The regional plan for the Llano Estacado Regional Water Planning Area is being revised and updated by a volunteer group of members representing water use categories within the region. The regional planning group voting membership is currently limited to 25 persons. This group was appointed by the Texas Water Development Board from nominations by area citizens. There are 6 non-voting members, including the Texas Water Development Board project manager, representatives from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, and a Designated Liaison from adjacent RWPG (Region G), and the regional water planning group’s technical consultant, as required by TWDB regional water planning rules.
Members of the Llano Estacado Regional Water Planning Group’s Executive Committee are: Chairman Aubrey A. Spear, PE., Vice-Chairman Mark Kirkpatrick, and Secretary-Treasurer Dr. Ken Rainwater.
| MEMBERS | TERM | INTEREST CATEGORY | CITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Barnes, Ph. D. | 2025 | Public | Lubbock, TX | |
| Jason Coleman, PE | 2024 | Water Districts | Lubbock, TX | |
| Harry DeWit | 2021 | Agricultural | Friona, TX | |
| Carrie Dodson | 2022 | Groundwater Management Areas (#6) | Quanah, TX | |
| Dr. Chris Grotegut, DVM | 2021 | Agricultural | Hereford, TX | |
| Joey Hardin | 2022 | Industries | Lubbock, TX | |
| Ronnie Hopper | 2022 | Groundwater Management Areas (#2) | Petersburg, TX | |
| Shane Jones | 2021 | Water Utilities | Spur, TX | |
| Mark Kirkpatrick | 2022 | Agricultural | Post, TX | |
| Don McElroy | 2022 | Small Businesses | Muleshoe, TX | |
| Alan Monroe | 2025 | Municipalities (small) less than 10,000 | Friona, TX | |
| Charlie Morris | 2022 | Counties | Spur, TX | |
| Ken Rainwater, Ph. D. | 2022 | Public | Lubbock, TX | |
| Jeff Sammon | 2022 | River Authorities | Waco, TX | |
| Kent Satterwhite, PE | 2022 | Water Utilities | Sanford, TX | |
| Jeffery Snyder | 2021 | Municipalities (medium) 10-30,000 | Plainview, TX | |
| Aubrey Spear, PE | 2025 | Municipalities (large) 30,000 or more | Lubbock, TX | |
| Jim Steiert | 2022 | Environmental | Hereford, TX | |
| Ben Weinheimer, Sr., PE | 2022 | Agricultural | Amarillo, TX | |
| Bret Yeary, PE | 2025 | Electric Generating Utilities | Lubbock, TX | |
| Lincoln Devault | 2027 | Agricultural | Farwell, TX | |
| NON-VOTING MEMBERS | REPRESENTING | CITY |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Devlin | Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Project Manager | Austin, TX |
| Heather Johnson | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | Lubbock, TX |
| Jason Lindeman | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | Lubbock, TX |
| Carol Faulkenberry | Texas Department of Agriculture | Canyon, TX |
| Rusty Ray | Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board | Temple, TX |
| Vacant | Region G Liaison to Region O | Abilene, TX |
| CONSULTANT | AGENCY | |
| Paula Jo Lemonds, PG, PE | HDR Engineering, Inc. | Austin, TX |