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POSSUM
KINGDOM LAKE ASSOCIATION
"Serving the People...
Protecting the Environment"
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BACKGROUND
In 1971 the Association
was formed as a non-profit organization by people who were
dedicated to the preservation of our lake. The
Association name and Association mission statement have
changed with time to align with community needs. The
revisions were made to define a community organization with
an active interest in the concerns of the PK community and
with the identities that serve the community.
Membership is open to all interested in joining with others
to cause a significant increase in community presence to
address common concerns and coordinated community
involvement.
MISSION
STATEMENT
The Possum Kingdom Lake
Association is organized as a group to protect the lake's
environment and bring people together as a community of
shared interest or need. Possum Kingdom Lake Association
will build awareness of shared needs through promotion and
outreach by providing forums for community involvement with
a priority of protecting the lake's resources and lake
community.
POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE ASSOCIATION
INFORMATION
Please direct your comments
and concerns to Monte Land, Association President at
pklandmine@yahoo.com
NOTE:
For
those interested, the BRA now has a Facebook
connection. The connection is posted on the BRA web
site http://www.brazos.org near the bottom of the page in
the Brazos Basin News box. Makes for interesting
reading. Try it out.
The direct link to copy and paste is
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brazos-River-Authority/126719790675809.
PKLA NEWSLETTERS and
PKLA ANNUAL MEETING
January 2012 PKLA Newsletter was prepared by Monte and Carolyn Land after their
attendance at the TCEQ meeting in Austiin on 25 January,
2012 and the BRA Board meeting in Waco on 30 January
2011. The Newsletter was mailed to PKLA members
and is posted on this web site. Click on the Newsletter tab on the left to view
the letter.
November
2011 PKLA Newsletter has been mailed to members and is
available on this web site. Click on the Newsletter
tab on the left. The letter includes information on the October 2011
BRA Board Meeting and updated information on BRA request to
sell more water, FEMA's work on identifing flood plain areas
and property tax statement.
August, 2011 Possum Kingdom Lake Association
Board of Directors meeting minutes are now available.
For an update on happenings and issues at Possum
Kingdom Lake (Click Here)
August 2011 PKLA
Newsletter has been mailed to members and is
available on this web site. Click on the Newsletter
tab on the left.
June 2011 PKLA Newsletter has been mailed to members
and is available on this web site. Click on the Annual
Meeting tab on the left.
April 2011 PKLA Newsletter
has been mailed to members and is available on this web
site. Click on the Newsletter tab on the left.
The April letter includes information on fire related
donations and activities, Decommissioning, BRA Board Meeting
and Palo Pinto Property Taxes.
19 March, 2011
Possum Kingdom Lake Association Board of Directors
meeting minutes are now available.
For an update on happenings and issues at Possum
Kingdom Lake (Click
Here).
February 2011 PKLA Newsletter has been
mailed to members and is available on this web site.
Click on the Newsletter tab on the left.
Click on the Newsletters tab on the left to view
past newsletters.
BRAZOS RIVER AUTHORITY ITEMS
8 November 2011
The Brazos River Authority Customer
Annual Meeting presentation charts are posted on the BRA
web site under Brazos Basin News
(http://www.brazos.org/generalpdf/Final_Customer_Presentation27Jun11.pdf).
Copy
and paste or (Click
Here)
Charts
present an overview of events, activities and projects
related to all of the Brazos river basin.
Believe
those interested in the PK Community will find the
sections related to PK Lake interesting and
informative.
Presentation pages 4 - 13 related to Possum Kingdom
fires, Hydro decommissioning, Water Management and the
Graham Flood Control Project. The Authority
Financial information starts on page 65. Of
particular interest are the year 2012 planned
Operations Projects (pg 66) and the Capital
Projects (pg 68).18 April, 2011
BRA Director's Meeting
Agenda item 6-The board came out of
executive session and passed a resolution to retain the
current commercial lease rate until the BRA Hydro-Electric
surrender application is formally acted upon. The board also
voted to reduce Hydro-Electric staff by one position,
powerhouse by two positions and continue reduction through
attrition of core staff.
Agenda item 7-
The Board passed the Possum Kingdom, Granbury and Whitney
Water management plan. This
plan will use a drawdown ratio of 1.75(PK):1(Granbury) when
the elevation of PK is above 992 ft. and a drawdown ratio of
1:1 when the elevation of PK drops below 992 ft msl.
The audio minuets of the 18 April
BRA Director's meeting are posted on the BRA web site at
http://www.brazos.org/boardAudioMinutes.asp. Cut and
paste the site or (Click
Here). Agenda item 7 relates to the Water
Management Study that was presented at the Town Hall meetings
at Granbury and Possum Kingdom.
5 April 2011
The Brazos River Authority has
posted the information presented at Granbury and Possum
Kingdom Town Hall March Meetings titled PK-Granbury-Whitney
Water Management Study on their web site. The
Authority's web site is www.brazos.org and on the home page
scroll down to Brazos Basin news and click on the water
study. For a direct link to the Authority presentation (Click
Here).
30 March,
2011
The Brazos River Authority completed town hall meetings at Lakes
Granbury and Possum Kingdom on March 28 and 29
respectively. The Authority presented findings and
received public input on a water management study at these
meetings. The study was conducted to aid in the development of a
water supply management procedure following the discontinuation
of hydroelectric power generation at Possum Kingdom Lake.
Hard copies of the Authority's presentation at the town hall
meetings are available at the Authority's offices at Possum
Kingdom and at Lake Granbury. The Authority is planning to
have the presentation online at www.brazos.org by Friday, 1 April, 2011.
18 April, 2011 BRA Director's Meeting
Agenda item 6-The board came out of
executive session and passed a resolution to retain the
current commercial lease rate until the BRA Hydro-Electric
surrender application is formally acted upon. The board also
voted to reduce Hydro-Electric staff by one position,
powerhouse by two positions and continue reduction through
attrition of core staff.
Agenda item 7-
The Board passed the Possum Kingdom, Granbury and Whitney
Water management plan. This
plan will use a drawdown ratio of 1.75(PK):1(Granbury) when
the elevation of PK is above 992 ft. and a drawdown ratio of
1:1 when the elevation of PK drops below 992 ft msl.
31 January, 2011
BRA Director's Meeting
A study report titled "PK-Granbury-Whitney
Water Management Study"
was presented to the Directors as Agenda Item 8 . Comments on
this Agenda Item and related information are detailed in the
February PKLA Newsletter. The Click on the Newsletter tab on the left to view.
8 November, 2010 BRA
Director's Special Meeting
The presentation by an outside consultant detailing the elements
and costs for a new license and for decommissioning presented at
the 25 October meeting was again presented. A BRA staff
member also repeated a presentation outlining the facility
repair work that would be required to continue generation. And
also the work required to support decommissioning, including new
piping to release water at required flow rates in lieu of
operating the hydroelectric facility to meet downstream
water requirements. The estimated costs related to
restoring the facility, estimated income from power generation
and methods of financing the required restoration were
incorporated into the BRA water supply business plan using a
computer model, by the BRA staff. The resulting
presentation illustrated different financing methods and the
resulting increases for each method in the rates charged to the
water customers to offset the power generation costs.
Board members asked a few questions about the presentation that
were quickly answered. A motion was made and seconded to
proceed with the decommissioning. The motion was unanimously approved.
The Authority posted a
summary of the of meeting to decommission the
hydroelectric generating facility at Morris Shepard Dam on their
web site www.brazos.org or (Click
Here).
The audio recordings of the three meetings above and other 2010
and 2009 meetings are available on the BRA site (BIG Files).
To access the audio files, (Click
Here)
25 October, 2010 BRA Director's
Meeting.
The discussions at the BRA Board meeting on 25 October
concerning the hydroelectric generation facility were ended with
the understanding that additional financial information on a new
license for the facility and on decommissioning the facility was
need.
Please click
on the Calender Tab on the left
for the next BRA Board meeting date.
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SITE Updated
1/26/2012