Meeting intelligence · Draft minutes
Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District
Source meeting date
Date context: Meeting August 13, 2026; preprinted September 10 signing date is not evidence of executed approval in this DRAFT copy.
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Meeting summary
Brazos Valley draft minutes report unanimous approval of a P&B Livestock permit-term extension from one to five years, revisions/readoption of conservation and drought plans, and a $16,000 office-furnishing budget amendment. A DFC comment hearing and closed-session litigation/DFC discussions are recorded; the copy remains visibly DRAFT.
Source evidence · p. 1, p. 2, p. 3
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This copy is draft minutes. Reported actions do not establish that these minutes were formally approved.
Source and dates
- Meeting date · source stated
- 2026-08-13
- Document approval date
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- Extraction date
- 2026-09-18
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- Source document
- 3 physical pages · batch03-brazos_valley_gcd-b07909b43653
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Source completeness
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Explore Entities and timelines · Dated mentions, without assumed identity merges.
Matters, observations and decisions
Requests, recommendations and approvals retain their recorded labels. A passed motion is a procedural result; conditions are requirements, not proof of fulfillment. Repeated quantities are not added together.
desired future conditions
public comment
Link to this item- topic
- desired future conditions
- stage
- public comment
- statement
- Andy Wier (SAWDF) and James L. Hailey are listed as commenters on 2026 proposed DFCs; their comment substance is not reproduced.
Source evidence · p. 1
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permit amendment
decision reported in draft
Link to this item- topic
- permit amendment
- stage
- decision reported in draft
- statement
- P&B Livestock sought to lengthen Well #14/BVOP-0327 permit term from one to five years. Campbell Young moved approval, John Elliott seconded, motion passed unanimously. The narrative describes 56 acre-feet/year at maximum 50 GPM; no volume increase is recorded.
Source evidence · p. 1
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litigation and joint planning
closed session no action
Link to this item- topic
- litigation and joint planning
- stage
- closed session no action
- statement
- Attorney-client session under 551.071 covered Fazzino lawsuit, DFCs/statutory considerations/rules for aquifers within district boundaries, and GMA-wide well-mitigation interlocal agreements. Closed 2:31 p.m.; reopened 2:59 p.m.; no action taken.
Source evidence · p. 2, p. 3
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manager report
report without detail
Link to this item- topic
- manager report
- stage
- report without detail
- statement
- Alan Day briefly updated drought monitor, wells under Rule 8.3(j)(1), upcoming permits to be drilled, district business and management plan. No underlying measurements/permit list is given.
Source evidence · p. 3
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Quantities, roles and time bases
Requested, recommended, historic, modeled and approved values retain their separate roles. A null time basis does not remove a time dimension already present in the unit.
BVOP-0327 · reported existing maximum
Link to this item- subject
- BVOP-0327
- role
- reported existing maximum
- value
- 56
- unit
- acre-feet
- time basis
- per year
Statement basis: reported existing maximum
Source evidence · p. 1
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BVOP-0327 · reported existing maximum
Link to this item- subject
- BVOP-0327
- role
- reported existing maximum
- value
- 50
- unit
- gpm
- time basis
- instantaneous pumping rate
Statement basis: reported existing maximum
Source evidence · p. 1
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BVOP-0327 · prior permit term
Link to this item- subject
- BVOP-0327
- role
- prior permit term
- value
- 1
- unit
- year
- time basis
- permit term
Statement basis: prior permit term
Source evidence · p. 1
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BVOP-0327 · requested permit term
Link to this item- subject
- BVOP-0327
- role
- requested permit term
- value
- 5
- unit
- years
- time basis
- permit term
- equivalence group
- batch03-brazos_valley_gcd-b07909b43653-permit-term-amendment
- interpretation
- Requested five-year term and draft-reported approved five-year term are the same term, not additive.
Statement basis: requested permit term
Source evidence · p. 1
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2026 office-furnishing budget amendment · approved amount reported in draft
Link to this item- subject
- 2026 office-furnishing budget amendment
- role
- approved amount reported in draft
- value
- 16,000
- unit
- USD
- time basis
- 2026 operating budget
Statement basis: approved amount reported in draft
Source evidence · p. 2
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BVOP-0327 · approved term reported in draft
Link to this item- subject
- BVOP-0327
- role
- approved term reported in draft
- value
- 5
- unit
- years
- time basis
- permit term
- equivalence group
- batch03-brazos_valley_gcd-b07909b43653-permit-term-amendment
- interpretation
- Requested five-year term and draft-reported approved five-year term are the same term, not additive.
Statement basis: approved term reported in draft
Source evidence · p. 1
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Structured tables and transcriptions
Signs, units, nulls and ordered rows are retained. Notes distinguish printed source tables from structured transcriptions of prose or lists. Source evidence applies to each whole table; row links do not assert a more precise page location.
Regular-meeting motions in draft minutes
decisions reported in draft
Structured transcription of the motion list, not a claim of approved minutes.
Link to this table| Row link | Matter | Mover | Seconder | Reported outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 15 rules-hearing and board minutes | Mark Carrabba | John Elliott | Unanimous approval |
| 2 | Financial report (heading June; motion July 2026) | Campbell Young | Lisa Rolke | Unanimous approval |
| 3 | Revised Water Conservation Plan | Jeff Kennedy | Jayson Barfknecht | Unanimous approval |
| 4 | Readopt Drought Contingency Plan | Gary Mechler | Jeff Kennedy | Unanimous approval |
| 5 | 2026 budget amendment: $16,000 to furnish renovated office | John Elliott | Lisa Rolke | Unanimous approval |
Table-level evidence for all rows below.
Source evidence · p. 2
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Wells, permits and water-domain objects
Well #14 / BVOP-0327
Link to this item- type
- well and permit
- label
- Well #14 / BVOP-0327
- holder as named
- P&B Livestock LLC
- aquifer
- Hooper Aquifer
- use
- Agricultural
- latitude
- 31.1095
- longitude
- -96.70430556
- property
- 0.73 miles SSW of Bartkowiak Road and Petrowicz intersection, Robertson County
- status at meeting
- Term extension reported approved in draft minutes
Statement basis: source-linked item
Source evidence · p. 1
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Fazzino Investments, LP v. Brazos Valley GCD, 6:25-cv-00001
Link to this item- type
- litigation
- label
- Fazzino Investments, LP v. Brazos Valley GCD, 6:25-cv-00001
- court
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division
- context
- Pending lawsuit listed for attorney-client session
Statement basis: source-linked item
Source evidence · p. 2
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Unresolved questions
Financial-report item heading says June 2026, whereas motion text says July 2026; period unresolved.
Source evidence · p. 2
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DRAFT watermark and blank signature line prevent treating the preprinted September 10, 2026 signing statement as completed approval.
Source evidence · p. 3
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Named entities and meeting-local relationships
Names remain as stated in each source. Similar names across meetings are not merged. Candidate relationships remain hypotheses.
Jayson Barfknecht
Link to this item- name
- Jayson Barfknecht
- type
- person
- roles 1
- president
- roles 2
- motion seconder
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Gary Mechler
Link to this item- name
- Gary Mechler
- type
- person
- roles 1
- vice-president
- roles 2
- mover
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Jeff Kennedy
Link to this item- name
- Jeff Kennedy
- type
- person
- roles 1
- secretary
- roles 2
- mover
- roles 3
- seconder
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Mark Carrabba
Link to this item- name
- Mark Carrabba
- type
- person
- roles 1
- director
- roles 2
- mover
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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John Elliott
Link to this item- name
- John Elliott
- type
- person
- roles 1
- director
- roles 2
- mover
- roles 3
- seconder
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Lisa Rolke
Link to this item- name
- Lisa Rolke
- type
- person
- roles 1
- director
- roles 2
- seconder
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Campbell Young
Link to this item- name
- Campbell Young
- type
- person
- roles 1
- director
- roles 2
- mover
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Lewis Varvel
Link to this item- name
- Lewis Varvel
- type
- person
- roles 1
- director
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Alan M. Day
Link to this item- name
- Alan M. Day
- type
- person
- roles 1
- general manager
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Monique Norman
Link to this item- name
- Monique Norman
- type
- person
- roles 1
- attorney
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Cynthia Lopez
Link to this item- name
- Cynthia Lopez
- type
- person
- roles 1
- office manager
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Kathy Polzar
Link to this item- name
- Kathy Polzar
- type
- person
- roles 1
- education coordinator
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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John Crabtree
Link to this item- name
- John Crabtree
- type
- person
- roles 1
- field technician
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Andy Wier
Link to this item- name
- Andy Wier
- type
- person
- roles 1
- DFC commenter
- roles 2
- executive director SAWDF
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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James L. Hailey
Link to this item- name
- James L. Hailey
- type
- person
- roles 1
- DFC commenter
- roles 2
- Bremond landowner
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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P&B Livestock LLC
Link to this item- name
- P&B Livestock LLC
- type
- organization
- roles 1
- permit holder/applicant
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund (SAWDF)
Link to this item- name
- Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund (SAWDF)
- type
- organization
- roles 1
- DFC commenter affiliation
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 1
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Fazzino Investments, LP
Link to this item- name
- Fazzino Investments, LP
- type
- organization
- roles 1
- litigation party
- identity scope
- Named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Statement basis: named in this source only; no cross-document identity resolution
Source evidence · p. 2
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P&B Livestock LLC · holds/applies to amend
Link to this item- subject
- P&B Livestock LLC
- predicate
- holds/applies to amend
- object
- BVOP-0327 / Well #14
- identity scope
- Explicit within-document relationship only
Statement basis: explicit within-document relationship only
Source evidence · p. 1
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
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Well #14 · produces from
Link to this item- subject
- Well #14
- predicate
- produces from
- object
- Hooper Aquifer
- identity scope
- Explicit within-document relationship only
Statement basis: explicit within-document relationship only
Source evidence · p. 1
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
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Andy Wier · executive director of
Link to this item- subject
- Andy Wier
- predicate
- executive director of
- object
- SAWDF
- identity scope
- Explicit within-document relationship only
Statement basis: explicit within-document relationship only
Source evidence · p. 1
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
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Unavailable referenced material
Unavailable reference
Link to this item- description
- Revised conservation plan, drought plan, financial report, DFC comments, manager-report detail, and closed-session advice/case filings.
Statement basis: source-linked item
Source evidence · p. 1, p. 2, p. 3
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PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
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PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
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