Cow Creek Board President Tommy Mathews says it is vitally important to residents in the Cow Creek District to have planning documents that state a desired future condition of “no net increase in average drawdown” for the Edwards-Trinity . . .
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Editor's Note: The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District is currently developing its own "desired future conditions" review and report, due September of 2010. Scroll down to the 'TCEQ' story for more details. The story below is a primer, possibly, of what to expect when the District completes its plan and the clash begins anew between the varying interests here at home. Nobody said it was gonna be easy – drawing up a plan with best practices and management of our groundwater that will please everybody AND preserve what we've got left for existing well owners.
From the Boerne Star
Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 11:13 AM CST
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By Dave Pasley, staff writer
Another round in a battle between Hill Country water planners was fought in Kerrville Monday at a Texas Water Development Board hearing.
The conflict centers on a decision about “desired future conditions” made on Aug. 29, 2008, by the executive committee of Groundwater Management Area 9, which is made up of one representative from each of the groundwater districts in Kendall, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Travis and northern Bexar counties.
The GMA-9 committee voted to set a desired future condition of “no net increase in average drawdown” for what is known as the Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) Aquifer. The Plateau Water Planning Group and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, both based in Kerr County, contend that would be unreasonably burdensome for property owners in western Kerr County.
Led by Kerr County Precinct 3 Commissioner Jonathan Letz, the Plateau Group and the river authority appealed to the TWDB to overturn the GMA-9 decision.
In September Cow Creek GCD directors sent a letter to the TWDB protesting the appeals and taking the TWDB to task for waiving the deadline and accepting the appeals.
Monday’s hearing was held to allow TWDB officials to hear arguments from officials on both sides of the conflict.
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