NOTICE OF THE MEETING OF THE CLEARWATER UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

September 14, 2022

 Notice is hereby given that the above-named Board will hold a Workshop and Board meeting on Wednesday,
September 14, 2022, beginning at 1:30 p.m., in the Clearwater UWCD Board Room located at 700 Kennedy Court, Belton, Texas.  The following items of business will be discussed¹.

Workshop:

1. Receive update related to GMA8 DFC determination, per TWC section 36.108, and plans for the next round.
2. Receive update related to the 2022 Bell County Water Symposium.

Board Meeting:

1. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Public comment.²
3. Approve minutes of the August 25, 2022, Board meeting.
4. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action, if necessary, to accept the monthly Financial Report for August (FY22) as presented.
5. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action, if necessary, to accept the monthly Investment Fund account report for August (FY22) as presented.
6. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action, if necessary, to approve the FY22 line-item budget amendments as requested.
7. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action, if necessary, to cancel the November 8th General Election for Directors representing Precinct 2, Precinct 4, and At-Large.
8. Hold Public Hearing related to proposed changes to the District Rules:
   1. Discuss, consider, take appropriate action, if necessary, to hold a public hearing to receive input on proposed amendments to the District’s rules intended to (1) define additional terms; (2) clarify methods for filing and serving documents with the District; (3) allow the District to issue operating permits according to Aquifer Management Zone-specific rules; (4) revise the Standard Provisions incorporated into permits issued by the District; (5) revise the process for submitting meter readings to the District; (6) require meters to be installed in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications; (7) refine permitting requirements for exploratory wells; (8) refine the spacing requirements for certain exempt wells; (9) clarify language regarding historic and existing use permits; (10) clarify drilling and/or operating permits requirements; (11) incorporate a process for complying with Bell County Subdivision Regulations; (12) require Well Completion Reports for certain operating permit applications; (13) establish five Management Zones within the boundaries of the District; (14) clarify rules regarding the commingling of injurious water and fresh water and the re-completion of wells pursuant to 16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 76; (15) establish minimum spacing, column pipe size, tract size, and property line setback requirements by Aquifer Management Zone; (16) provides criteria for granting exceptions to the minimum spacing, column pipe size, tract size, and property line setback requirements for each Aquifer Management Zone; and (17) other non-substantive formatting and grammatical revisions.
9. General Manager’s Report concerning office management and staffing related to District Management Plan³.
10. Receive monthly report and possible consideration and Board action on the following:³
    a) Drought Status Reports, b) Education Outreach Update, c) Monitoring Wells, d) Rainfall Report, e) Well Registration Update, f) Aquifer Status Report & Non-Exempt Monthly Well Production Reports
11. Director comments and reports³.
12. Discuss agenda items for the next meeting.
13. Set time and place for the next meeting.
14. Adjourn.

Dated the   _9th       day of  September  2022.

Leland Gersbach, Board President
By: Click here for original signed document
Dirk Aaron, Asst. Secretary

Agenda items may be considered, deliberated, and/or acted upon in a different order than set forth above.

CUWCD is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodations and equal opportunity for effective communications will be provided upon request. Please contact CUWCD’s office at 254-933-0120 at least 24 hours in advance if accommodation is needed.

¹ During the meeting, the Board reserves the right to go into executive session for any of the purposes authorized under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, for any item on the above agenda, or as otherwise authorized by law.

² Please limit comments to 3 minutes. The Board is not allowed to take action on any subject presented that is not on the agenda, nor is the Board required to provide a response; any substantive consideration and action by the Board will be conducted under a specific item on a future agenda.

³ No formal action will be taken by the Board on these agenda items. These items are on the agenda to provide CUWCD’s staff, Stakeholder Committees, and Directors with an opportunity to bring to the publics and each other’s attention important activities and issues pertinent to the management of groundwater within the District, including, but not limited to, current events in the District involving groundwater, wells, or CUWCD permittees, state or regional developments related to water management, and activities of the staff, and Directors. Substantive deliberation and formal action on any of these issues will be conducted pursuant to a specific item on a future agenda.