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House Bill 30 Stakeholder Meeting - Blaine Aquifer Project8/18/2016 at 9:00 AM
The stakeholder meeting for the Blaine Aquifer brackish groundwater mapping project related to House Bill 30 (84th Texas Legislature, 2015) will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. at the Bura Handley Community Building Club Room located at 802 10th Street,Wellington, Texas 79095.
Stakeholder participation is critical to the success of the project. Everyone interested is invited
and encouraged to attend and participate. Presentation topics include:
-- Opening remarks by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) contract manager
-- Introduction to project team, objectives, and methods
-- Discussion of the Blaine Aquifer, including:
-- Brackish groundwater salinity zones
-- Potential production areas of brackish groundwater that are separated from fresh
water in the same or adjacent aquifers by hydrogeologic barriers
-- Modeling objective for the potential production areas
-- How this information will be used in the 2016 Biennial Report on Seawater and Brackish
Groundwater prepared by the TWDB for the Texas Legislature
-- Questions, input, and comments from stakeholders
The presentation and a summary of questions and answers from the meeting will be posted on
the TWDB website. Additional information about the project can be found at
http://www.twdb.texas.gov/innovativewater/bracs/projects/HB30_Blaine/index.asp.
If you have any questions or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact me or Jean
Perez (512-936-4017; jean.perez@twdb.texas.gov).
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting on August 18.
Sincerely,
Sanjeev Kalaswad, Ph.D., P.G.
Director, Conservation and Innovative Water Technologies
Texas Water Development Board
512-936-0838
sanjeev.kalaswad@twdb.texas.gov
WebSite: http://www.twdb.texas.gov/innovativewater/bracs/projects/HB30_Blaine/index.asp.Place: Bura Handley Community Building Club Room located at 802 10th Street
Wellington, TX 79095Contact Person: Jean Perez (512-936-4017)