Minutes from the July 20th, 2010 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on August 17th, 2010 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.

July 20th, 2010
Notices of this regular meeting were posted in the Hays and Caldwell County
Courthouses at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Receipts of the notices
are on file in the office of Plum Creek Conservation District.
Checks were reviewed and signed, just prior to the call to order, by VicePresident, James O Lipscomb.
2:00 PM The meeting was called to order by President of the Board, James Holt, withthe following Board members present: James O. Lipscomb (Vice President)Peter Reinecke (Secretary/Treasurer), Lucy Knight (Director), Ben Twidwell (Director) and Fred Rothert (Director). Also present were Johnie Halliburton(Executive Manager), Bob Wilson (PCCD Attorney) and PCCD staff Karen
Bassett, Korey Schuelke and Dan Meyer. Minutes were taken by Karen Bassett.
2:00PMPresident Holt called the meeting to order.

2:00PM President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theJune 15th, 2010 Plum Creek Conservation District Board of Directors’ RegularMeeting. Mrs. Knight made a motion that the minutes of the June 15th, 2010
Plum Creek Conservation District Board of Directors’ Regular Meeting be approved as circulated. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second and the motion wasapproved unanimously.

2:00PMPresident Holt requested discussion of any unfinished business. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that there was no unfinished businessthat required their attention.
President Holt requested discussion of Item IV on the agenda. Mr. Bob Wil-

2:01PM son then discussed with the Board of Directors the different policies that theState Auditor’s Office requested, that the Plum Creek Conservation District
make a plan to enact, which are required by Section 36.061 of the Texas Water Code. The Board of Directors discussed the different permutations thatthese policies could emulate and the best way to get these policies enacted.
Mr. Bob Wilson also discussed a Drought Management Plan that needed tobe enacted when the Management Plan for the Plum Creek Conservation
District was reviewed in the future.
2:13PM President Holt requested discussion of Item V on the agenda. Mr. Bob Wil-son discussed the different hearings and easements required to progresswith the possible rehabilitation of Site 5. After much discussion, the Board ofDirectors advised Mr. Bob Wilson to move forward with the hearings necessary for the acquisition of easements required for the Site 5 rehabilitation toprogress. Mr. Halliburton then explained to the Board of Directors the different options for the point of ingress and egress for the construction site andthe costs associated with these options. It was the opinion of the Board ofDirectors that the Plum Creek Conservation District enter into negotiations
with Mr. Dan Ryan regarding a point of ingress and egress for the construction site.
2:46PM

President Holt requested discussion of Item VI on the agenda. Mr. DanielMeyer presented the Board of Directors with information from recent discussions regarding the desired future condition/desired future conditions for theTrinity Aquifer in the Groundwater Management Area-10. Mr. Meyer then requested guidance from the Board of Directors regarding this desired futurecondition. It was the opinion of the Board of Directors that Mr. Meyer use his2own judgment in the setting of the desired future condition/desired future conditions for the Trinity Aquifer in the Groundwater Management Area-10.
2:53PM

2:55PM

President Holt requested discussion of Item VII on the agenda. Mrs. Knight
made a motion that the Board of Directors approve and sign an auditengagement letter for the 2009-2010 audit services of Jansen andGregorczyk. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second and the motion passedunanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of Item VIII on the agenda. The Board ofDirectors, Mr. Meyer, and Mr. Halliburton then discussed special circumstances that have been encountered regarding exempt wells. After much discussion, the Board of Directors advised Mr. Bob Wilson and Mr. Halliburton todiscuss and research different adjustments that could be made to the exempt
well definition to remedy the special circumstances regarding exempt wells.

3:14PM President Holt requested discussion of Item IX on the agenda. Mr. Bob Wil-son then discussed with the Board of Directors the provisions in Chapter 36of the Texas Water Code for a Board of Directors’ member to receive one
hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per meeting. It was the opinion of the Board ofDirectors that Mr. Bob Wilson investigate these provisions further and proceed to amend the amount to one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) on the upcoming budget.
Item X was inadvertently omitted during the meeting and will be addressed ata meeting in the future.
3:18PM President Holt requested a report from the Natural Resources Conservation

Service’s District Conservationist, Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales was not inattendance, but Mr. Robert Martinez of the Natural Resources Conservation
Service stated that there was nothing to report at this time.
3:18PM President Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation

District’s GIS/IT, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer discussed items of interestfrom his recent attendance at the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
meeting. Mr. Meyer then discussed multiple wells that he had recently measured. Mr. Meyer also discussed a recent landowner’s complaint regarding asulfur smell to his water. Mr. Meyer then discussed possible causes and solutions for the landowner’s complaint. Mr. Meyer and the Board of Directors
then discussed the Trinity Aquifer as it pertains to the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Meyer then discussed recent developments in the Groundwater Management Area-13. Mr. Meyer also described a water use map that
he had created in accordance with the Plum Creek Conservation District’sManagement Plan. Mr. Meyer also discussed a recent presentation he had
given in Luling, Texas to the Texas Water Utilities Association on groundwater management in Texas from past to present.
3:39PM President Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation

District’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton discussed the status of the memorandums of understanding between the Plum
Creek Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation Serviceregarding Site 1 and Site 6. Mr. Halliburton discussed the status of the planning phase for the Site 1 and Site 6 Rehabilitation Projects. Mr. Halliburton
informed the Board of Directors that the fence brace that was damaged in anautomobile accident on Site 6 had been replaced. Mr. Halliburton also informed the Board of Directors that the cross fence in need of replacement onSite 27 had been replaced and the new fence construction on Site 11 hadbeen completed. Mr. Halliburton then informed the Board of Directors thatthe engine on the 200 gallon sprayer had been replaced. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that the United States Geological Survey had
completed their yearly well measurements and the report from these measurements should follow soon. Mr. Halliburton then informed the Board of3Directors that a representative from the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
would be at the next regularly scheduled Board of Directors’ meeting to discuss the Leona Aquifer study. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors of the status of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s mail, as well as,
the Plum Creek Conservation District’s office lease. Mr. Halliburton and theBoard of Directors then discussed real estate for sale for a possible site for a
new Plum Creek Conservation District office. Mr. Halliburton also discussedwith the Board of Directors a recent visit by some water planning officials
from the State of Georgia. Mr. Halliburton also presented the Board of Directors with a progress report on the Site 8 Repair Project with photos.
4:08PM President Holt then requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation

District’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed current eventsoccurring within the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District. Mr. Bob Wilson also discussed the lack of information regarding the Attorney General’s Opinion in reference to the southeastern part of Caldwell
County.
4:14PM President Holt requested any public comments. Mr. Morris Alexander thendiscussed the current status of groundwater and surface water with the Boardof Directors.
4:20PM Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second

and the motion passed unanimously.

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