NOTICE OF MEETING

GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA 8

 Notice is hereby given that the groundwater conservation districts located wholly or partially within Groundwater Management Area (GMA) 8, as designated by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), consisting of the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District, Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District, Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District, Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District, Red River Groundwater Conservation District, Saratoga Underground Water Conservation District, Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, and Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District will hold a Joint Planning meeting at 10:00 A.M. on July 26, 2022 at the Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District Office located at 208 Kimberly Dr., Cleburne, Texas 76031. The meeting will be open to the public. The following items of business will be discussed and potentially acted upon:

1. Invocation
2. Call meeting to order and establish quorum.
3. Welcome and introductions.
4. Public comment.
5. Consider and act upon approval of minutes from the November 4, 2021, GMA 8 meeting.
6. Consider and act upon election of Chair and Vice Chair for GMA 8.
7. Consider and act upon Resolution 2022-07-26-01 for Appreciation of Joe B. Cooper.
8. Consider and act upon approving GMA 8 Resolution 2022-07-26-02 adopting the amended Desired Future Conditions for relevant aquifers in GMA8.
9. Consider and act upon the amended GMA 8 Explanatory Report, including consideration of comments received and corresponding revisions to the Explanatory Report, authorization for the administrative District to make any necessary non-substantive revisions, and submission of all required documentation to the Texas Water Development Board.
10. Consider and possibly act upon all matters incident and related to updating the Groundwater Availability Model for the Northern Trinity and Woodbine Aquifers, including the process for selecting a consultant to perform the modeling work.
11. TWDB presentation on the Brackish Resources Characterization of the Woodbine Aquifer
12. Updates from the TWDB
13. Discussion of possible agenda items and dates for next GMA 8 meeting.
14. Closing comments.
15. Adjourn.

Dated this 6th day of July 2022
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Mitchell Sodek, Vice-Chair Groundwater Management Area 8

The above agenda schedules represent an estimate of the order for the indicated items and is subject to change at any time. These public meetings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance to attend the meeting, please call (855) 426-4433 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to coordinate any special physical access arrangements.

For questions regarding this notice, please contact Velma Starks at (855) 426-4433, at ntgcd@northtexasgcd.org, or at 5100 Airport Drive, Denison, TX 75020.

At any time during the meeting or work session and in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Codes, Annotated, the Groundwater Management Area 8 may meet in executive session on any of the above agenda items or other lawful items for consultation concerning attorney-client matters (§551.071); deliberation regarding real property (§551.072); deliberation regarding prospective gifts (§551.073); personnel matters (§551.074); and deliberation regarding security devices (§551.076). Any subject discussed in executive session may be subject to action during an open meeting.