Precinct 3 Office Invites Residents to Public Meeting on El Rancho Cima Conservation Efforts Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, TX (Oct. 1, 2019) – The Hays County Precinct 3 Office will host a public meeting Wednesday, October 9, to discuss recent efforts to conserve portions of El Rancho Cima. The meeting will be held at … Continue reading Hays County to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss the Aquisition of 533 Acres of Riverfront at El Rancho Cima for Conservation
Groups team up to contest the City of Blanco’s wastewater discharge permit
The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association has recently filed a request for a contested case hearing for the City of Blanco’s wastewater permit (#WQ0010549002), which will allow the city to discharge an average of 1.6 million gallons of wastewater daily into the Blanco River. WVWA and our partner organization, Protect Our Blanco, are very concerned about … Continue reading Groups team up to contest the City of Blanco’s wastewater discharge permit
One Water in the Hill Country
The 2019 National One Water Summit begins today and the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association is proud to be a member of the Hill Country Delegation! Our executive director, David Baker, will be leading a tour of the Jacob’s Well Natural Area and highlighting the important One Water work that WVWA has collaborated on in the … Continue reading One Water in the Hill Country
Update from GEAA on Honey Creek Wastewater Fight
On August 20th approximately 90 people came together at a meeting hosted by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ) held in Bulverde, Texas to voice opposition to a plan they believe will cause irreparable harm to two Texas treasures. Developers of Honey Creek Ranch propose to release up to 500,000/gallons per day of treated sewage … Continue reading Update from GEAA on Honey Creek Wastewater Fight
Update From Protect Our Blanco
Blanco and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)Process The City of Blanco has requested a permit to discharge 1.6 million gallons of treated wastewater into the Blanco River per day. This is 7 times the amount of their current permit. [Note: As a point of reference, Dripping Springs’ permit is about half this capacity, … Continue reading Update From Protect Our Blanco