Consider and/or act upon General Manager's Quarterly Report

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and/or act upon General Manager's Quarterly Report Water sampling around the county shows no contamination of our groundwater. The report includes graphs of all of our monitor wells showing the static water level. There is also graphs on the City of Fort Stockton’s Capitan Well, and one for the Prison Well. No action taken, this item is being tabled until December 15" meeting which may be held at the Pecos County courthouse. Review status of Fort Stockton Holdings, L.P. v. MPGCD, Pecos County, City of Fort Stockton, et al. (Cause No. P-7047-83-CV; 83 Judicial District, Pecos County) and/or act on matters involving current appeal and settlement. The hearing set for November 17" was cancelled. Fort Stockton Holdings, L.P. did not object to any of the MPGCD requested costs and fees. An adjustment was made to reduce the total award by the costs/fees estimated for the hearing preparation and attendance. The Final Judgment on Administrative Appeal took effect on November 12, 2015. Final Judgment is attached to the minutes as Attachment #1. Fort Stockton Holdings, L.P. has 30 days to appeal the Judge’s decision if they so choose. The settlement proposal issued by Fort Stockton Holdings, L.P. on September 8, 2015, is being tabled today. Progress Reports: Well Registrations, Production Permits, Drilling Permits, Data Loggers and ongoing Water Quality Analysis. e Well Registrations: Progress report in notebooks. 3,029 total registrations. e Production Permits: STW has submitted an application for drilling & production and authorization to export. Republic Water Company expressed verbally they would like on the December agenda with an application for production and authorization to export. Possibly 2 or 3 more production permits from a few farmers. Buena Vista |.S.D. should have an application. Middle Pecos GCD Minutes for November 17, 2015 Page 6 Water Quality Analysis: Ongoing. Data Loggers: Operations ongoing normally, Watts is a new monitor well. Water Analysis Program: Normal operations ongoing. FM 1053 sink hole continues to sink 1/2” per month. Report on City of Fort Stockton well CRM W-01: Graph of their Capitan Well that is measured by satellite. Capitan Reef Aquifer Complex: lan Jones and Larry French with the Texas Water Development Board said they are finishing up with the model. Drought Monitor Map: The current drought monitor map in their notebooks. Xl Consider and/or act upon General Manager’s Correspondence. Bugington Energy, LLC: David Cooney with the TX Railroad Commission has sent us a revised approved work plan. Well bores to assess the possibility of contamination will bore down to the groundwater. Management Plan: The Texas Water Development Board has approved of our Groundwater management plan and declared it administratively complete, and in compliance with Texas Water Code 36.1071 and 31 TAC 356. The plan is in effect until September 15, 2020. Far West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association Annual Conference: Evaluation sheet on Paul Weatherby as a speaker at the conference. Mr. Weatherby is appreciated as a speaker at the conference. House Committee on Natural Resources information sheet reference interim charges. Senate Interim Charges: Page 2 refers to water and rural affairs. Reeves County votes to form Groundwater Conservation District, and levy a maintenance tax rate not to exceed 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Middle Pecos GCD comments presented to the Texas Water Development Board on House Bill 30 identifying and designation of local or regional brackish groundwater production zones. Pecos County has entered into a contract with Dan Ray (Scott & Ray, PLLC, Attorney) reference Environmental Enforcement Contract. Results of an on-line poll conducted by the Fort Stockton Pioneer was presented to the Board for review. XIl_ Directors’ comments. No comments XII! Consider and/or act upon agenda for next meeting. The December 15" meeting may be at the Pecos C

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