Minutes from the April 17th, 2012 PCCD regular scheduled meeting
to be presented on May15th, 2012 for Board approval andsubject to corrections, additions, deletions and approval.
April 17th, 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 Vice
President, James O Lipscomb.
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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 (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.
President Holt requested motions or comments regarding the minutes of theregular meeting held on March 20th, 2012. Mr. Lipscomb made a motion thatthe minutes of the regular meeting held on March 20th, 2012, be accepted as
mailed out with one correction stating that Mrs. Lucy Knight was not in attendance at the aforementioned meeting. Mr. Rothert provided the second andthe motion was approved unanimously.
President Holt requested discussion of any unfinished business. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that there was no unfinished business.
President Holt requested discussion of Item IV and Item V on the agenda.
Mr. Halliburton then introduced Ms. Nikki Dictson, with the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership, and Mr. Nick Dornak, the new watershed coordinator forthe Plum Creek Watershed Partnership. Ms. Dictson then gave the Board ofDirectors a presentation outlining the current status of projects within thePlum Creek Watershed Partnership and projects for the future of the Plum
Creek Watershed Partnership. Ms. Dictson also gave the status of each project in detail. Mr. Nick Dornak then gave the Board of Directors a brief outlineof his plan for the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership, as well as, giving theBoard of Directors a brief introduction about himself.
President Holt requested discussion of Item VI on the agenda. Mr. Halliburton then discussed different options for transportation for the Plum Creek
Conservation District. Mr. Twidwell then gave the Board of Directors a brief
description of different vehicles and their pricing, as well as, the cost feasibility of each. The Board of Directors then discussed the benefits and downfallsof owning a vehicle and continuing to pay mileage. Mr. Twidwell also discussed possible insurance needs for employees to continue to use personalvehicles. It was the opinion of the Board of Directors that more researchneeded to be done prior to making a decision to purchase a vehicle or to continue paying mileage for personal vehicles.
President Holt requested discussion of Item VII on the agenda. Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed the status of the Rules Committee regarding possible
groundwater rules revisions, including possibly initiating and scheduling apublic hearing on the proposed revisions. Mr. Bob Wilson discussed the possible revisions and the obstacles encountered while attempting to revise thegroundwater rules in detail. The Board of Directors, Mr. Bob Wilson, and Mr.
Feather Wilson discussed the complexities of devising rules with the desired
future conditions and the managed available groundwater being scrutinized.
After much discussion, Mrs. Knight made a motion that the Plum Creek Con-2servation District move forward toward the public hearing to possibly adopt
and approve the groundwater rules revisions. Mr. Bob Wilson then interjected with information regarding scheduling. Mrs. Knight amended her motion to schedule the public hearing for the next regularly scheduled Plum
Creek Conservation District Board of Directors’ Meeting on May 15th, 2012.
Mr. Twidwell provided the second and the motion was approved unanimously. The Board of Directors then discussed the publishing and posting
required for the upcoming public hearing.
2:02PM President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-trict’s Geologist, Mr. William Feathergail Wilson. Mr. Feather Wilson thengave the Board of Directors a presentation regarding water salinity levels due
to injection wells, casing or tubing leaks, and illegal dumping of saltwater on
the ground, as it pertains to the contamination of fresh water sources within
the Plum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Feather Wilson also discussed
some traits of the Wilcox Aquifer and how these features pertain to the injection wells and the possible contamination of fresh water sources within thePlum Creek Conservation District. Mr. Feather Wilson also discussed hydraulic fracturing and the chemicals used to perform these actions.

2:23PM President Holt requested a report from the Natural Resources Conservation

Service’s District Conservationist, Mr. Isidro Morales. Mr. Morales then discussed a recent visit to Site 23 that he had made with Mr. Halliburton regarding a possible erosion problem. Mr. Morales also discussed the status of theSite 5 Rehabilitation Project.
President Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation Dis-

2:27PM trict’s Assistant Manager, Mr. Daniel Meyer. Mr. Meyer discussed a recent

Texas Association of Groundwater Districts’ meeting that he had attended.
Mr. Meyer also discussed a recent presentation he had given on groundwater
to the Clear Fork Creek Wildlife Management Association. Mr. Meyer thendiscussed the draft copy of the drought management plan he had recently
created and what steps needed to be taken next in the adoption process. Mr.
Meyer discussed the revision of the Plum Creek Conservation District’sboundary map by the Caldwell County Appraisal District that had been sent tothe Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Water Development Board for a model run to develop the Plum Creek Conservation District’s new managed available groundwater amount for the Plum Creek Conservation District’s management plan.
2:31PM Mr. Bob Wilson then discussed a desalinization well for a development andthe possibility of the owner taking the Buda wastewater and treating it.

2:36PMPresident Holt requested a report from the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Executive Manager, Mr. Johnie Halliburton. Mr. Halliburton informed
the Board of Directors that half of the flood control structures had been fertilized and had herbicide applied, and the other half would be completed inearly May 2012. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that someone had been hired to maintain the lawn at the office, as well as, someone toexterminate the office. Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors thatthe dis-annexations had been recorded at the Caldwell County Courthouse.
Mr. Halliburton then discussed the signage outside of the office, the new tables, and the installation of blinds in the office building. Mr. Halliburton discussed a Texas Association of Watershed Sponsors meeting which he andMr. Bob Wilson had recently attended. Mr. Halliburton then discussed ahouse near the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site 6 that was built partially within the Plum Creek Conservation District’s easement and partiallywithin the flood plain without a building permit. The owner of the house was
now requesting a building permit. The Plum Creek Conservation District
stated they would approve a permit once a release of liability had beensigned and an acknowledgement of inundation had been executed. Mr. Halliburton discussed Mr. Dan Ryan wanting to build a fence across the Site 5
Dam on his property line. Mr. Halliburton discussed the debris cleanup at

3Site 16, Site 14, and Site 21. Mr. Halliburton
then discussed a recent inspection report on the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site 31 by the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality. Mr. Halliburton discussed the request of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the Plum Creek
Conservation District to remove the brush from the fore bay of the auxiliary
spillway. Mr. Halliburton discussed the recent change over of the payroll andvacation system from a 24 pay period system to a 26 pay period system. Mr.
Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that a new computer had beenpurchased to replace Ms. Bassett’s computer, which was malfunctioning.
Mr. Halliburton informed the Board of Directors that the office building property had recently been surveyed. Mr. Halliburton discussed the new City ofKyle Park at the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Site 2. Mr. Halliburton
then discussed the City of Kyle’s possible drilling of a Trinity Aquifer water
well. The Board of Directors and Mr. Feather Wilson then discussed otherTrinity Aquifer water wells in the area.
2:57PM There was no report from the Plum Creek Conservation District’s Attorney,

Mr. Bob Wilson. Mr. Bob Wilson had to leave the meeting prior to his slottedspace on the agenda.

2:57PM President Holt requested any building committee business needing theBoard of Directors’ attention. Mrs. Knight then discussed the garage buildingthat needed to be added to the office, with the Board of Directors. The
Board of Directors also discussed the status of the window blinds for the office building.

3:00PM Due to very limited public attendance, President Holt did not request any

public comments at this meeting.

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Mr. Twidwell made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Lipscomb provided the second
and the motion to adjourn was approved unanimously.

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