater harvesting
system and the garden

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will be used to teach camp attendees

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the benefits of conserving water,

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reducing erosion with native plants

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and providing stem
STEM learning experiences

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with an inclusive mindset.

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Next slide please.

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The second category is governmental

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and the nominee is the
Mansfield Water Utilities

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and Tarrant Regional Water
District Cistern in Mansfield.

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Similar to the previous category,

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Mansfield Water Utilities
installed a 4,800 gallon

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rainwater harvesting system

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with a grant awarded by the
Tarrant Regional Water District

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to irrigate an adjacent native
plant demonstration garden.

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The primary goal of the
project is to educate residents

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on the benefits of rainwater harvesting

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while furthering water
conservation on a greater scale.

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The Cistern is located
where several city departments

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are housed and serves as a location

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for public events and classes.

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Mansfield plans to
include educational signage

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to provide visitors
with further information

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on the system and
other rainwater systems.

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Additional benefits derived
from the cistern is that,

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it has reduced runoff, erosion
and flooding on the property.

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Next slide please.

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The third is the residential category,

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and is for the Doris and
John Thornton residents.

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Doris and John Thornton
began collecting rainwater in five

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55 gallon barrels, which
eventually increased

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to the now 11 interconnected barrels.

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The collected rainwater
is used for bird baths,

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watering flowers and trees,
and irrigating their lawn.

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By bypassing the in-ground sprinkler

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for a large part of the year,

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they have saved both money
and reduce their demand

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on potable water.

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Other benefits include
eliminating flooding

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and pulling of water in the
area where the barrels now sit.

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The final recommendation this year

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is the commercial category,

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and it is for the Credit Human
headquarters in San Antonio.

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Credit Human's rainwater
and condensate system

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can store up to 130,000 gallons

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in above and below
ground cisterns and tanks.

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Two tanks of which were salvaged

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from the original Pearl Brewery.

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The calculated reduction in
Conventional potable water

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is nearly 96%.

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And with recycled water as back up,

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100% of the building's
non-potable water needs are met.

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Additionally,

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the system has upstream
and downstream metering,

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providing valuable data to
be shared with other engineers

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to help refine water models
and further data-driven design.

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I would like to recognize

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those awardees attending virtually,

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or who stated they were
planning to attend virtually,

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Mr and Mrs. Thornton,

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Sarah Valdez with the
Edwards Aquifer Authority,

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Heather Bass with Tarrant
Regional Water District,

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and others I'm not aware of.

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And I would also like to
note that Mr. Steve Hennigan

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from Credit Human headquarters.

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And Mr. Jim Campbell from
San Antonio River Authority

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are here in person on
behalf of Credit Human.

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Next slide please.

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The Executive Administrator recommends

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presenting the four
identified applicants

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with the 2021 Texas Rain Catcher Award.

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This concludes my presentation

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and I am available for any questions.

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<v Chairwoman>Thank you.
Questions, comments?</v>

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<v ->Well Chairwoman,
this is absolutely,</v>

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I think, one of the
best things that we do.

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It's been a pleasure for me to
see some of the award winners

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that we've had in the past actually go

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and see their facilities.

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And I look forward to maybe doing this

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with these award winners.

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A vast array of ways that big business,

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as well as just individuals,

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have utilized their ingenuity,

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used data and science
in modeling to develop

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very efficient systems that

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not only demonstrate
how partnerships can work

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through the river
authority, through

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the Edwards Aquifer Group and others,

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kind of, bringing people together

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to accomplish a common goal.

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Bringing in math and science education,

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as well as promoting native plants.

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I mean, just so many great benefits

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that come through these
demonstration efforts

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and so appropriate that we award them.

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One of the things that I
thought was particularly good

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in your presentation,
and also what we do

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throughout the program,

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is that encouragement for
them to develop those benefits,

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quantify those benefits,

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and then share those with others

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so that people who are wanting to do

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rainwater harvesting businesses,

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that are wanting to invest in it,

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will have that data and information

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to help drive the process forward.

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So, great to see us,
again, doing this program.

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One that has been longstanding.

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One that I know you've
been very personally engaged

00:24:53.890 --> 00:24:55.360
and involved in.

00:24:55.360 --> 00:24:56.680
Appreciate your work on this

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and congratulations
to the award winners.

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We've got some really
good ones this year.

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<v ->Just a tremendous list
for incredible projects.</v>

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I'd like to recognize the
honorable Jim Campbell,

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board member of the San
Antonio River Authority.

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He is here. Thank you,
with your colleague.

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We are so thrilled to
be able to present y'all

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with your award.

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Wonderful work.

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So Ms. Jackson,

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why don't we divide these up this time?

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I know you like to go
see every single one,

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but maybe leave one or two for me.

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<v ->(laughs) Of course.</v>
<v ->Thank you.</v>

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<v ->Of course.</v>

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<v ->Let's do it, let's hit the
road and go see these</v>

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Rain Catcher recipients.

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With that, a motion.

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<v ->Chairwoman, I move
we approve the 2021</v>

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Texas Rain Catcher Awards

00:25:43.980 --> 00:25:46.713
as recommended by our
Executive Administrator.

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<v ->All in favor, say aye.</v>

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<v Both>Aye.</v>

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<v ->The motion passes. Thank you.</v>

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Great job.

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With that, do we have any
comments from the public?

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No comments at this time, Ashley?

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<v Ashley>No, we don't have any</v>

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additional visitor registration cards.

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<v ->Okay.</v>

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Thank you all for

00:26:15.680 --> 00:26:19.800
enduring this very eventful
board meeting with us.

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With that, the board will
meet in closed session today.

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Pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 551-071

00:26:26.980 --> 00:26:30.580
and 551-074 of the
Texas Open Meetings Act,

00:26:30.580 --> 00:26:33.780
Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code

00:26:33.780 --> 00:26:38.440
in Section 6-060 of
the Texas Water Code.

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The Texas Water Development
Board meeting stands in recess.

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The time is 11:11 AM. That's good luck.

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(Director Jackson laughs)
Thank you.

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(gavel bangs)

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Texas Water Development
Board is now back in session.

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The time is now 12:52 PM.

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The board took no action
in executive session.

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There'll be no further business

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before the Texas Water
Development Board.

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This meeting is hereby adjourned.

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The time is now 12:52 PM. Thank you.

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(gavel bangs)