YDHLGE Logo
YDHLGEYou Don't Hate Local Government Enough
Back to Docket Search
10 • FINANCEMiddle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)

Consider and/or act upon General Manager’s Correspondence.

Presented in: Middle Pecos GCD Board Meeting - 2018-05-15 on 2018-05-15
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 0)
“Adjourn Board meeting. Weldon Blackwelder made a motion to adjourn the meeting.”
MR
M. R. Gonzalez
Director, Precinct 1 Place 1 (Precinct 1 Place 1)
ABSENT
WT
Wayne Tinkler
Director, Iraan Representative (Iraan Representative)
YES
PB
Puja Boinpally
Director, Precinct 1 Place 2 (Precinct 1 Place 2)
ABSENT
JS
Jeff Sims
Director, Precinct 3 Place 2 (Precinct 3 Place 2)
YES
VC
Vanessa Cardwell
Director, Precinct 4 Place 2 (Precinct 4 Place 2)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act upon General Manager’s Correspondence. VVVWV Vv 2018 Estimated Taxable Value from the Pecos County Appraisal Office Update on Cockrell Investment Partners, LP update on the Capitan Well A list of the Texas Alliance of Groundwater District Sub-Committees New update from TxDOT regarding the Hwy. 1053 sag report. The Highway has dropped 10’ since the road was reworked. Will meet with the Texas Railroad Commission to try and start plugging the free flowing wells in Imperial, TX Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts: 7" Annual Texas Groundwater Summit date is August 28-30, 2018. Held in San Antonio. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for May 15, 2018 Page 9 IX Update on 2018 3D model status from Allan Standen Presently we have well over 1,000 new wells from the following sources: City, XTO selected locations, University Lands Selected Elogs, University Lands Selected Buffer Elogs and Wells, 2018 BEG Supplement Elogs, 2018 BEG-Glass Mountains Elogs, 2018 Type BEG Elogs, 2015 Type BEG Elogs. (See Figure 1). 2018 New Water Wells and Elogs from the City, 2018 TDLR, and TWDB 6106 Wells. (See Figure 2) We still need FSH model well dataset and DBS&A 2013 well dataset. We need to start correlating all the new well's formation picks and capture pump tests and water producing intervals. Start updating surfaces in the 3D model, probably around August or so. The regular meeting was recessed at 1:21 p.m. BOARD WORKSHOP ! Call to Order workshop at 1:21 p.m. iH Conduct Board workshop regarding (a) possible changes to rules requiring a Specific-Capacity test on all New Non-Exempt well applications and permits and (b) possible changes to Rule 11.9.3 changing the requirements for a Hydrogeological Study. Ty Edwards, the General Manager, presented the Board with a document labeled “MPGCD Specific Capacity Pump Test Guidance Document.” This document was the discussed in depth. The consensus of the Board at the conclusion of the workshop was to have a Rule Making Hearing on June 19, 2018. Ml Adjourn workshop. President McGuairt adjourned the workshop at 1:59 p.m. 1:59 p.m. Regular Board Meeting reconvened. REGULAR BOARD MEETING — CONTINUED X Directors’ Comments. No Directors Comments. Xl Consider and/or act upon agenda for next meeting. Rule Making Hearing. Hearing for PCWCID#1. Hearing for Donahue Inv., Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for May 15, 2018 Page 10 Xll_ Adjourn Board meeting. Weldon Blackwelder made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Janet Groth. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 2:02 a.m. BL. ecrefary/Treasurer Date Approved _Olo - | 9-XOlF Minutes prepared by Melissa Mills

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.4/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.