Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Board of Directors met July 13

Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Board of Directors met July 13.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to Order.

2 Accept Comments from Members of the Public.

3 Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting Held on June 13, 2022.

4 Receive Hearing Examiner's Report and Consider Granting, Denying or Amending Applications for Water Well Permits Heard in June 2022 or prior.

5 Consider Emergency Permits Reviewed by the General Manager.

1. Maria Castro

2. Certified Pipe Service Houston, Inc.

3. Drymalla Construction

4. GH Blackhawk

5. HMW Special U.D.

6 Receive Briefing from Staff on the Status of the Joint Regulatory Plan Review.

7 General Manager's Report - The General Manager will brief the Board on pertinent operational and management issues that the District, its employees, or consultants have encountered since the last regular Board meeting.

8 Consultation with the General Counsel on Recent Litigation on Groundwater Issues

8.I Cockrell Investment Partners, Ltd. vs. Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (8th Court of Appeals)(challenging settlement agreement with Fort Stockton Holdings)

8.2 Cockrell Investment Partners, Ltd. vs. Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (8th Court of Appeals)(challenging permit renewal)

8.3 Gatehouse Water LLC v Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District et al. (denial of permit renewal plus multiple Constitutional and Federal claims)(Federal District Court-Western District of Texas, Austin Division)

8.4 San Jacinto River Authority v. City of Conroe and City of Magnolia (9th Court of Appeals)

9 Executive Session, if necessary

The Board may meet in Closed Session on any item listed above if authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Tex. Gov't Code Ch. 551. If, during the course of the meeting covered by this Agenda, the Board should determine that an executive session or the Board should be held or is required in relation to any item included in this Agenda, then such executive session, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, will be held by the Board at the date, hour, and place given in this Agenda concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Sections 551.071-551.084 of the Texas Government Code, including, but not limited to, Section 551.071 - for the purpose of a private consultation with the Board's attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law.

https://hgsubsidence.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/00_Agenda.pdf