Minutes from the November 20th, 2012 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on December 18th, 2012 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.
November 20th, 2012

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.
1:00 PMThe 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 Bob Wilson(Attorney) Feathergail Wilson (PCCD Geologist) and PCCD staff Karen Bassett, Korey Schuelke and Dan Meyer. Minutes were taken by Karen Bassett
and transcribed by Korey Schuelke.

1:03PM President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of themeeting/hearing held on October 16th, 2012. Mr. Lipscomb made a motionthat the minutes of the meeting/hearing held on October 16 th, 2012 be approved as mailed out. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion wasapproved unanimously.

1:03PMPresident Holt requested any unfinished business. There was no unfinishedbusiness at this time.

1:03PM President Holt requested discussion of Item IV on the agenda. Mr. Meyerthen discussed the Drought Management Plan Hearing held on October 25 th,2012. Mr. Bob Wilson then presented the Board of Directors with a resolution
adopting the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Drought Management Plan.
Mrs. Knight made a motion to adopt the resolution approving the Plum Creek
Conservation District’s Drought Management Plan. Mr. Twidwell provided thesecond and the motion was approved unanimously.

1:07PM

1:10PMPresident Holt requested discussion of Item V on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton
discussed the recent hearing regarding the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Groundwater Management Plan. Mr. Bob Wilson then presented theBoard of Directors with a resolution to adopt the Plum Creek Conservation
District’s Groundwater Management Plan. Mrs. Knight made a motion to approve the resolution to adopt the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Groundwater Management Plan. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second and the motion
was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of Item VI on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton then introduced Mr. Wes Birdwell, with Halff and Associates, speaking on
behalf of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. Mr. Birdwell then gave theBoard of Directors a presentation on the status and purpose of the grant request for a Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Flood Protection Planning
Study. Mr. Birdwell also described the scope of work that the study was proposing to encompass. Mr. Birdwell then discussed the budget regarding thisstudy in all of its phases. The Board of Directors and the Plum Creek Conservation District Staff then posed questions to Mr. Birdwell regarding theGuadalupe-Blanco River Authority Flood Protection Planning Study. Aftermuch discussion, Mrs. Knight made a motion to adopt the resolution in support of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s Flood Protection Planning
Study. Mr. Reinecke provided the second and the motion was approved withfour assenting votes (Mrs. Knight, Mr. Reinecke, Mr. Rothert, and Mr. Twidwell) and one abstaining vote (Mr. Lipscomb).

2

1:52PM2:05PM

2:20PMPresident Holt requested discussion of Item VII on the agenda. Mr. Meyerthen discussed a request from Aqua Water Supply Corporation for the renewal of their water well production permits. Mr. Meyer then discussed Aqua Water Supply Corporation’s request for the renewal of three water well production permits in the amount of 625 acre feet per year. Mr. Meyer discussed
the required notifications that had been sent out, as well as, the notices within
the area of influence. Mr. Meyer then discussed the items that the Board ofDirectors needed to consider when renewing water well production permits incompliance with the Plum Creek Conservation District’s New Groundwater
Rules. Mr. Meyer informed the Board of Directors that Aqua Water Supply
Corporation was in compliance with these items. Mr. Feather Wilson also
discussed calculations he had performed to determine the area of influence
for the notifications sent out. Mr. Twidwell made a motion that Aqua Water
Supply Corporation’s water well production permit renewal request on threewells for the total amount of 625 acre feet per year be approved as requested. Mrs. Knight provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of Item VIII on the agenda. Mr. Meyerthen discussed a request from Polonia Water Supply Corporation to replace awell at their Brownsboro station. Mr. Joel Wilkinson then gave the Board ofDirectors a presentation regarding their plans to replace a malfunctioning wellat Polonia Water Supply Corporation’s Brownsboro station. Mr. Wilkinson
discussed the malfunction with their current well and the necessity for a new
well to replace it. Mr. Wilkinson also discussed the specifications of the malfunctioning well, as well as, the proposed specifications of the possible replacement well. The Board of Directors then discussed the disposition of themalfunctioning well after a possible replacement well was put into service.
Mr. Wilkinson stated that Polonia Water Supply Corporation wished to keep
the malfunctioning well online until the warranty on the mechanical and electrical parts had expired on the possible new well which would be a term ofone year. After this year, the well would be plugged in accordance with Stateof Texas regulations. The Board of Directors and the Plum Creek Conservation District Staff then questioned Mr. Wilkinson on the possibility of using themalfunctioning well as a monitoring well. Mr. Wilkinson informed the Board ofDirectors that using the well as a monitoring well would need to be considered by the Polonia Water Supply Corporation’s Board of Directors. Mrs.
Knight made a motion that the Polonia Water Supply Corporation’s replacement water well be approved, the malfunctioning well be maintained for a period of one year after completion of the replacement well, and the malfunctioning well be considered for a possible monitoring well at the expiration ofthat year. Mr. Twidwell provided the second. Mr. Wilkinson stated that hewas not authorized to say that the malfunctioning well could be used as amonitoring well, but that it would be presented to the Polonia Water Supply
Corporation’s Board of Directors. The motion presented by Mrs. Knight wasthen approved unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of Item IX on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton then discussed recent complaints regarding fill material being placed within the Plum Creek Conservation District’s inundation easement at the Plum
Creek Conservation District’s Site 6 Flood Control Structure. Mr. Halliburton
then discussed the discovery of the fill material with the Board of Directors.
Mr. Halliburton then introduced Mrs. Rose Byrd and her son Donald, who hadreceived a citation from Hays County for the removal of the fill material fromher property. Mr. Halliburton then showed the Board of Directors pictures ofthe fill material placed within the Plum Creek Conservation District’s easement. The Board of Directors also discussed the fill material circumstanceswith Mrs. Byrd. Mrs. Byrd then discussed the situation with the Board of Directors and the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Staff and discussed possible solutions. Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed the inundation easement, as
well as, the effect of the fill material on the inundation easement with Mrs.
Byrd in depth. The Plum Creek Conservation District’s Board of Directors informed Mrs. Byrd that engineers from the Natural Resources Conservation

3Service would need to inspect the area where the fill material had beenplaced within the Plum Creek Conservation District’s inundation easement.
Mrs. Byrd informed the Board of Directors that she was not removing the fillmaterial placed within the Plum Creek Conservation District’s inundation
easement from her property. After extensive discussion, Mrs. Byrd statedthat she would be acquiring an attorney. No action was taken other than tohave the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s engineers inspect the fillmaterial within the inundation easement.
3:23PMPresident Holt requested discussion of Item X on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton
informed the Board of Directors that the tax roll resolutions for the Caldwell
County Appraisal District’s services needed to be approved. Mr. Lipscomb
made a motion that the Caldwell County Appraisal District’s tax roll resolution
for the underground water portion of the Plum Creek Conservation District beaccepted. Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion to approve theresolution passed unanimously. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion that the Caldwell County Appraisal District’s tax roll resolution for the flood control portionof the Plum Creek Conservation District be accepted. Mr. Twidwell provided
the second and the motion to approve the resolution passed unanimously.

3:25PM President Holt requested discussion of Item XI on the agenda. Mr. William

Feathergail Wilson then discussed a recent meeting with Walton Development Group regarding a possible Hosston aquifer water well project. Mr.
Feather Wilson discussed recent contract negotiations with Walton Development Group. Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed how the contract would workwith the Board of Directors. Mr. Feather Wilson then discussed his role as it
pertains to the contract. After much discussion, the Board of Directors informed Mr. Bob Wilson that they had no concerns regarding the draft contract
with Walton Development Group regarding Mr. Feather Wilson’s services being provided to them.

3:42PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson discussed a recent groundwater availability study that he had performed. Mr.
Feather Wilson discussed information that he had given to Mr. Meyer thatwould be available to the Board of Directors on the website soon. Mr. Feather Wilson also discussed possible upcoming drought conditions. Mr. FeatherWilson then discussed possible future oil and gas exploration in the local area. Mr. Feather Wilson also discussed a recent Region J Meeting that hehad attended and discussed discrepancies in projected managed available
groundwater and actual modeled managed available groundwater.
President Holt requested a report from the Natural Resources Conservation

3:51PM Service’s District Conservationist, Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales reported tothe Board of Directors that the Operations and Maintenance Inspections wereabout fifty percent complete and the documentation would be released to Mr.
Halliburton upon completion.
3:52PM

President Hold requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Assistant Manager, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer then discussed threerecent production permit application hearings within the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District. Mr. Meyer discussed his attendance
at a recent Region L Meeting. Mr. Meyer then discussed a recent Groundwater Management Area-13 Meeting that he had attended.

3:58PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton discussed
upcoming grants for flood control structure repair from the Texas State Soiland Water Conservation Board. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that it was a cost share, in which the State of Texas provides ninety-fivepercent and the local organization (Plum Creek Conservation District) provides five percent. Mr. Halliburton requested guidance from the Board of4Directors as to whether they wished to apply for the grant funding or not. It
was the opinion of the Board of Directors that the Plum Creek Conservation
District apply for this grant funding through the Texas State Soil and Water
Conservation Board. Mr. Halliburton then gave the Board of Directors a summary of a recent Texas Association of Watershed Sponsors Conference that
he had attended. Mr. Halliburton discussed the status of emergency actionplans received by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality throughout the State of Texas. Mr. Halliburton discussed a project that the Natural
Resources Conservation Services was working on throughout the watersheds
to construct dam watch software that provides real-time data on rain events.
Mr. Halliburton then discussed a recent Dam Safety Training Workshop thathe had attended along with Mr. Schuelke in Seguin, Texas. Mr. Halliburton
discussed new construction in Kyle, Texas requesting to drain water into thePlum Creek Conservation District’s Site 3 Flood Control Structure. Mr. Halliburton is awaiting a report from the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s engineers regarding this subject. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board ofDirectors that he had sent a request to the State of Texas requesting that thePlum Creek Conservation District be allowed to retain its power of eminent
domain. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that Mr. Schuelke
continues to treat small brush as needed.
4:06PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-

trict’s Attorney, Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson informed the Board of Directors that pre-filing of bills had started for the next legislative session.
4:07PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-

trict’s building committee regarding the Plum Creek Conservation District’s
proposed new garage building. The building committee had nothing to reportat this time.

4:08PM President Holt requested any public comments. There were no public com-ments.

4:08PM

Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mrs. Knight provided the second andthe motion to adjourn passed unanimously.

———————————
President—————————————
Vice President