Great idea! 😃 On Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 8:18 PM Jill Orr <jorr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> HI Kurt, I've proposed to the LNU (Ladies Night Under) group that we make > it an outing...! > > On Fri, 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 >> <https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=45128353&msgid=496057&act=6906&c=431426&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww14.tceq.texas.gov%2Fepic%2FeComment%2F> >> 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 >> <https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=45128353&msgid=496057&act=6906&c=431426&destination=https%3A%2F%2Faquiferalliance.org%2Fwaste-water-discharge%2F> >> 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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