Region L Meeting Today

The South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group will meet today at the San Antonio Water System headquarters, instead of its usual meeting place at the San Antonio River Authority headquarters.

The meeting's Agenda includes a presentation by SAWS of its revised 50 year water management plan, and an item that would allow a late amendment to the 2006 Regional Water Plan.

SAWS appears to be pushing for amendment of the 2006 Regional Water Plan so that it may demonstrate that its "Regional Carrizo Plan" is included in and a part of the RWP. Consistency with the RWP is often a criteria for a permit requested of any grounwater district. SAWS has run head-on to the argument that its Gonzales County permit applications are not consistent with the current RWP, and that this inconsistency provides grounds for the GCUWCD to deny its applications for 11,000 acre-feet of Carrizo Aquifer water.

Among the questions concerning a late plan amendment is which of the Lower Guadalupe Water Supply for GBRA Needs projects would be used for the amendment.

Another interesting topic on today's Agenda is the appointment of a representative on the Region L Board to fill the vacancy left by Bexar Metropolitan Water District's former CEO. The Mayor of Natalia, acting in her capacity as the Secretary of the South Texas Regional Water Alliance, has requested that BexarMet's interim General Manager be appointed until BexarMet find a permanent replacement.