THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF KENDALL
COW CREEK GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

February 9, 2026

The Board of Directors of the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District (CCGCD) convened the Regular Meeting in the District Board Room located at 9 Toepperwein Road, Boerne, Texas.

 

Directors Present:

Curt Campbell – District 4 (President)

Bob Webster – District 1 (Vice President)

Allan P. Bloxsom III – At Large (Secretary)

Ben Eldredge – District 3 (Treasurer)

Milan J. Michalec – District 2 (Asst. Secretary/Treasurer)

 

Directors Absent:

 

1. Call to Order: Meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM.
2. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Director Campbell.
3. Establishment of a Quorum: A quorum was established with 5 out of 5 directors present.
4. Public comment: Attorney David Earl from Boerne Radio would like to discuss building radio tower on the District’s office property.
5. Consent Agenda: Motion to approve made by Director Michalec, seconded by Director Eldredge. Approved 4-0-1.
   1. Approval of minutes from the January 12^th, 2026 Regular Meeting
   2. Payroll, employee benefits, operational expenses, and payment of such
   3. Monthly financial report(s)
   4. Monthly operations report
6. Permit hearing, discussion and possible action on the following pending operating permit applications:
   1. The Applicant/Permittee, Dolgencorp of Texas, Inc. (Dollar General Store #24200) is requesting a One-Time Authorization for Operating Permit BW8983, located at 830 FM 289, Boerne, TX. The applicant/permittee is requesting a temporary (one-time use) authorization for the withdrawal of 45,000 gallons of water for irrigation purposes over an estimated period of five to six weeks.  The current permit allocates 131,400 gallons annually.  Motion to deny the request made by Director Michalec, seconded by Director Eldredge. Discussion on whether the request is for additional water or for water already allocated in the existing operating permit. Director Michalec has withdrawn his motion as it was decided that they have the water permitted under their original permit, but the language denied them this specific use, seconded by Director Eldredge.  Motion to approve the request made by Director Bloxsom to include construction use/site stabilization with weekly meter readings, if the District moves to Stage 4 – irrigation will not be allowed, not watering 48 hours prior to a rain event and once the county signs off on the site additional use will cease, seconded by Director Michalec. Approved 3-1-1.
7. Discussion and action relating to the GMA 9 joint planning process. The Board of Directors will provide direction to the General Manager regarding proposed desired future conditions, relevancy vs. non-relevancy of the aquifers in the District and other considerations under §36.108, Texas Water Code.  Motion made by Director Campbell, seconded by Director Webster. Approved 5-0.
8. Discussion and action on engaging the District’s hydrogeologic consultant, Advanced Groundwater Solutions, LLC, to perform a review of the Draft Southern Trinity Groundwater Availability Model. AGS will provide written comments to the TWDB by the end of the day, February 17^th, 2026. Motion made by Director Webster to approve up to $10,000, seconded by Director Eldredge. Approved 5-0.
9. District activities & subcommittee updates: Potential subcommittee for Boerne Radio tower; Director Campbell, Director Michalec and GM Voulgaris will me with David Earl and Baron Wiley for further discussion.
   1. Monthly report: General Manager Micah Voulgaris presented the staff’s monthly report.
   2. Meteorological update: Presented by David Knollhoff: 2” to 3” of rain in the Northwest portion of the county caused the drought conditions to go from D2 to D1 in that area. La Niña is decreasing; we are expecting a neutral pattern this spring with a potential for rain and moving into El Niño this fall/winter. We will have above average temperatures.  The CF model is predicting 2 ½” to 3” of rainfall in February (though this is unlikely) with higher evapotranspiration rates. I predict 2” of rain with 3.4” of evapotranspiration, which puts us in a deficit of 1.4”.
   3. Discussion and action on the current drought stage: Remaining in Stage 3 
   4. Status updates on:
      1. Pending enforcement issues: No pending enforcement issues.
      2. Pending permit applications: No pending permit applications.
      3. GMA9 activities: No pending activities.
      4. Region L activities: Director Campbell gave an update on the February 5^th meeting. Nominations for seats were accepted; there are still four vacant seats seeking applicants/nominations. The San Antonio River Authority is sending out a RFQ for a consultant.
      5. District Monitor Well Expansion Project: No updates.
      6. Camp Bullis Sentinel Landscape Project: No updates.
10. Correspondence: We received election applications for Director Eldredge, Director, Webster and Director Campbell.
11. Future meeting dates and meeting topics: The next GMA 9 meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, February 24^th at 10:00 AM and Tuesday, March 31^st at 10:00 AM.  The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 9^th at 6:00 PM.
12. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM.

MINUTES APPROVED:

 

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