GMA-10 Public Comment Form 90Day Public Comment Period
Proposed Desired Future Conditions
Dear Interested Member of the Public:
On March 1 4 , 2016, the Groundwater Management Area 10 Joint Planning Committee (GMA-10) adopted proposed
Desired Future Conditions (DFCs) for the Austin Chalk, Buda Limestone, Edwards (BFZ) Northern Subdivision, Edwards(BFZ) Northern Subdivision Saline Zone, Edwards (BFZ) San Antonio Segment within Edwards Aquifer Authority,Edwards, Leona Gravel, and Trinity aquifers within the management area. In addition, GMA-10 has classified certainaquifers or portions of those aquifers as non-relevant for the purposes of joint planning. As summary of these proposals
and relevant aquifer designations follows:

Aquifer
Austin Chalk (UvaldeCounty)
Austin Chalk (MedinaCounty)
Buda Limestone (UvaldeCounty)
Buda Limestone (MedinaCounty)
Edwards (BFZ) Northern
Subdivision

Edwards (BFZ) Northern
Subdivision Saline Zone

2016 Proposed
Desired Future
Conditions
Same

2010 Desired
Future Condition
Adopted8/23/20102016 Desired
Future Condition
Adopted
TBD

N/A

N/A

N/A

No drawdown (including
exempt and non-exempt use).
Declared non-relevantSame

8/23/2010TBD

N/AN/AN/A

Springflow at Barton Springs
during average recharge
conditions shall be no less than
49.7 cubic feet per second
averaged over an 84 month (7year) period; and during
extreme drought conditions,
including those as severe as arecurrence of the 1950s
drought of record, springflow ofBarton Springs shall be no lessthan 6.5 cubic feet per second
averaged on a monthly basis.
Well drawdown at the salinefreshwater interface (the socalled Edwards Bad Water Line)averages no more than 5 feetand does not exceed amaximum of 25 feet at any one
point on the interface.

Same

8/4/2010

TBD

Alternate DFC - No
more than 75 feet of
regional averagepotentiometricsurface drawdown
due to pumping
when compared topre-development
conditions.

8/4/2010

TBD

2010 Desired Future
Conditions
No drawdown (including
exempt and non-exempt use).
Declared non-relevant

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Edwards (BFZ) San
Antonio Segment within
Edwards Aquifer
Authority

Edwards(Kinney County)
Leona Gravel (UvaldeCounty)
Leona Gravel (MedinaCounty)
TrinityDesired future conditions andmodeled available groundwater
for the Edwards Aquifer withinjurisdiction of the Edwards
Aquifer Authority are set by theTexas Legislature (Act of May28, 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., ch.
1351, § § 2.02 and 2.06, 2007
Tex. Gen. Laws, 4612, 4627, and4627; Act of May 28, 2007, 80thLeg., R.S. ch. 1430, § § 12.02
and 12.06, 2007 Tex. Gen. Laws
5848, 5901, and 5903). The
DFCs are specified in Sections
1.14(a), (f), (h), and 1.26 of theEdwards Aquifer Authority Act.
The DFCs are specified inSections 1.14(a), (f), (h), and1.26 of the Edwards Aquifer
Authority Act, and relate tolevels in index wells (J-17 in theSan Antonio pool and J-27 inthe Uvalde pool) or flows in the
Comal Springs and San Marcos
Springs. Refer to the Edwards
Aquifer Authority Groundwater
Management Plan for details.
Water level in well number 7038-902 shall not fall below 1184
feet mean sea level.
No drawdown (includingexempt and non-exempt use).
Declared non-relevant(December 2, 2013)
Average regional well
drawdown not exceeding 25
feet during average recharge
conditions (including exemptand non-exempt use); within
Uvalde County: 20 feet.

Same5/28/2007

TBD

Same

8/4/2010

TBD

Same

8/23/2010

TBD

N/A

N/A

N/A

Same

8/23/2010

TBD

On M onday, Mar ch 21, 2016, notice of these proposals was sent to each of the seven Groundwater Conservation
Districts (GCDs) within GMA-10. Therefore, the official 90-day public comment period related to the proposed DFCs
began on Monday, March 21, 2016, and will close on Monday, June 20, 2016. Public comments can be submitted directly
to your local GCD at any time before the 90-day public comment closes. Also, each GCD will hold a public hearing
regarding the proposed DFCs related to that GCD, as may be applicable. To find out the time, date and location for yourlocal GCD’s public hearing, please contact them directly as follows:

Page 2 of 7Groundwater Conservation District
Edwards Aquifer Authority

Contact Information
GMA-10 Contact
c/o/ Edwards Aquifer Authority 900 E. Quincy
San Antonio, TX 78215 (210) 222-2204

Medina County Groundwater Conservation
District

GMA-10 Contact
c/o Medina County Groundwater Conservation District 1607 Avenue K
Hondo, TX 78861(830) 741-3162

Uvalde County Underground WaterConservation District

GMA-10 Contactc/o Uvalde County Underground Water Conservation District 200 East
Nopal St., Suite 203 Uvalde, TX 78801(830) 278-8242

Plum Creek Conservation District

GMA-10 Contact
c/o Plum Creek Conservation District P.O. Box 328 Lockhart, TX 78644(512) 398-2383

Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer
Conservation District

GMA-10 Contact
c/o Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District 1124 Regal RowAustin, Texas 78748(512) 282-8441

Comal Trinity Groundwater ConservationDistrict

GMA-10 Contact
c/o Comal Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
P.O. Box 450 Bulverde, TX 78163
e-mail address: info@comaltrinity.com

Kinney County Groundwater Conservation
District

GMA-10 Contact
c/o Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District P.O. Box 369
Brackettville, TX 78832(830) 563-9699

To help the GCDs give your comments their due consideration, GMA-10 is providing this public comment form for youruse in preparing and submitting comments during the 90-day public comment period. Every section of this publiccomment form reflects factors the GCDs must consider and document as we make these DFC decisions. To that end, weencourage you to complete as much of the public comment form as possible. You may also attach additional pages, ifnecessary. Please note, in accordance with Subsection 36.108 (d-2) of the Texas Water Code, the GCDs will only
consider public comments that are determined to be relevant.
Completed public comment forms should be submitted to directly to your local GCD at the contact information listedabove. Copies of your completed public comment forms, along with any other relevant public comments received during
the 90-day public comment period, will be reviewed by your local GCD and will be reflected as part of the publiccomment summaries each GCD will prepare and submit to GMA-10.
Thank you for taking time to participate in this very important process. If you have any questions, please contact yourlocal GCD representative at the contact information provided above.

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Contact Information
Name:
Address:

Phone:
Email:
Representing:

Proposed Desired Future Condition(s)Please be as detailed as possible in describing your proposed DFC. Include the quantifiable value and a description of themethod for measuring or calculating the value. Please attach additional pages, if needed.
Aquifer

Proposed DFC and Measuring/Calculating Method

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Consideration of Proposed Desired Future Condition(s)The Texas Water Code requires that GMA-9 develop DFCs that “provide a balance between the highest practicable levelof groundwater production and the conservation, preservation, protection, recharging, and prevention of waste ofgroundwater and control of subsidence in the management area.” In the space below, or on additional attached pages,
please provide your considerations with regard to the nine items that must be considered, per the Texas Water Code, forthe proposed DFC(s).
Consideration 1 – “Aquifer uses or conditions within the management area, including conditions that differ
substantially from one geographic area to another:”Consideration 2 – “The water supply needs and water management strategies included in the state water plan:”

Consideration 3 – “Hydrological conditions, including for each aquifer in the management area the total estimatedrecoverable storage as provided by the executive administrator, and the average annual recharge, inflows, anddischarge:”

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Consideration 4 – “Other environmental impacts, including impacts on spring flow and other interactions between
groundwater and surface water:”Consideration 5 – “The impact on subsidence:”

Consideration 6 – “Socioeconomic impacts reasonably expected to occur:”Page 6 of 7

Consideration 7 – “The impact on the interests and rights in private property, including ownership and the rights
of management area landowners and their lessees and assigns in groundwater:”Consideration 8 – “The feasibility of achieving the desired future condition:”

Consideration 9 – “Any other information relevant to the specific desired future conditions:”

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