After completing all necessary public notice requirements and a quorum of representatives present, the representatives of Groundwater Management Area 15 (GMA 15) met at the Offices of the Victoria County Groundwater Conservation District on March 12, 2026, at 9:30 AM.  During the meeting, the representatives of the member districts considered proposals to amend the Desired Future Conditions (DFC) of relevant aquifers within the management area.

The representatives of the member districts of GMA 15 approved a motion to amend DFC, establish interim DFC values, and approved the plain-language explanations for the proposed changes to the previously adopted DFCs for GMA 15 for distribution to the districts in the management area in accordance with 36.108(d-2) of the Texas Water Code, as follows:

Proposed Amended Desired Future Conditions of GMA 15

 The motion was approved unanimously by the following record vote:

·         Lonnie Stewart, Bee Groundwater Conservation District - Aye

·         Tim Andruss, Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District - Aye

·         Neil Hudgins, Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District - Aye

·         Neil Hudgins - Coastal Plains Groundwater Conservation District - Aye

·         Ed Griffin, Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District - Aye

·         David Van Dresar, Fayette County Groundwater Conservation District - Aye

·         Terrell Graham, Goliad County Groundwater Conservation District - Aye

·         Cindy Parma, Pecan Valley Groundwater Conservation District - Aye

·         Tim Andruss, Refugio Groundwater Conservation District - Aye

·         Tim Andruss, Texana Groundwater Conservation District - Aye

·         Tim Andruss, Victoria County Groundwater Conservation District - Aye

Representatives of Colorado County Groundwater Conservation District and Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District were not present.

Prior to voting on the proposed desired future conditions, the representatives considered numerous factors specified under Section 36.108(d) of Chapter 36 of the Texas Water Code.  Additional information regarding the desired future conditions proposed for GMA 15 can be viewed by downloading the draft joint planning explanatory report: 

Draft Explanatory Report