WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

            September 3, 2024 10:00 AM

Panel I: Agency Coordination of Water Rate-Setting Responsibilities

                  ON:

                                 Ekoh, Chris  Deputy public counsel (Public Utility Counsel), Austin, TX

                                 Jackson, Kathleen  Commissioner  (also providing written testimony) (Public Utility

                                 Commission of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Keel, Kelly  Executive Director, TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Pena, Jessica  Deputy Executive Adminisrator (Texas water development board), Austin, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Benter, Tammy  Director of DUO (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Corona, Connie  Executive Director (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Givens, Anna  Director of Finanical Review (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin,

                                 TX

Panel II: Agency Coordination of Produced Water Responsibilities

                  ON:

                                 Craddick, Christi  (Railroad commission), Austin, TX

                                 Friesenhahn, Mark  Retired  (Self), New Braunfels, TX

                                 Keel, Kelly  Executive Director, TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Legislative and Conservation Director  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX

Panel III: Small System Consolidation

                  ON:

                                 Habicht, Hank  Managing CoFounder  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Water

                                 Fianance Exchange), Dallas Texas, TX

                                 Holcomb, Kelley  General Manager  (also providing written testimony) (Angelina & Neches

                                 River Authority), Lufkin, TX

                                 Rainwater, Ken   (also providing written testimony) (South Plains Water Supply

                                 Corporation), Lubbock, TX

Panel IV: Senate Bill 28 (Texas Water Fund)

                  ON:

                                 Eyerly, Greg  Houston Water Director  (also providing written testimony) (City of Houston),

                                 Houston, TX

                                 Fowler, Perry  Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (TXWIN Texas Water

                                 Infrastructure Network), Austin, TX

                                 Friesenhahn, Mark  Retired  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), New Braunfels, TX

                                 Harward, Heather  (Texas Water Supply Partners), Austin, TX

                                 Kirkle, Sarah  Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Texas Water Conservation Association), Austin, TX

                                 Knobloch, Jason  Deputy Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas

                                 Rural Water Association), Austin, TX

                                 McMath, Bryan  Interim Executive Administrator  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (TWDB), Austin, TX

WITNESS LIST

            Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

            September 3, 2024 10:00 AM

                                 Paup, Brooke  TWDB Chair  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Water Development

                                 Board), Austin, TX

                                 Reed, Cyrus  Legislative and Conservation Director  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Dombroski, Mark  Assistant General Manager & COO (Brownsville Public Utilities Board),

                                 Brownsville, TX

                                 Ligon, Kathleen  Interim Assistant Executive Administrator (TWDB), Austin, TX

                                 Wier, Andrew   (Self; Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund), Bastrop, TX

Panel V: Senate Bill 1289 (Reclaimed Wastewater Disposal)

                  ON:

                                 Friesenhahn, Mark  Retired  (also providing written testimony)  (Self), New Braunfels, TX

                                 Puig Williams, Vanessa   (also providing written testimony)  (Self; EDF), Austin, TX

                                 Roalson, Shay  Director, Austin Water (City of Austin), Austin, TX

                                 Sadlier, Robert  Deputy Director, Water Quality Division (Texas Commission on

                                 Environmental Quality), Austin, TX

                                 Walker, Jennifer  Senior Director, Texas Coast and Water Program  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (National Wildlife Federation), Austin, TX

Panel VI: Senate Bill 1414 (TDLR-TBVME Administrative Attachment)

                  ON:

                                 Alexander, Troy   (also providing written testimony) (Texas Veterinary Medical

                                 Association), Austin, TX

                                 Arbour, Courtney  Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas Dept of

                                 Licensing and Regulation), Austin, TX

                                 Sharkey, Brittany  Executive Director  (also providing written testimony) (TBVME),

                                 Austin, TX, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Santerre, Judy   (Self), Wimberley, TX

Panel VII: Senate Bill 1648 (Centennial Parks Conservation Fund)

                  ON:

                                 Francell, Jeff  The Nature Conservancy (The Nature Conservancy), San Antinio, TX

                                 Franklin, Rodney  State parks director  (also providing written testimony) (Texas parks and

                                 wildlife), Austin, TX

                                 Spears, Evgenia  Water Program Coordinator (Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX

Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Lofye, Andrea  Director, Infrastructure Division (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Pegues, Reggie  Chief Financial Officer (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Austin, TX