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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

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

Now You Can Help the Texas Coast & Climate Change at the Same Time


The Texas Coastal Exchange (TCX), a Texas non-profit organization, is up and running and ready to hear from you if you are interested in doing something about climate change that will also help the Texas Coast. For years, they have been working on a system to help Texas coastal landowners keep their land natural so that it … Continue reading Now You Can Help the Texas Coast & Climate Change at the Same Time