The attached letter from TCEQ details their latest ruling on Dripping Springs waster water permit application. Essentially it means that a hearing request has been approved and that 11 parties were approved as “affected parties” for the purposes of the hearing. The city of Austin’s request for a hearing was referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a determination if Austin qualifies as an affected party.
Updated Status Report on the Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Project
Ruby Ranch Water Supply Corporation (RRWSC) and Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District are cooperating on a project to test the Middle Trinity Aquifer as a reservoir for storage and recovery of fresh Edwards Aquifer groundwater. By injecting fresh Edwards water when there is no drought, RRWSC can have a greater quantity of water available for summer-time usage.
In March 2017, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) granted permission to conduct an ASR pilot project. The pilot project consists of multi-step tests with increasing volumes of injected water in each successive step predicated upon successful results at each step. Click here for a status report recently sent to the TCEQ.
Ruby Ranch Water Supply Corporation Open Meeting
Ruby Ranch Water Supply Corporation will hold an open meeting on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 7:00 P.M., at 412 Richards, Buda, Hays County, Texas 78610. The meeting agenda may be viewed here