ANNUAL REPORT

END OF YEAR SNAPSHOT

• Membership•  Financial•  Events• Operations• Policy• Outreach

FY18 Membership Report

•  100%GCDmemberrenewal• Newmembers:1GCD+6Associates• MembershipTotals:86GCDand43Associate•  FY19Dues↑25%•  30thAnniversaryRecognitionofTAGDFoundingMembers

FY18 Financial Report

• OriginallyadoptedFY18netprofitwas-$38,697.00•  FY18closingnetprofitwas$35,829.80• Howdidweachievethis?

•  DoubledTexasGroundwaterSummitprofit•  $15,000grant•  IncreasedMembership

FY18 Financial Report

• Developed5yearfinancialstrategytoaddressaprojecteddeficitbudget•  Incrementalmembershipduesincrease(25%,10%,10%,10%)•  Eventregistrationrateincrease($160to$180)•  Modesttonoexpensegrowth

Events Report

•  3RegularBusinessMeetings,15guestspeakers($32,285)•  4MobileLeadershipTrainingsinBeeville,FortStockton,AmarilloandSalado($16,140)•  1PublicFundsInvestmentActTraining($4,900.00)•  5DatabaseStakeholderMeetings

Texas Groundwater Summit

Sponsorshiprevenue($64,750)

registrationrevenue($111,750)+ exhibitorrevenue($13,600)

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$78,080.82TotalProfit

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Operations Report

•  1FinancialAuditPassed•  1Executive&FinanceCommitteeRetreat•  12MonthlyNewsletters:400subscribers•  52WeeklyUpdates:245subscribers•  TexasGroundwaterSummitMarketing:2,800subscribers• GCDIndexAudit

Policy Report

7HNRCInterimHearings•  Invitedtestimony:3•  Panelparticipation:6

4SAWRAInterimHearings•  Invitedtestimony:1

5LegislativeSubcommittees3PositionPapers•  AttorneysFees•  Permitting•  ConsiderationofServiceArea

Policy Report

• AppointedmemberofTexasGroundwaterProtectionCommittee•  Approvedstrategicplanrevision

• AppointedmemberoftheWaterConservationAdvisoryCouncil•  Approvedrecommendationstothe86thLegislature

•  TAGDprovidedcommentsonTDLRrulerevision•  TAGDprovidedcommentsonSunsetCommission’srecommendationtoabolishtheBoardofProfessionalGeoscientists.

Outreach Report

Conferences&Seminars:over30invitations!TWCA,TexasGroundwaterAssociation,AmericanGroundwaterAssociation,AmericanWaterWorksAssociation,UTLegalWebcastSeries,BarstowSpeakerSeries,District10CountyCommissionersConference,FarWestTexasJudgesandCommissionersConference,SouthTexasJudgesandCommissionersConference,TexasAquifersConference,TexasDesal,BellCountyWaterSymposium,WestTexasWaterSymposium,ChangingFaceofWaterCLE,TexasRuralWaterAssociation,TexasStateUniversity,TexasA&M,MitchellFoundation

Looking forward

•  TexasWaterDayattheCapitol•  2019TexasGroundwaterSummit• WeeklyEmails• UpdatedGCDIndex•  TAGD’sGuidetoTexasGCDs

TAGD’s Guide to Texas GCDs

Chapter 36, Texas Water CodeAll GCDs are governed by the laws and rules de-fined in Chapter 36 of the Texas Water Code. Chap-ter 36 provides specific instruction on operational, permitting, procedural, and planning requirements.

Accountability & OversightAs political subdivisions, GCDs are subject to special purpose district laws. Additional-ly, GCDs are subject to local accountability, through local boards and public input, as well as state agency and judicial oversight. GCDs are also accountable to each other through the GMA process and development of DFCs.

Conservation & ProtectionThe fundamental mandate of a GCD is to bal-ance the protection of the resource with prop-erty rights. GCD rules protect groundwater by ensuring fair share-access of property rights and long term management of the resource.

Cooperative ManagementAll GCDs are required to set cooperative manage-ment goals through the adoption of a DFC. This allows GCDs to coordinate their groundwater us-age and manage cooperatively within an aquifer.

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Not All Aquifers Are Created EqualTexas has 9 major aquifers, and each oper-ates differently! GCD rules are designed to address the different dynamics of each aqui-fer. Uniform rules don’t allow for the differenc-es in hydrology between and within aquifers.

Local ConditionsDifferent types of aquifer usage require dif-ferent rules. The type, frequency and volume of usage can affect the aquifer. For example, groundwater produced for agriculture in a ru-ral area requires different well spacing than groundwater produced for a large urban area – even in the same aquifer. Chapter 36 allowsGCDs to address local conditions in their rules.

Not All GCDs are Created EqualMost GCDs are created by local legislative ac-tion. A GCD’s enabling legislation defines the districts characteristics, including its financing and exemptions. A GCD’s enabling legislation and its subsequent rules affect its management.

Property Rights & Market Transactions GCDs ensure equal protection of all property rights and investment backed expectations. GCDs also provide regulatory certainty for market transactions through permitting and by managing to the DFC.

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