Regional Water Planning Group Meeting for the South Central

Regional Water Planning Group Meeting for the South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group (Region L) www.RegionLTexas.org All Attendees, Please Sign-In on the form available in the GoToMeeting Chat: https://forms.gle/uUdtaEHcB4SPtA Black & Veatch 1

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Agenda Item 1: Roll-Call Black & Veatch 5

Agenda Item 1: Roll-Call Black & Veatch 6

Agenda Item 2: Public Comment Black & Veatch 7

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Agenda Item 3: Approval of the Minutes from the July 30, 2020 Meeting of the South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group (SCTRWPG) Black & Veatch 9

Agenda Item 4: Status of Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP), Scott Storment Black & Veatch 10

Agenda Item 5: Status of Guadalupe, San Antonio, Mission, and Aransas Rivers and Mission, Copano, Aransas, and San Antonio Bays Basin and Bay Stakeholder Committee (BBASC) and Expert Science Team (BBEST) Black & Veatch 11

Agenda Item 6: Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Communications Black & Veatch 12

Region L TWDB Update 9-3-20 1. Regional Water Plan Deadline Extended Final 2021 Regional Water Plans due on November 5, 2020 Data entry deadline extended to October 6, 2020 2. Regional Water Planning Area (RWPA) Boundary Review Review of RWPA boundaries is required by statute and rule every 5 years. Review process will begin this fall. Stakeholder input on RWPA boundaries will be solicited in October. 3. New Educational Document on Water Availability and Existing Supply Available on the TWDB website: http://www.twdb.texas.gov/waterplanning/rwp/education 13

Agenda Item 7: Chair’s Report Black & Veatch 14

Agenda Item 8: Discussion and Appropriate Action Regarding the Consultant’s Work and Schedule Black & Veatch 15

Agenda Item 9: Discussion and Appropriate Action to Adopt and Submit the 2021 Regional Water Plan with the Authorization of the Consultant to Make Minor Edits Prior to its Submittal to the TWDB Black & Veatch 16

Agenda Item 10: Discussion and Appropriate Action to Authorize the San Antonio River Authority to Submit the 2021 Regional Water Plan to the TWDB Black & Veatch 17

Agenda Item 11: Discussion and Appropriate Action to Adopt the 2021 Regional Water Plan Project Prioritization Black & Veatch 18

Agenda Item 12: Discussion and Appropriate Action to Authorize the San Antonio River Authority to Submit the 2021 Regional Water Plan Project Prioritization to the TWDB Black & Veatch 19

Agenda Item 13: Administrator Review of Voting Member Terms Expiring in 2021 and Discussion of the Election of Officers at the November 5, 2020 Regional Water Meeting Black & Veatch 20

Article V Section 2: Terms of Office Except for members appointed by Groundwater Management Areas under Texas Water Code Section §16.053(c). Terms of office for voting members shall be 5 years.

Name Interest Category Term Pat Calhoun Counties August 2021 Rey Chavez Industries August 2021 Curt Campbell GMA 9 August 2021 Charlie Flatten Environmental August 2021 Kevin Janak Elec. Gen. Utilities August 2021 Russell Labus Water Districts August 2021 Gary Middleton Municipalities August 2021 Kevin Patteson River Authorities August 2021 Robert Puente Municipalities August 2021 Iliana Peña Environmental August 2021 Weldon Riggs Agricultural August 2021 Thomas Taggart Municipalities August 2021 Adam Yablonski Agricultural August 2021 Member’s With Expiring Terms in 2021

Nomination Process Pursuant to official Bylaws and Guiding Principles adopted by the South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group (SCTRWPG), nominators shall provide information regarding the nominee’s current employer, and provide a description of the nominee’s experience that qualifies him/her for the position in the interest group being sought to represent. Please refer to section 357.11 (d) (see addendum) of the Texas Administrative Code for the definitions of the interest categories represented on the SCTRWPG.

Voting Members of the SCTRWPG shall elect from the voting membership a Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary to serve as officers. Each officer shall serve a term of one calendar year. Article VIII : Officers Officers shall be elected at the first meeting of each calendar year. Nominations shall be made from the floor by voting members. The voting members shall elect officers from among the nominees by consensus or by affirmative vote of a majority of the voting membership.

Agenda Item 14: Update on Region L Website Changes to Increase Public Communication https://www.regionltexas.org/ Black & Veatch 25

Agenda Item 15: Possible Agenda Items for the Next Region L Meeting Black & Veatch 26

a) Discussion and Appropriate Action Authorizing the Administrator to Negotiate and Execute Interlocal Agreement for Funding Region L Administrative Costs for calendar years 2021 – 2026 b) Discussion and Appropriate Action to Designate a Political Subdivision to Administer the SCTRWPG for the 6th Cycle of Regional Water Planning c) Discussion and Appropriate Action Authorizing the San Antonio River Authority to Provide Public Notice, Submit a Grant Application to the TWDB, and Execute a contract with the TWDB on Behalf of the SCTRWPG for Funding to Complete the Sixth Cycle of Regional Water Planning Black & Veatch 27

d) Discussion and Appropriate Action Authorizing the San Antonio River Authority to Issue a Request for Proposal to Procure Professional Services for the Sixth Cycle of Regional Water Planning e) Election of Officers for the SCTRWPG Executive Committee* f) Discussion and Appropriate Action Regarding Regional Liaison Nominations for Regions N, J, K,M, and P g) Discussion and Appropriate Action Setting the Schedule for Calendar Year 2021 Meetings Black & Veatch 28

Agenda Item 16: Public Comment Black & Veatch 29

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