Meeting intelligence · Minutes
Sterling County Underground Water Conservation District
Source meeting date
Date context: Meeting August 10, 2026. Signature date reads September 14, 2026, not explicitly labelled board approval date.
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Meeting summary
Sterling reported Mackey’s well still dry, an unusual increase at Jack Clark Divide Well, and a Sherwood rain-gauge replacement need. It approved proposing a $179,850 FY2026–27 budget and a 2026 tax rate of $0.016964 per $100 valuation. Regional conference reports discuss rainwater harvesting, water infrastructure and data-center demand without district permit approvals.
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- Meeting date · source stated
- 2026-08-10
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- Extraction date
- 2026-09-18
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Matters, observations and decisions
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monitoring
reported observation
Link to this item- topic
- monitoring
- stage
- reported observation
- statement
- Monitor-well surveillance completed; Mackey’s well still dry and an unusual increase at Jack Clark Divide Well, with no magnitude or datum. First/second-quarter rain-gauge downloads showed varied rainfall, least at divide gauges; replacement Sherwood gauge needs deployment.
Source evidence · p. 2
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field operations
reported activity
Link to this item- topic
- field operations
- stage
- reported activity
- statement
- Well camera used for three wells in Irion County. No Notice of Intent to Drill received for the previous month. No well identities or camera findings supplied.
Source evidence · p. 2
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regional and legislative reports
reported discussion
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- regional and legislative reports
- stage
- reported discussion
- statement
- WTWMA reported aircraft engine overhaul needed due to accumulated flight hours, possible off-season scheduling, with $30,000–$50,000 estimated cost. Forecast described increasing August temperatures and declining precipitation. Conference topics included data collection/conservation education, Abilene/Lubbock water challenges and Senator Perry’s groundwater-policy remarks.
Source evidence · p. 1
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rainwater harvesting and infrastructure
reported discussion
Link to this item- topic
- rainwater harvesting and infrastructure
- stage
- reported discussion
- statement
- Tour of Samuel Jackson, LLC facility described collected rainwater used throughout operations from evaporative cooling to kitchen sink. Legislative summit discussed water infrastructure, property taxes, small/mid-size nuclear reactors with lower water use and expected data-center growth. These are reported discussions, not quantified demand projections or district project authorizations.
Source evidence · p. 1
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DFC coordination
reported update
Link to this item- topic
- DFC coordination
- stage
- reported update
- statement
- Diana Thomas discussed local aquifer resources and how the district is achieving the DFC with Sterling County Commissioners Court; no DFC target or supporting numeric assessment provided.
Source evidence · p. 1
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bills and prior minutes
recorded approval
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- bills and prior minutes
- stage
- recorded approval
- statement
- Canady/Caldwell prior-minutes motion carried. Canady/Caldwell motion to transfer $7,500 from MM account and pay bills passed unanimously; bills included 4H Water Ambassador scholarship and March hotel reimbursement.
Source evidence · p. 1
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FY2026–27 budget
proposal approved
Link to this item- topic
- FY2026–27 budget
- stage
- proposal approved
- statement
- Caldwell/Canady motion to propose $179,850 expenses passed unanimously. Payroll/insurance increases and cloud-seeding/professional-fee decreases yielded stated net increase $3,600. Draft reflects prior payroll changes; it is not final budget adoption.
Source evidence · p. 2
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2026 tax rate
proposal approved
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- 2026 tax rate
- stage
- proposal approved
- statement
- Caldwell/Canady motion to propose $0.016964 per $100 valuation passed unanimously; minutes say 2.5% above No New Revenue Rate and that total taxes will increase. No final levy adoption recorded.
Source evidence · p. 2
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Quantities, roles and time bases · 8 values
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.
Irion County well-camera work · reported well count
Link to this item- subject
- Irion County well-camera work
- role
- reported well count
- value
- 3
- unit
- wells
- time basis
- manager report at August 10 meeting; exact work dates not supplied
Statement basis: reported well count
Source evidence · p. 2
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Notices of Intent to Drill · reported received count
Link to this item- subject
- Notices of Intent to Drill
- role
- reported received count
- value
- 0
- unit
- notices
- time basis
- previous month as described at August 10, 2026 meeting
Statement basis: reported received count
Source evidence · p. 2
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WTWMA aircraft engine overhaul · reported cost estimate
Link to this item- subject
- WTWMA aircraft engine overhaul
- role
- reported cost estimate
- value 1
- 30,000
- value 2
- 50,000
- unit
- USD
- time basis
- prospective overhaul; date unspecified
- value type
- range
Statement basis: reported cost estimate
Source evidence · p. 1
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MM account transfer · approved transfer
Link to this item- subject
- MM account transfer
- role
- approved transfer
- value
- 7,500
- unit
- USD
- time basis
- bill payment authorized at August 10 meeting
Statement basis: approved transfer
Source evidence · p. 1
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FY2026–27 expenses · proposed budget
Link to this item- subject
- FY2026–27 expenses
- role
- proposed budget
- value
- 179,850
- unit
- USD
- time basis
- FY2026–27
Statement basis: proposed budget
Source evidence · p. 2
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FY2026–27 expenses · reported net increase
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- FY2026–27 expenses
- role
- reported net increase
- value
- 3,600
- unit
- USD
- time basis
- compared with previous fiscal year
Statement basis: reported net increase
Source evidence · p. 2
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2026 property tax · proposed tax rate
Link to this item- subject
- 2026 property tax
- role
- proposed tax rate
- value
- 0.016964
- unit
- USD per 100 USD valuation
- time basis
- 2026 tax year
Statement basis: proposed tax rate
Source evidence · p. 2
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proposed tax rate · reported increase over NNR
Link to this item- subject
- proposed tax rate
- role
- reported_increase_over_NNR
- value
- 2.5
- unit
- percent
- time basis
- 2026 proposed rate compared with No New Revenue Rate
Statement basis: reported increase over nnr
Source evidence · p. 2
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Wells, permits and water-domain objects
Mackey’s well
Link to this item- type
- monitoring well
- label
- Mackey’s well
Statement basis: source-linked item
Source evidence · p. 2
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Jack Clark Divide Well
Link to this item- type
- monitoring well
- label
- Jack Clark Divide Well
Statement basis: source-linked item
Source evidence · p. 2
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Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
Sherwood rain gauge
Link to this item- type
- monitoring instrument
- label
- Sherwood rain gauge
Statement basis: source-linked item
Source evidence · p. 2
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
Samuel Jackson, LLC facility rainwater harvesting
Link to this item- type
- water supply project
- label
- Samuel Jackson, LLC facility rainwater harvesting
- water source
- collected rainwater
- capacity
- Unknown / not stated
Statement basis: source-linked item
Source evidence · p. 1
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Unresolved questions
Water-level increase, rainfall differences and DFC achievement lack numeric support in this PDF. No permit or allocation action is recorded.
Source evidence · p. 1, p. 2
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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.
Jack Clark
Link to this item- name
- Jack Clark
- type
- person
- roles 1
- chairman
- roles 2
- present
- 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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Cliff Caldwell
Link to this item- name
- Cliff Caldwell
- type
- person
- roles 1
- member
- 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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Evan Canady
Link to this item- name
- Evan Canady
- type
- person
- roles 1
- member
- 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
Diana Thomas
Link to this item- name
- Diana Thomas
- 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
Ashley Masters
Link to this item- name
- Ashley Masters
- type
- person
- roles 1
- 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
Karen Hodges
Link to this item- name
- Karen Hodges
- type
- person
- roles 1
- accountant
- 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
Senator Perry
Link to this item- name
- Senator Perry
- type
- person
- roles 1
- conference speaker; given name not supplied
- 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
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WTWMA
Link to this item- name
- WTWMA
- type
- organization
- roles 1
- regional weather-modification/aircraft report as acronym
- 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
Groundwater Management Districts Association
Link to this item- name
- Groundwater Management Districts Association
- type
- organization
- roles 1
- 2026 summer conference
- 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
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TAGD
Link to this item- name
- TAGD
- type
- organization
- roles 1
- executive committee meeting
- 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
Sterling County Commissioners Court
Link to this item- name
- Sterling County Commissioners Court
- type
- organization
- roles 1
- aquifer-resource and DFC discussion
- 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
City of Abilene
Link to this item- name
- City of Abilene
- type
- organization
- roles 1
- conference speaker 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
City of Lubbock
Link to this item- name
- City of Lubbock
- type
- organization
- roles 1
- conference speaker 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
Samuel Jackson, LLC
Link to this item- name
- Samuel Jackson, LLC
- type
- organization
- roles 1
- rainwater-harvesting facility tour
- 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
West Texas Legislative Summit
Link to this item- name
- West Texas Legislative Summit
- type
- event
- roles 1
- regional water/infrastructure discussion
- 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
PDF page reference · no quotation or image-method claim
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
Samuel Jackson, LLC facility · reported operational water source
Link to this item- subject
- Samuel Jackson, LLC facility
- predicate
- reported operational water source
- object
- collected rainwater
- 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
Physical PDF page reference supplied with the extraction; no exact quotation or per-page image method is asserted.
Unavailable referenced material
Unavailable reference
Link to this item- description
- Distributed monitor-well handouts, rainfall data, draft budget/TNT worksheet, financial report and conference materials are not included.
Statement basis: source-linked item
Source evidence · p. 1, p. 2
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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