SWTCGCD Board Director Vacancy
SWTCGCD is currently seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on its Board of Directors for an At-Large Director position. The appointed director will serve through November 2027, at which time the position will be subject to election. At-large directors are elected by voters residing within the District and outside the corporate limits of the City of Bee Cave, City of Lakeway, Village of the Hills, and City of West Lake Hills.
NOTICE: The Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors declared D-3 Extreme Drought Stage at its February 19, 2026 regular meeting due to ongoing and intensifying drought conditions in the District and across Central Texas. Please visit the Drought Management page for groundwater-use reductions, recommended conservation measures, and new-well restrictions. For full details, including specific drought measures, permit guidance, and helpful resources, please see the press release [here].
Meeting & Hearing Notices
Note: After public hearings on July 9 and September 10, 2025, the District Board of Directors adopted amended rules, effective October 1, 2025. View the amended rules [here].
NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING
SOUTHWESTERN TRAVIS COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Regular Board Meeting
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 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 PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED DESIRED FUTURE CONDITIONS
June 18, 2026, at 9:30 AM (CST)
8656 W Hwy 71, Building A, Suite 224
Austin, TX 78735
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District (District) will hold a public hearing during its regular meeting on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 9:30 AM at the District office, 8656 W Hwy 71, Building A, Suite 224, Austin, Texas 78735, to receive public comment on proposed Desired Future Conditions (DFCs) being considered by Groundwater Management Area 9 (GMA 9).
GMA 9 PROPOSED DFCs
Trinity Aquifer
The DFC shall allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately thirty feet through 2080, relative to 2008 water-level conditions, (throughout GMA 9), and as further specified below for each county within GMA 9, all consistent with “Scenario 6” in TWDB GAM Task 10-005 (original well locations/pumping volumes):
- Bandera County - Allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately twenty-nine feet through 2080.
- Bexar County - Allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately forty-six feet through 2080.
- Blanco County - Allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately nineteen feet through 2080.
- Comal County - Allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately twenty-four feet through 2080.
- Hays County - Allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately nineteen feet through 2080.
- Kendall County - Allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately twenty-nine feet through 2080.
- Kerr County - Allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately thirty-nine feet through 2080.
- Medina County - Allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately sixteen feet through 2080.
- Travis County - Allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately twenty-eight feet through 2080.
Edwards Group of the Trinity Aquifer
The DFC shall allow for no net increase in average drawdown in Bandera and Kendall counties through 2080.
Ellenburger-San Saba Aquifer
The DFC shall allow for an increase in average drawdown of no more than 16 Feet in Kendall County and no more than 11 feet in Kerr County through 2080 consistent with Scenario 3 of the March 9, 2024 Technical Memorandum titled "Evaluation of Water Level Change Due to Potential Pumping in Ellenburger Unit in Blanco, Kendall, and Kerr Counties from End of 2010 to End of 2080 Using Llano Uplift Minor Aquifers Groundwater Availability Model."
Hickory Aquifer
The DFC shall allow for an increase in average drawdown of no more than 16 Feet in Kendall County through 2080 consistent with Scenario 3 of the March 9, 2024 Technical Memorandum titled "Evaluation of Water Level Change Due to Potential Pumping in Ellenburger Unit in Blanco, Kendall, and Kerr Counties from End of 2010 to End of 2080 Using Llano Uplift Minor Aquifers Groundwater Availability Model."
GMA 9 consists of the following member groundwater conservation districts: Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District, Blanco-Pedernales GCD, Comal Trinity GCD, Cow Creek GCD, Hays-Trinity GCD, Headwaters GCD, Medina County GCD, Trinity-Glen Rose GCD, and Southwestern Travis County GCD.
This hearing is being held during a 90-day public comment period that began April 20, 2026, and ends July 20, 2026. Written comments may be submitted during the comment period by mail to P.O. Box 340595, Austin, TX 78734; by email to admin@swtcgcd.org; or in person at the District office. Oral or written comments may also be provided during the public hearing.
The meeting agenda, including instructions for attending and participating in the public hearing, will be posted at www.swtcgcd.com in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.
The proposed DFCs and supporting materials are available at www.gma9.org. Printed copies may also be reviewed at the District office by appointment.
Following the public hearing and comment period, the District will prepare and submit to GMA 9 a summary of relevant comments received, any recommended revisions to the proposed DFCs, and the basis for those recommendations for consideration at a future GMA 9 joint planning meeting.
Questions or requests for additional information may be directed to Lane Cockrell, General Manager, at (512) 276-2875 or generalmanager@swtcgcd.org.
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 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).
Regular SWTCGCD Board Meetings
Regular Board Meetings are typically held on the third Thursday of each month at 9:30 AM.