The Board of Directors of the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District took action to reduce production from the Carrizo Aquifer by 2,500 acre feet this year at their Sept. 12 meeting.
This was accomplished with an extension of 60 days to the temporary permit issued to Vista Ridge in April of this year. This move will advance the goal of a permanent amendment to the Vista Ridge permits to reduce pumping from the Carrizo Aqui fer by 2,500 acrefeet per year. This reduction is the first step towards a goal of reducing production from the Carrizo even further. The extension will run through Oct. 31, and at that time, the District expects to consider a permanent amendment to the Vista ridge permits.
At the same meeting the board welcomed its newest member, Clayton Lee Pelzel. Pelzel fills the place vacated by Steven Wise.
Wise has served on the POSGCD Board since 2014, and served as Board Vice President and Financial Officer. Wise also occupied the seat designated under District bylaws as representing the “At Large” interests of Milam County, and was active in several board committees, including Grant, Advisory, and Chair of the DFC Committee.
Pelzel has already been appointed and has agreed to serve on the district’s Rules Committee and will also step into a position on the Building Committee which is in the process of overseeing the work to be completed on the district’s new Education Center in Milano. Pelzel brings years of experience in rural water supply as well as being active in farming and ranching in Milam County.
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