Annual Groundwater Summits
Past Summits
12th Annual Groundwater Summit | August 6, 2026
Program BookletPublic Notice - Annual Summit"Growth Beyond the State Water Plan" - Alan Leonard (Texas Water Foundation)"Data Centers: New Industry, New Water Use" - Rachel Hanes (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance)"Did the Rules Work? Five-Year Review Evaluates District Management" - Michael Redman (POSGCD)"Groundwater at the Capitol: What's Moving and What it Could Mean Locally" - Leah Martinsson (Attorney and Water Policy Consultant)"District 101: How POSGCD Manages Groundwater" - Michael Redman and Jaclyn Wise (POSGCD)"Groundwater 101: How Aquifers Work" - Nick Lamkey (INTERA) and Michael Redman (POSGCD)"Planning the Aquifer's Future: What the New Desired Future Conditions Mean" - Neil Deeds (INTERA) and Gary Westbrook (POSGCD)
11th Annual Groundwater Summit | August 7, 2025
Presentations
- Regional Plans, Local Impact: What the Initial Prepared Plan Means for Us (Tony Smith – Carrollo Engineers)
- Managing for the Future: How DFCs Shape Groundwater Planning (Michael Redman – POSGCD, Dr. Steve Young – Intera)
- State of the District (President Jay Wilder – POSGCD)
- Texas Runs on Water (Brianna Fuller – Texas Water Foundation)
- Monitoring for Management: What the 5-Year Review Tells Us (Gregory Perry and Michael Redman – POSGCD)
- Buying Dirt, Selling Water: Groundwater Rights in Real Estate (Dr. Charles Perry)
10th Annual Groundwater Summit | July 18, 2024
Presentations
- Property Rights vs. Regulation: Managing Groundwater Amid Population Growth and Export Projects (Panel)
- Legislative Update: Recent Developments and Future Directions (Panel)
- Aquifer Status, DFC Compliance, and Monitoring Update (Gregory Perry – POSGCD)
- District Programs Update (Gregory Perry, Michael Redman, Jaclyn Wise – POSGCD)
- State of The District (POSGCD Vice President, John Redington – POSGCD)
- State of Water in Texas (Tony Smith – Carrollo Engineers)
- Texas Well Owner Network Training – Well Informed (Joel Pigg, TWON)
- POSGCD Data Centralization Tool (Dr. Charles Dunning, Wellntel)