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Southwestern Travis County GCD
  • Home
  • About SWTCGCD
    • Background
    • Board of Directors
    • District Map
    • Governing Documents
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Financial Reports
    • Contact Us
  • Board Meetings
    • Agendas & Minutes
  • Regulatory Program
    • Rules & Fee Schedule
    • Forms
    • Drought Management
    • Aquifer Testing
    • Pending Permits
    • GMA 9
  • Education & Outreach
    • Monitoring Sites
    • Groundwater Studies
    • Web Resources
    • Events & Groundwater News

Meeting & Hearing Notices

NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING

SOUTHWESTERN TRAVIS COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Regular Board Meeting 

Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 9:30 AM

8656 W Hwy 71, Bldg. A, Ste. 224, Austin, TX 78735 


The meeting will be held in person and may be accessed remotely by phone or computer. 


To access the meeting by phone, call 1-346-248-7799 (Toll Free) and use Meeting ID 371 327 2679. The meeting can also be accessed by computer audio and video at https://zoom.us/j/3713272679 using the same Meeting ID. 


The meeting agenda and additional information will be available here at least 72 hours before the meeting. 

NOTICE OF CONTINUED HEARING

ON APPLICATION FOR OPERATING PERMIT

 

Thursday June 12, 2025, at 9:30 AM

8656 W Hwy 71, Bldg. A, Ste. 224, Austin, TX 78735


Notice is hereby given that Archangel Catholic School of Austin has applied for an operating permit from the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District to withdraw up to 9.85 million gallons (30.23 acre-feet) of groundwater annually from a Lower Trinity Aquifer well. The well is located at 3000 Barton Creek Blvd., Austin, TX 78735 (Longitude W 97.874045, Latitude N 30.290714), and water produced from the well will be used to irrigate athletic fields at the same address.


The District Board of Directors will continue a public hearing on the application during their regular monthly meeting on June 12, 2025, at 9:30 AM CST at the District office (8656 W Hwy 71, Bldg. A, Ste. 224, Austin, TX 78735). The General Manager recommends approval of the application with certain special permit conditions.


Interested parties may submit written comments before the hearing or provide written or oral comments during the meeting. To formally contest the application, a written request for a contested case hearing must be submitted before the hearing in accordance with District Rules.


The application and the General Manager’s recommendations will be available here and at the District office at least 10 days before the hearing. For more information, contact the District by phone at (512) 276-2875, by email at admin@swtcgcd.org, by mail at P.O. Box 340595, Austin, TX 78734, or in person at 8656 W Hwy 71, Bldg. A, Ste. 224, Austin, TX 78735.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

ON PROPOSED MANAGEMENT PLAN


Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 9:30 AM

8656 W Hwy 71, Bldg. A, Ste. 224, Austin, TX 78735 


The Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District will hold a public hearing to receive comments on its proposed Management Plan during the regular Board meeting on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 9:30 AM at the District office (8656 W Hwy 71, Bldg. A, Ste. 224, Austin, TX 78735).


The Management Plan outlines the District’s goals and strategies for conserving, protecting, and managing groundwater resources. The proposed plan will be available for public review at the District office during regular business hours and online here.


All interested members of the public are invited to participate and comment on the proposal. Comments may be submitted verbally during the hearing or in writing by 5:00 PM on June 7, 2025, by mail to P.O. Box 340595, Austin, TX 78734, or by email to admin@swtcgcd.org.

Following the hearing, the Board may adopt the plan as proposed or with revisions based on public input or recommendations from staff or advisors.


For more information, call (512) 276-2875 or email admin@swtcgcd.org.

NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING

GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA 9 JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE
 

Friday, June 13, 2025, at 10:00 AM 

Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District

9 Toepperwein Rd, Boerne, TX 78006 


The meeting will be held in person and may be accessed remotely by computer audio and video using the link and information below:
 

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8476235409?pwd=BPsm5a3v56O31K1TjmUZuwCunJzxJ6.1&omn=89915836521 

Meeting ID: 847 623 5409 

Passcode: 202506 


The meeting agenda and additional information will be available here at least 10 days before the meeting. 

Well Registrations

All existing wells in Southwestern Travis County GCD must be registered with the District.

Registering your well is free and provides data needed to protect existing wells and to communicate important updates to well owners about aquifer conditions in their area.


To register an existing well, use the online registration form at the link below or download a registration form here to submit via mail or email (additional instructions are provided on the form).


To apply to drill a new well, modify an existing well, or to plug or cap an existing well, submit a completed Well Drilling Authorization/Modification Application, available here, with the applicable application fee (additional instructions are provided on the form).

Online Well Registration Form

Regular SWTCGCD Board Meetings

Regular Board Meetings are typically held on the second Wednesday of each month at 9:30 AM. 


The Mission of the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District is to preserve and protect groundwater through conservation, education and waste prevention.

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