Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group Meeting
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Aqua Water Supply Corporation
415 Old Austin Hwy.
Bastrop, Texas 78602
10:00 a.m.
Regular Meeting
(1.) Call to Order – John Burke
(2.) Welcome and Introductions – John Burke
(3.) Attendance Report – Teresa Lutes, Secretary (5 minutes)
(4.) Consent Agenda: (5 minutes)
(a.) Approval of Minutes for the June 20h, 2007 meeting.
(b.) Financial / Budget Report – Teresa Lutes / James Kowis
(5.) Discuss schedule/quarterly meetings for 1st biennium- TCB (10 minutes)
(6.) Discuss Water Modeling Committee role- update membership/chair.- TCB (10 minutes)
(7.) Discuss June 27th TWDB Letter and determine LCRWPG response due November 1, 2007- TCB (30 minutes)
(8.) Consultant Status Report- TCB (10 minutes)
(9.) Discuss and take action on a request dated August 24, 2007 submitted by Aqua Water Supply Corporation asking the Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group to amend its Regional Water Plan, to reflect a change in the source for a portion of Aqua's overall water supply by substituting 5,000 acre feet per year of groundwater from its well field located in Caldwell County for the currently approved 5,000 acre feet per year of surface water from the Colorado River. – John Burke (20 Minutes)
(10.) Discussion of the process to amend a regional water plan – David Meesey (10 minutes)
(11.) Update on LCRA-SAWS Water Project – James Kowis, LCRA (20 minutes)
(12.) Discussion on impacts and ramifications with the occurrence of a drought worse than the drought of record in light of implications of Global Warning – Haskell Simon and James Kowis, LCRA (20 Minutes)
(13.) Discussion on prospects for development of brackish water. – Randy Williams, TCB (15 Minutes)
(14.) Discussion on information needed to increase the projected water demands for steam/electric power. – TWDB / TCB (15 minutes)
(15.) New / Other Business (time permitting)
(16.) Calendar
(17.) Agenda Items for Next Meeting
(18.) Public Comments – limit 3 minutes per person
(19.) Adjourn