NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested persons in Hood, Montague, Parker, and Wise Counties, Texas that the Board of Directors of the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District ("District") will hold a public meeting, accept public comment, and consider the proposed Desired Future Conditions for the groundwater resources (Trinity Aquifer Group) within the District pursuant to Section 36.108(d-2) of the Texas Water Code. The proposed Desired Future Conditions for the District are based on total average feet of drawdown over the course of the planning period (through 2080) and are as follows: District-wide average aquifer drawdown through 2080 of (in feet by aquifer/layer): 47 in the outcrop of the Antlers; 154 in the downdip of the Antlers; 6 in the outcrop of the Paluxy; 2 in the downdip of the Paluxy; 15 in the outcrop of the Glen Rose; 45 in the downdip of the Glen Rose; 10 in the outcrop of the Twin Mountain; 70 in the downdip of the Twin Mountains. County-wide average aquifer drawdown through 2080 of (in feet by aquifer/layer): Hood - 6 in the outcrop of the Paluxy, 9 in the outcrop of the Glen Rose, 39 in the downdip of the Glen Rose, 13 in the outcrop of the Twin Mountains, 72 in the downdip of the Twin Mountains; Montague - 40 in the outcrop of the Antlers; Parker - 42 in the outcrop of the Antlers, 6 in the outcrop of the Paluxy, 2 in the downdip of the Paluxy, 20 in the outcrop of the Glen Rose, 50 in the downdip of the Glen Rose, 7 in the outcrop of the Twin Mountains, 68 in the downdip of the Twin Mountains; Wise - 60 in the outcrop of the Antlers, 154 in the downdip of the Antlers.
The District developed the proposed Desired Future Conditions as required by Chapter 36 of the Texas Water Code with the other groundwater conservation districts in Groundwater Management Area 8, which include: Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District; Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District; Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; North Texas Groundwater Conservation District; Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District; Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District; Red River Groundwater Conservation District; Saratoga Underground Water Conservation District; and Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
The public meeting will be held on Monday, January 25, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. and will be conducted by online videoconference / teleconference. Comments on the proposed Desired Future Conditions may be presented in written or verbal form at the meeting. Written comments may also be submitted prior to the meeting by email at doug@uppertrinitygcd.com or by mail at P.O. Box 1749, Springtown, TX 76082.
The District Board of Directors will also hold a regular Board meeting at the same time and place as the public meeting on the proposed Desired Future Conditions. Agenda items for the regular Board meeting include: public comment, approval of minutes, approval of invoices and reimbursements, General Manager's report (update on operational, educational, and other activities), discussion of new business for future meeting agendas, and any other items that may be added by the Board President or the General Manager. Questions or requests for additional information should be directed to Doug Shaw by phone at (817) 523-5200, by email at doug@uppertrinitygcd.com, or by mail at P.O. Box 1749, Springtown, TX 76082.
In order to facilitate social distancing and to slow the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), and in accordance with Section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code and actions taken by the Office of the Governor of Texas on March 16, 2020, suspending various provisions of Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, this meeting of the Board of Directors (Board) of the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (District) will be conducted by online videoconference/teleconference.
For this hearing, some members of the Board may be physically present at the Board's regular meeting location at the District office in Springtown, Texas. However, members of the public interested in joining the meeting must do so remotely in order to promote social distancing and to slow the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). However, at least a quorum of the Board will attend the hearing either in person or remotely (online) via the Zoom Remote Conferencing Service.
Persons wanting to join the hearing remotely to observe the hearing, hear the communications that occur at the hearing and the public deliberations of the Board, or to comment on a permit application may join the hearing at no charge online at the following address: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84504285889. Members of the public may also access the hearing by telephone at the following number: (346) 248-7799. Use Meeting ID: 845 0428 5889. Long distance charges may apply to persons calling in to one of these two numbers, depending upon their phone carrier and plan.
Persons not able to join the hearing remotely but who wish to comment on a permit application may submit comments or other information via email to the following address: doug@uppertrinitygcd.com. Written comments must be received prior to the Board's decision on the application.
Any additional public information concerning this hearing will be posted on the District's website "Meetings" page prior to or during the hearing at:
https://uppertrinitygcd.com/meetings/
Additionally, an audio recording of the hearing will be made, and can be requested after the conclusion of the hearing by sending a written request to the District at P.O. Box 1749, Springtown, Texas, 76082, or by email to: doug@uppertrinitygcd.com.
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