Review and authorization of payments made for services rendered for the month of April 2014. A

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2. Review and authorization of payments made for services rendered for the month of April 2014. A motion was made by Stephen A. Boykin, second by Mark J, Carrabba to approve the authorization of payments made for the month of April 2014 as presented. The motion passed unanimously. Financial Reports. . A motion was made by Bill L. Harris, second by Pete Brien to approve the Financial Reports as presented. The motion passed unanimously. Presentation by John Seifert and discussion of the present water usage by aquifer as compared to the DFC for that aquifer. (see attached material) Presentation by John Seifert concerning the water demand projections for the BVGCD to be used during the 2016 DFC planning process, (see attached material) Presentation by Dave Coleman, City of College Station, on an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) study done by the City, proposal for a future ASR project, and discussion on possible wording for a rule amendment to protect the stored effiuent. (see attached material) Discussion of the standard permit language stating “[t]he issuance of this Permit does not grant to Permittee the right to use any private property, or any public property, for the production or conveyance of water,” and whether this language needs to be clarified or defined. No action taken at this time. Discussion regarding draft rule amendments to (1) clarify that hydraulic fracturing wells are permitted as all other non-exempt wells in the District, and (2) delegate the authority to the District General Manager to grant permit applications for wells that request authorization to permit less than 200 acre-feet/year of groundwater production and meet all other applicable District rules. After much discussion the Board delegated rule wording to the Rules Committee for placement on the next Board meeting agenda. Closed Session: Government Code 551.071 - The Board will meet in a closed session pursuant to the Texas Government Code do discuss possible litigation and to consult with its attorney tegarding possible litigation. No action taken at this time.

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