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> On Mar 13, 2020, at 7:31 PM, Bill Steele <cwilliamste...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks, Kurt. I’m planning to do both: submit written comments to TCEQ and > show up on March 19. Even though it’s a 260 > mile drive for me, I love and care about Honey Creek Cave enough be there. > > Good caving, > > Bill Steele > Irving, Texas > speleoste...@aol.com > >> >>> On Mar 13, 2020, at 7:14 PM, Kurt Menking <kurt.menk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >> As many of you know a development is planned at the top of the Honey Creek >> watershed. They plan to drip / inject up to 360,000 gallons per day of >> treated wastewater into the karst terrain above the nearby Honey Creek Cave. >> Their goal is to build 1800 homes which would also create an enormous amount >> of storm runoff which would carry many contaminants including much of their >> drip wastewater into Honey Creek and ultimately the Guadalupe river. This >> would seriously impact TPWD conservation lands and the Guadalupe State Park. >> >> >> The owner of Honey Creek Cave is mortified by this issue. She is hopefull >> that the cavers who have enjoyed HC Cave in the past, will show up March 19 >> to show and voice there concern over this issue. >> >> If 50 people show up to this meeting, TCEQ will approve the permit and we'll >> all have to live with the consequences. If 300 people show up and or >> comment, TCEQ will spend months dealing with responses, and other red tape. >> That would also prompt the developer to back off his density and negotiate >> with the opposition. >> >> If you can't make the meeting, then please make written comments to TCEQ. >> >> Details on meeting, and TCEQ comments are below: >> >> The TCEQ public meeting for the Texas Land Application (TLAP) Permit for >> Honey Creek Ranch (Proposed Permit Number WQ0015835001) is scheduled for >> March 19th at 7:pm at Rahee Bulverde Elementary School, 1715 East Ammann >> Road, Bulverde, Texas. Our baseline water quality studies of Honey Creek >> indicate that this is probably one of the cleanest natural streams in the >> whole state of Texas. Given that the state has invested substantially in >> the Honey Creek State Natural Area to preserve this treasure, as well as in >> the Guadalupe State Park - the popular water recreational area immediately >> downstream, we feel that the risk of both waste water and stormwater >> pollution from a high density subdivision is something we should make every >> effort to mitigate. March 19th will be the last day to submit comments on >> this project. You may submit your comments on-line by entering WQ0015835001. >> Or you can mail comments to TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, PO Box >> 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087 - or in person during the comment period >> that follows the Question and Answer session on March 19. For more >> information click here and scroll down to Honey Creek. >> _______________________________________________ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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