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Stakeholder
Advisory Forums (SAFs) |
Stakeholder participation is critical to the success of GAM and the development of the models. |
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Because stakeholders will be relying on the models to establish groundwater availability, assess potential water-level changes due to pumping, or to evaluate groundwater management strategies, they need to be involved in the development of the GAM models. Furthermore, because the stakeholders are most familiar with their aquifers, they will also be relied upon to provide information and insight into how the aquifer works and important aquifer characteristics that need to be included in the models. | |||
Stakeholder Advisory Forums (SAFs) | ||||
Model developers will be holding Stakeholder Advisory Forums (SAFs) during the development of the models. These forums are meant to update attendees on the progress of the models and to solicit comments and discussion on the progress and assumptions of the models. Stakeholders can consist of all levels of the public and private sector including Groundwater Conservation Districts, Regional Water Planning Groups (RWPGs), Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission (TNRCC), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), water utilities, education, agriculture, environmental, private landowners, citizens, industry and groundwater consultants. Anybody interested in the development of these models is encouraged to attend. There will be a separate SAF focused on each model. If you would like to be invited to these meetings, please fill out the online information form. Presentation materials and a summary of questions and answers will be posted on the individual model pages. Please contact Dr. Robert Mace at 512-936-0861 or at robert.mace@twdb.state.tx.us for more information about the SAFs. |
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Technical Advisory Group (TAG) | ||||
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Before the request
for proposals/request for qualifications was posted, the TWDB assembled
a volunteer Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of technical and policy
experts to advise us on developing a successful modeling program.
The purpose of this group was to assist the TWDB in developing the
standards for the GAM models that would be included in the Request
for Proposals (RFP). These experts met several times during 1999-2000
to discuss the various issues related to developing groundwater availability
models. The TAG divided itself into several task groups, including
task groups on (1) public input; (2) aquifer geometry and parameters;
(3) boundary conditions and stresses; (4) model calibration, verification,
and architecture; and (5) data presentation. The final product of
the TAG was the GAM RFP.
The TAG met again in 2002 to discuss the ongoing modeling projects,
how to improve the GAM process, and technical requirements for the
next round of models |
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Participants in the TAG were: | ||||
name
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affiliation
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Alaa Aly | Waterstone | |||
Mary Ambrose | TNRCC | |||
Roberto Anaya | TWDB | |||
Rene Barker | USGS | |||
Neil Blandford | Daniel B. Stephens and Associates | |||
John Burke | AQUA WCS, Region K, Lost Pines UWCD | |||
Cindy Cawley | Plateau UWCSD | |||
Ali Chowdhury | TWDB | |||
Andy Donnelly | Guyton Associates | |||
Troy Dorman | HDR | |||
Larry French | McCulley, Frick, and Gilman | |||
Bob Harden | R. W. Harden and Associates | |||
Weldon Hammond | University of Texas-San Antonio | |||
David Jordan | Daniel B. Stephens and Associates | |||
Larry Land | HDR | |||
Marsh Lavenue | Waterstone | |||
Cindy Loeffler | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | |||
Robert Mace | TWDB | |||
David Maidment | University of Texas-Austin | |||
J. Moreno | URS | |||
Randy Palachek | Parsons Engineering Services | |||
Jim Patek | Parsons Engineering Services | |||
Ken Petersen | Texas Rural Water Association | |||
Rima Petrossian | TWDB | |||
Bridget Scanlon | Bureau of Economic Geology | |||
Stefan Schuster | TWDB | |||
Rainer Senger | Duke Engineering | |||
R. Srinivasan | Blackland Research Center | |||
Dan Stephens | Daniel B. Stephens and Associates | |||
Teresa Stephens | Radian | |||
Paul Tybor | Hill Country UWCD | |||
Charlie Upchurch | Texas Department of Agriculture | |||
Lloyd Urban | Texas Tech Water Resources Center | |||
Clint Waggoner | Radian | |||
Ted Way | TWDB | |||
C. E. Williams | Panhandle GWCD, Region A | |||
John K. Yu | Parsons Engineering Services | |||
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The TAG met
again on December 3, 2004, to discuss the progress of the Groundwater
Availability Modeling (GAM) program and to seek guidance for future
goals. TWDB staff presented staff's perspective on (1) what has worked
and what needs improvement in the GAM program and (2) possible future
modeling projects. Staff also solicited comments from TAG members
in writing before the meeting, verbally during the meeting, and in
writing after the meeting. |
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Participants in the December 2004 TAG were: | ||||
name
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affiliation
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Roberto Anaya | TWDB | |||
James Beach | LBG-Guyton | |||
James Bene | R. W. Harden and Associates | |||
Neil Blandford | Daniel B. Stephens and Associates | |||
Ali Chowdhury | TWDB | |||
Doug Coker | TWDB | |||
Bruce Cole | Freese and Nichols | |||
Neil Deeds | Intera | |||
Andy Donnelly | LBG-Guyton | |||
Scott Hamlin | TWDB | |||
Weldon Hammond | University of Texas-San Antonio | |||
Bob Harden | R. W. Harden and Associates | |||
Bill Hutchison | El Paso Water Utilities | |||
Ian Jones | TWDB | |||
Bob Kier | Bob Kier Consulting | |||
Robert Mace | TWDB | |||
Pablo Martinez | SAWS | |||
Tom Michel | HGCSD | |||
Steve Musick | TCEQ | |||
J.P. Nicot | UT/BEG | |||
George Ozuna | USGS | |||
Bob Pickens | Region K | |||
John Pickens | Intera | |||
Judy Reeves | HPWD | |||
Cindy Ridgeway | TWDB | |||
Rainer Sengor | Intera | |||
Haskell Simon | Region K | |||
Brian Smith | BSEACD | |||
Richard Smith | TWDB | |||
Bill Thaman | TC&B | |||
Mike Turco | USGS | |||
Venki Uddameri | TAMUK | |||
David Villarreal | TDA | |||
Shirley Wade | TWDB | |||
Randy Williams | TC&B | |||
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The TAG met again on August 18, 2005, to discuss (1) the progress of the Groundwater Availability Modeling (GAM) program;(2) form an advisory group and elect a presiding officier; (3) summarize legislation from the 2005 session; and (4)respond to the comments from the December 3, 2004 meeting. |
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081805 GAMTAG summary.pdf (71 K, Adobe Acrobat PDF format) Meeting summary and participant list. | ||||
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The TAG met again on April 20, 2007, to discuss (1) joint planning in Groundwater Management Areas and Groundwater Availability Modeling, (2) current status of Groundwater Availability Model and initiatives, (3) proposed work for Groundwater Availability Modeling team, and (4) TWDB responses to comments collected from the August 18, 2005, Groundwater Availability Modeling Technical Advisory Group meeting. |
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2007GAMTAG_meeting.pdf (163 K, Adobe Acrobat PDF format) Meeting summary and participant list. | ||||
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) rules |
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