Update and possible action on San Andres efforts at RRC and TCEQ, and

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Update and possible action on San Andres efforts at RRC and TCEQ, and MPGCD v. RRC and Commissioners, Cause No. D-1-GN-24-005222 (200" District Court, Travis County) and second cause filed on October 11, 2024. District Judge Laurie Eiserloh with Travis County 455" District Court recently issued a notice asking for a briefing schedule. A hearing was held on August 15, 2025, on RRC's plea to the jurisdiction requesting dismissal of the lawsuit. We are waiting on the Judge’s Ruling. The District has met with TCEQ's senior management and program staff and discussed the new grant program to plug wells in Pecos County. TCEQ held a Rulemaking hearing on January 29, 2025. The District attended the hearing and made comments. TCEQ held a workshop on 02-20-2025 to discuss and solicit feedback eligible and ineligible expenses and the definition of administrative costs, how the LWWGP will fund eligible projects and how TCEQ expects to apply the prioritization criteria that will be specified in the rule and what further refinements to the prioritization criteria might be included in the RFGA. Update on Fort Stockton Holdings, L.P. (FSH)-MPGCD Joint Study, Threshold Water Level Update and Drilling of New Rustler Monitor on Williams Farms. The Board and General Manager discussed the ongoing groundwater monitoring of the FSH threshold water levels. All wells are working and operating properly, and no wells are near any threshold water levels that would trigger cutbacks according to the FSH special permit conditions. A link to the FSH threshold water levels is available at https://mpagcd.halff.com/Dashboard. General Manager Ty Edwards screen-shared and provided an overview of current data. Williams Farms and Fort Stockton Holdings have approved the drilling of the Rustler Monitor Well. The seismic study was conducted the week of April 29- May 2, 2025. In July and the first part of August work has been completed on the location and water pits have been built and lined. The rat hole and surface casing has been installed, and all material has been ordered and shipped. Drilling should start middle of August 2025. Briefing and take action as necessary on following lawsuits: Page 5 of 7 Minutes of 08-18-2025 A. Cockrell investment Partners, L.P. v. MPGCD and its Board President in his official capacity, FSH and Republic Water Company of Texas, L.P., Case No. 23-0742 (Texas Supreme Court)(Cockrell I); In Cockrell |, Cockrell timely filed its petition by review. The Court granted the petition to consider the appeal and take oral arguments, which have been scheduled for November 4, 2025. B. Cockrell Investment Partners, L.P. v. MPGCD and its General Manager in his official capacity, and FSH, Case No. 23-0593 (Texas Supreme Court)(Cockrell Il); In Cockrell I!, the Court took the same action as in Cockrell I.