MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT,LOCKHART, TEXAS 78644
June 18th, 2019

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 areon file in the office of Plum Creek Conservation District.
Checks were reviewed and signed, just prior to the call to order, by Treasur
er/Secretary, Lucy Knight.
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President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on May 21st, 2019. Mrs. Knight made a motion that theminutes of the regular meeting held on May 21st, 2019, be accepted as
mailed out. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion was approved
unanimously.
President Holt requested any unfinished business that required the Board of
Directors’ attention. Mr. Meyer explained that there was no unfinished busi
ness.
President Holt requested discussion of item IV on the agenda. Mr. Daniel
Meyer discussed the approval of revised groundwater application forms. Mr.
Rothert made a motion to approve the revised groundwater application forms
as corrected. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion passed unani
mously.

President Holt requested discussion of item V on the agenda. Mr. DanielMeyer and Mr. Bob Wilson discussed the consideration of a site 6 partial
easement release for the Ilse property. The Board discussed and agreed tohave Mr. Bob Wilson write up a document to present to Mr. Ilse for his review,for Mr. Meyer to contact a surveyor to get an estimate on the cost of surveying
the property in question, and then finally, present this information to theBoard.
President Holt requested discussion of item VI and VII on the agenda. Mr.
Meyer discussed the consideration of a Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board’s (TSSWCB) proposed state funded upgrade for PCCD’s sites 2and 14 and a repair for PCCD’s site 23. The Board agreed to move forwardwith TSSWCB for a state funded upgrade for PCCD’s sites 2 and 14 and aTSSWCB state funded repair for PCCD’s site 23.
President Holt requested discussion of item VIII and IX on the agenda. Mr.
Meyer and Mr. Bob Wilson discussed letters received from Dalrymple Gravel& Contracting Co. in regard to Contract No. PCCD-PCW 16-19-02 and a request to modify Contract No. PCCD-PCW 16-19-02. The Board, Mr. Bob Wil
son, Mr. Meyer, and Mr. Shane Ice, the Project Engineer with USDA-Natural
Resources Conservation Service, then discussed Dairymple Gravel & Con
tracting Co. No actions were taken at this time.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD’s Geologist, Mr. William
Feathergail Wilson. Mr. William Feathergail Wilson gave a slide show presentation on a number of topics: Human population I AD-2050 AD, carrying capacity, United States annual population growth, sources and use of freshwaterin the US-2015, municipal water use, Carrizo pipelines 2019, total groundwa
ter withdrawals in the United States-2005, solutions & costs, Region L 2019
water management strategy, quantifying aquifer system properties, and hydrogeological questions.
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President Holt requested a report from the NRCS’ District Conservationist, Mr.
Jeremy Hasty. Mr. Hasty was not in attendance.

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President Holt requested a report from the PCCD Executive Manager, Mr.
Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer reported that he had attended a Plum Creek Water
shed Partnership meeting and a Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
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there was a(TAGD) meeting. Mr. Meyer informed the Board that on June
Public Investment Funds training class in which he had taken the 6-hourcourse and Mrs. Knight had taken the 4-hour course. Mr. Meyer mentionedthat Mr. Shaw and Mr. Burkiund had been working on the PCCD Manage
ment Plan objectives and that Mr. Gene Peters with Performance Plus Inc.
had repaired the slide gate at site 11. Mr. Meyer reported that he received aletter from the Texas Commission on Environment Quality (TCEQ) statingthat the breach analysis submitted for site 21’s Emergency Action Plan was
not conservative enough. Mr. Meyer informed the board the he had contact
ed M&E Consultants (who performed the breach analysis) regarding this mat
ter and that he would keep the Board informed of their response. Mr. Meyer,lastly, mentioned that he had received a call from Mr. Ziat, an engineer repre
senting Studio Estates, concerning a possible project within PCCD’s site 12easement. Mr. Meyer stated that he would keep the Board informed in thismatter.
President Holt requested a report from the PCCD Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson.
Mr. Bob Wilson reported that the Legislature was over, and that Governor Ab
bot had been vetoing a number of bills. Mr. Wilson stated that he would keep
the Board informed.
President Holt requested public comments. The USDA-Natural Resources
Conservation Service Project Engineer Mr. Shane Ice stated that PCCD
needed to review the contract language to clarify issues in regard to the contract PCW1 6-1 9-02.
Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Rothert provided the second andthe motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

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