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9 • REGULARGuadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District (Guadalupe County)

REPORTS

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - July 10, 2025 on 2025-07-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve REPORTS”
JS
Jeff Schuehle
Director, District 1 (District 1)
YES
AR
A Robert Raetzsch
Director, District 2 (District 2)
YES
RC
Rebecca Clark
Director, District 3 (District 3)
YES
JN
Jamie Nielson
Director, District 4 (District 4)
YES
CA
Chris Ayotte
Director, District 5 (District 5)
YES
HS
Hilmar Starcke
Director, District 6 (District 6)
YES
MM
Matt Miranda
Director, District 7 (District 7)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

REPORTS A. Kelley Cochran: General Manager Report o Association updates – GMA 13 meeting has been postponed to August 15th – this should not impact the release timeframe of the recalibrated GAM. Ms. Cochran will be attending the TGWA board meeting in Port Aransas next week where she will announce the District’s adopted edits to rule 6.2 and invite drillers to attend an informational luncheon to be held on August 8th at the Seguin Library where they can receive 1.5 hours of TDLR approved CE credits. Staff from both Gonzales UWCD and Evergreen UWCD will also be in attendance to share information on how their respective districts process requests for drilling. Ms. Cochran invited the board to attend the workshop stating a notice of potential quorum will be posted. o Other District business – Additionally, the District sent invitations to drillers that have completed wells within Guadalupe, Gonzales, and Wilson counties to attend the informational luncheon; Ms. Cochran shared photos of the newly installed TXDOT approved traffic delineators Mr. Schaefer installed to protect the flush mounted monitoring well covers at MW 7 & 8; Water levels were measured June 23-25 and Mr. Klemt will be sharing his report; The District continues to update the Carrizo MW hydrographs Amy Bush created for DFC tracking; Additional testing was conducted at the main golf irrigation well at Ranchy McRanchface to obtain maximum GPM rate and recovery – Mr. Klemt is analyzing the

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). 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.