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, Fox Crossing Water District, McLennan County Groundwater Conservation District, Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District, Saratoga Underground Water Conservation District, Tablerock Groundwater Conservation District, and Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District will hold a Joint Planning meeting at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, March 16, 2009, in the Bellmead City Hall located at 3015 Bellmead Drive,  Bellmead, Texas 76705. The meeting will be open to the public. The following items of business will be discussed:

1.       Invocation.

2.       Call meeting to order and establish quorum.

3.       Welcome and introductions.

4.       Public comment.

5.       Approve minutes of September 17, 2008 GMA 8 meeting.

6.       Texas Water Development Board presentation on joint planning process and petition process.

7.       Summary of GMA8 progress and status of pending Managed Available Groundwater figures.

8.       Discussion and possible action to rescind desired future conditions for the Blossom and Nacatoch aquifers adopted at the December 17, 2007 GMA8 meeting.

9.       Presentation of revised desired future conditions for the Blossom and Nacatoch aquifers.

10.  Public hearing and possible action to adopt revised desired future conditions for the Blossom and Nacatoch aquifers.

11.  Discussion and possible action on results of the Texas Water Development Board Groundwater Availability Model (GAM) simulation requests 08-64 and 08-66 for the Northern Trinity/Woodbine aquifers.

12.  Discussion of funding needed to continue and support joint planning process. 

13.  Committee member comments.

14.  Discuss agenda items for next meeting.

15.  Set date, time, and place of next meeting.

16.  Closing comments.

17.  Adjourn.

Dated this 2nd day of March, 2009                  

                                                                                 Horace Grace, CUWCD President          

                                                                                 By:  Cheryl Maxwell, CUWCD Asst. Secretary

The Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations and equal opportunity for effective communications will be provided upon request. Please contact the District office at 254-933-0120 at least 24 hours in advance if accommodation is needed.

During the meeting, the Committee reserves the right to go into executive session for any of the purposes authorized under V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 551, for any item on the above agenda or as otherwise authorized by law.