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TCEQ Update
Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
June 7, 2024
Round Rock, Texas
Updates …
— Recent Staff Changes
— TCEQ Rulemaking
— Texas Groundwater Protection
Committee Activities
— Groundwater Management and
Performance Review
— Reminders
Recent Staff Changes
—Commissioner Catarina Gonzales was
appointed as TCEQ Commissioner on Feb
8, 2024
—Cindy Hooper – Groundwater Availability
Certification Rulemaking liaison
TCEQ Rulemaking
—Senate Bill 2440 - Groundwater
Availability Certification
— Proposal - May 10th
— Public Comment ends – June 25th
— Public Hearing – June 24th at 2:00pm
—House Bill 4256 - Leaking Water Wells
Grant Program
— TCEQ is actively working on the
rulemaking
Texas Groundwater Protection
Committee Activities
—Held as hybrid on April 24, 2024
—2023 Joint Groundwater Monitoring and
Contamination Report
—Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
– Report to the 89th
—Groundwater Assessment for the 2024
Texas Integrated Report
Groundwater Management
and Performance Review
— One GCD is presently out of compliance
— Priority Groundwater Management Areas and
Groundwater Conservation Districts, Report to the
89th Legislature
— Petition for Inquiry (Title 30 Texas Administrative
Code §293.23)
— None to report
Reminders……
— TCEQ Groundwater Conservation District
Registration Form – (TCEQ- 20867)
— Submit or Email to: GPAT@tceq.texas.gov
— Any GCD related documents, send them
to the Water Availability Division
Contacts
Abiy Berehe
abiy.berehe@tceq.texas.gov,
512-239-5480
Groundwater Planning and Assessment Team
Water Availability Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

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  • 1. TCEQ Update Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts June 7, 2024 Round Rock, Texas
  • 2. Updates … — Recent Staff Changes — TCEQ Rulemaking — Texas Groundwater Protection Committee Activities — Groundwater Management and Performance Review — Reminders
  • 3. Recent Staff Changes —Commissioner Catarina Gonzales was appointed as TCEQ Commissioner on Feb 8, 2024 —Cindy Hooper – Groundwater Availability Certification Rulemaking liaison
  • 4. TCEQ Rulemaking —Senate Bill 2440 - Groundwater Availability Certification — Proposal - May 10th — Public Comment ends – June 25th — Public Hearing – June 24th at 2:00pm —House Bill 4256 - Leaking Water Wells Grant Program — TCEQ is actively working on the rulemaking
  • 5. Texas Groundwater Protection Committee Activities —Held as hybrid on April 24, 2024 —2023 Joint Groundwater Monitoring and Contamination Report —Texas Groundwater Protection Committee – Report to the 89th —Groundwater Assessment for the 2024 Texas Integrated Report
  • 6. Groundwater Management and Performance Review — One GCD is presently out of compliance — Priority Groundwater Management Areas and Groundwater Conservation Districts, Report to the 89th Legislature — Petition for Inquiry (Title 30 Texas Administrative Code §293.23) — None to report
  • 7. Reminders…… — TCEQ Groundwater Conservation District Registration Form – (TCEQ- 20867) — Submit or Email to: GPAT@tceq.texas.gov — Any GCD related documents, send them to the Water Availability Division
  • 8. Contacts Abiy Berehe abiy.berehe@tceq.texas.gov, 512-239-5480 Groundwater Planning and Assessment Team Water Availability Division Texas Commission on Environmental Quality