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Water Quantity Sub-Committee

Upcoming Meetings:

Tuesday, June 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at Woodcreek City Hall

Past Meetings:

Tuesday, March 23 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at the Woodcreek City Hall

Tuesday, March 2 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at the Woodcreek City Hall

Tuesday, December 8th from 4:00pm to 5:45 pm at the Woodcreek City Hall 

Tuesday, November 17th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Woodcreek City Hall 

October 1st at 6:30pm in the Cypress Room at the Wimberley Community Center with HTGCD

Agenda

6:30pm - Call to Order

- Opening Remarks
- Introductions and Statement of Purpose
- Presentation –Doug Wierman, President, HTGCD

o Groundwater Resources in the Blanco-Cypress Valley
o Watershed and Recharge area for Jacob’s Well and Cypress Creek
o Groundwater Modeling by TWDB
o Latest GAM possibly including Lower Trinity Aquifer

Questions and Discussion: the “Desired Future Conditions” process now under way in GMA-9 and the “Managed Available Groundwater” number that will ultimately result from this – with implications for permitting by the District. Workshop Discussion

- HTGCD Board - Open Discussion of these Issues and Results
- Committee Members Comments
- Public Comments
- Question and Answer with Wrap-up

BREAK Reconvene with the Water Quality and Quantity subcommittee; others welcome to stay.

- Outline of Work
- Water Supply Options

o Surface Water (SW)
o Rainwater (RW)
o Questions /Issues re: these Options

Additional Comments/ Questions/ Topics for Discussion Plans for Follow-up Meeting 9:30pm

- Adjourn

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*If you would like more information on Watershed Protection Plans (WPP), the Texas Agrilife Extension will host a watershed workshop focusing on the Cypress Creek Watershed and other WPPs in Texas on Thursday, October 22 from 8:00am to 4:00pm at the Wimberley Community Center. More...

Water Quantity Subcommittee members:

Chair: Jack Hollon (HTGCD, WVWA)
David Baker (HTGCD, WVWA)
Sally Caldwell (Woodcreek City Council)
Clifton Ladd (Loomis Environmental Consulting)
Andy Grubbs (Hays Environmental Consulting)
Harvey Mabry (Wimberley H2O)
Anne Mabry (Wimberley H2O)
Dell Hood (Master Naturalist, Wimberley Parks and Recreation Board)

Staff Liaison: Kristina Tower (River Systems Institute Graduate Research Assistant) kt1078@txstate.edu

 

Water Quantity Subcommittee Tasks:

a. Consider other stakeholders/individuals that should be part of subcommittee and recruit members of the community
b. Set long term goals to ensure “clean, clear, and flowing”
c. Gather data to identify areas of concern
d. Identify causes and sources of water quantity problems
e. Identify standards in place and areas we can improve
f. Identify Best Management Practices and water conservation measures that can be implemented