Events for : June 22, 2016

House Bill 30 Stakeholder Meeting – Identification of Potential Brackish Groundwater Production Areas – Gulf Coast Aquifer Project6/22/2016 at 1:30 PM

The stakeholder meeting for the Gulf Coast Aquifer brackish groundwater mapping project related to House Bill 30 (84th Texas Legislature, 2015) will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at the William B. Travis Building in Room 1-100 located at 1701 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. 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 Gulf Coast 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_Gulf_Coast/index.asp. If you have any questions or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact me or Nathan van Oort (512-463-3870; nathaniel.vanoort@twdb.texas.gov). We look forward to seeing you at the meeting on June 22.

WebSite:  

http://www.twdb.texas.gov/innovativewater/bracs/projects/HB30_Gulf_Coast/index.asp.

Place:  

William B. Travis Building in Room 1-100
Austin, TX 78701

Contact Person:  

 Nathan van Oort (512-463-3870)