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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

A meeting of the Llano Estacado Regional Water Planning Group (LERWPG) will be held Thursday, April 21, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. in the A. Wayne Wyatt Board Room at the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 office, 2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock, TX 79411-2499.

AGENDA

1.    Call To Order and Welcome By Chairman H.P. Brown Jr.

2.    Roll Call of members to establish quorum.

ACTION ITEMS:

3.    The LERWPG will consider approval of the March 17, 2005 regular meeting minutes.

4.    The LERWPG will consider approval of the financial statement.

5.    The LERWPG will consider appointing Doug Hutcheson with Wolfforth Place Water Systems to fill the vacant water utilities representative position.

6.    The LERWPG will consider accepting the resignation of Jerry Webster as the small municipalities representative (less than 10,000 in population) to the LERWPG.

7.    The LERWPG will hear a report from the executive committee regarding the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority's request to add Plainview City Manager Greg Ingham as an additional member of the regional water planning group representing mid-sized municipalities (10,000 to less than 30,000 in population).

8.    The LERWPG will hear a report from the executive committee regarding the Lubbock County League of Women Voters' request to add Dr. Melanie Barnes as an additional member of the regional water planning group representing the public.

9.    The LERWPG will hear a report from the environmental committee.

10.    The LERWPG will hear a report from the ground water conservation district managers in the region regarding revised water supply data for possible inclusion in the plan.

11.    The LERWPG will hear a report from the Policy Committee.

12.    The LERWPG will hear a report from Technical Consultant Dr. Herb Grubb regarding the following draft portions of the initially prepared 2006 regional water planning report:

A. (4.3)    Social and Economic Impacts of Not Meeting Projected Water Needs.

B. (4.4.4)    Water Supply From Lake Alan Henry and Ground Water Sources.

    1.    (4.4.3.1)    Lake Alan Henry Water Supply District.

    2.    (4.4.3.2)    Lake Alan Henry Water Supply to City of Lubbock.

    3.    (4.4.3.3)    City of Lubbock well field.

    4.    (4.4.3.4)    Lubbock Expand Capacity of Bailey County Well Field.

    5.    (4.4.3.5)    CRMWA Expand Capacity of Ground Water Supply.

C.    (4.4.4)    Region-Wide Water Management Strategies

    1.    (4.4.4.1)    Precipitation Enhancement.

    2.    (4.4.4.2)    Brush Control.

    3.    (4.4.4.3)    Desalt Brackish Groundwater.

    4.    (4.4.4.4)    Recovery of Capillary Water.

    5.    (4.4.4.5)    Cistern Well Construction.

    6.    (4.4.4.7)    Post Reservoir--Raw Water at the Reservoir.

    7.    (4.4.4.8)    Research and Development of Drought Tolerant Crops and New Technology.

    8.    (4.4.4.9)    Reuse of Municipal Effluent For Potable Water Supply.

    9.    (4.4.4.10)    Stormwater Capture, Treatment, and Use.

D.    (4.5)    Llano Estacado Regional Water Plan

    Bailey County Water Supply Plan.

    Briscoe County Water Supply Plan.

    Castro County Water Supply Plan.

    Cochran County Water Supply Plan.

    Crosby County Water Supply Plan.

    Dawson County Water Supply Plan.

    Deaf Smith County Water Supply Plan.

    Dickens County Water Supply Plan.

    Floyd County Water Supply Plan.

    Gaines County Water Supply Plan.

    Garza County Water Supply Plan.

    Hale County Water Supply Plan.

    Hockley County Water Supply Plan.

    Lamb County Water Supply Plan.

    Lubbock County Water Supply Plan.

    Lynn County Water Supply Plan.

    Motley County Water Supply Plan.

    Parmer County Water Supply Plan.

    Swisher County Water Supply Plan.

    Terry County Water Supply Plan.

    Yoakum County Water Supply Plan.

    Water Supply Plans for Wholesale Water Providers.

    Region-Wide Water Management Strategies.

    Public Education.

    Drought and Drought Response

        4.5.25.1    Drought Triggers.

        4.5.25.2    Drought Response.

E.    (5)    Impacts of Water Management Strategies on Key Parameters of Water Quality and Impacts of Moving Water from Rural and Agricultural Areas.

F.    (6)    Consolidated Water Conservation and Drought Management Recommendations For the Regional Water Plan.

G.    (7)    Description of how the Regional Plan is Consistent With Long-Term Protection of the State's Water Resources, Agricultural Resources, and Natural Resources.

H.    (8)    Unique Stream Segments/Reservoir Sites/Legislative Recommendations.

        8.1   Identification of Unique Ecological Stream Segments and Reservoir Sites.

         8.2   Legislative and Administrative Recommendations.

I.    (10)    Adoption of Plan

         10.1    Public Involvement Program.

         10.2    Data Gathering and Coordination With Water    Supply Entities.

         10.3    Informational mailouts to Water Supply entities.

         10.4    Llano Estacado Regional Water Planning Group meetings.

         10.5    Coordination with other Regions and Counties of Region O.

         10.6     Texas Water Development Board Comments and LERWPG Responses (to be added later).

         10.7     Public Comments and LERWPG Responses (to be added later).

         10.8     Final Plan Adoption (to be added later).

I.     Appendix A--Threatened, Endangered, and Rare Species of the Llano Estacado Region.

J.    Appendix B--Springs and Seeps of the Llano Estacado Water Planning Region.

COMMITTEE REPORTS AND OTHER INFORMATION:

13.    The LERWPG will hear a status report from Consultant Dr. Herb Grubb with HDR Engineering, Inc.

14.    The LERWPG will hear a status report from LERWPG Project Manager Temple McKinnon of the TWDB.

15.    Report From Regional Water Planning Group Liaisons:

        Region A--Kent Satterwhite.

        Region B--Ches Carthel.

        Region F--Harvey Everheart.

        Region G--Terry Lopas/Tim Fambrough.

16.    Other Business

        a.    Public Comment.

        b.    Announcements

                1.    Reminder of May 19, 2005 meeting.

17.     Adjourn.

PUBLIC NOTICE:

This notice complies with Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Open Meetings Act, Section 551.041 (Notice of Meeting Requirements); Section 551.043 (Time and Accessibility of Notice Requirements); and Section 551.053 (Notice Requirements of a Political Subdivision Extending Into Four or More Counties).  The notice has been filed at least 72 hours before the scheduled time of the meeting with the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, the Lubbock County Clerk's Office, and has been posted at the administrative office of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, 2930 Avenue Q, Lubbock, TX 79411-2499.  This agenda and notice have also been posted on the Llano Estacado Regional Water Planning Group web site at http://www.llanoplan.org

This notice posted at 9:05 a.m. on Monday, April 18, 2005.

/s/ H. P. Brown Jr., Chairman.

NOTE:    Agenda items may be considered, deliberated, and/or acted upon in a different order than set forth. Additional information about this meeting is available by contacting LERWPG Chairman H. P. (Bo) Brown Jr. at (806) 765-8851 or Jim Conkwright, High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, at (806) 762-0181.