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POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE ASSOCIATION"Serving the People...Protecting the Environment" |
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
The direct link to copy and paste is http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brazos-River-Authority/126719790675809.
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.
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