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Hill Country Alliance Documents: Sorted By Category | |||
Aquifer - Edwards | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSEACD Newsletter Jan - April 2007 | 01/31/2007 | ||
| Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Groundwater District Newsletter
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| BSEACD Newsletter May 2007 | 05/20/2007 | ||
| Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Newsletter
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| BSEACD Open Letter regarding Alarm Stage Drought | 08/13/2006 | ||
| An open letter to everyone in the Barton Spring segment of the Edwards regarding the seriousness of the drought.
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| BSEACD September Newsletter 2006 | 09/21/2006 | ||
| Critical Stage Drought explination
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| C - Hill Country Aquifers | 02/16/2008 | Image | |
| Aquifer boundaries in the 17 Hill Country Region
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| EAA draft memo on IP rules | 06/14/2006 | ||
| April 6 2006, concept memo on Impervious Cover rules for the Edwards
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| EAA Press Release on Edwards Rules | 06/15/2006 | Word | |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Roland Ruiz, (210) 477-5143 or
1-800-292-1047, ext. 143
EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY BOARD MOVES IMPERVIOUS COVER REGULATION DISCUSSION FORWARD
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| Effecs of Urbanization and Structural Runoff Controls on the Water Quality of Streams in Austin Texas | 01/31/2007 | Word | |
| Docoment written by Raymond Slade, Registered Professional Hydrologist
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| Effectiveness of Runoff Filtering Systems on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone | 01/31/2007 | Word | |
| Documnet written by Raymond Slade, Registered Professional Hydrologist
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| From Kirk Holland, BSEACD, MAY 2006 | 05/29/2006 | Kirk Holland | Word |
| Kirk Holland, General Manager of the BSEACD, on the danger of opening the door to wastewater direct discharge permiting.
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| Groundwater Districts: A New Day in Texas | 04/18/2006 | Bruce Wasinger | |
| Excellent overview of Groundwater written in 2001
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| Guest Editorial from Susan Hughes | 06/14/2006 | Word | |
| EAA deserves state officials' support, not punishment - Great opinion piece about property rights and environmental regulation
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| House Research Organization on Groundwater 2006 | 08/22/2006 | ||
| House Research Organization Report on Groundwater written in June of 2006
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| In Northern Hays County, residents prepare to protect their creek | 05/12/2006 | Asher Price | Word |
| Austin American Statesman Article about Bear Creek neighbors' efforts to keep Belterra Developers from discharging wastewater into Bear Creek.
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| Letter to Belterra WCID | 06/14/2006 | Word | |
| HCA letter to the Belterra WCID urging them to withdraw their permit for a direct discharge into Bear Creek in Hays County
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| Stream study in the Edwards Plateau | 05/20/2007 | Jeff Mabe | |
| Nutrient conditions in selected streams of the Edwards Plateau of Central Texas; Relation to biological conditions and implications for nutrient criteria development
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| Technical Review of the proposed Dripping Springs Ordinance | 01/31/2007 | Word | |
| Review provided by Raymond Slade, Janary 2007
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Aquifer - Trinity | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| A Lesson Learned | 09/04/2006 | Kelly Prehn | Word |
| "A Lesson Learned" by Kelly Prehn regarding Trinity Groundwater
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| A Watershed Event | 08/02/2006 | Image | |
| Map for the Water Conservation Event to be held on August 12, 2006
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| Are We Sucking the Trinity Dry? | 04/02/2006 | Chronicle | |
| Article from the Chronicle about SW Travis County
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| Bee Creek Watershed | 01/04/2006 | Rene Barker | Word |
| Short paper about the Bee Creek Watershed
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| Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District | 08/14/2006 | Word | |
| Proposed changes to the BPGCD groundwater rules.
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| C - Hill Country Aquifers | 02/16/2008 | Image | |
| Aquifer boundaries in the 17 Hill Country Region
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| Dry Wells in Hays County, Drought or Development | 08/18/2006 | Word | |
| Report written by Raymond Slade, August 18, 2006 regarding Hays County Groundwater
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| Groundwater Districts: A New Day in Texas | 04/18/2006 | Bruce Wasinger | |
| Excellent overview of Groundwater written in 2001
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| House Research Organization on Groundwater 2006 | 08/22/2006 | ||
| House Research Organization Report on Groundwater written in June of 2006
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| Letter to TCEQ requesting GCDs for Western Travis and Comal | 06/28/2006 | Backus | |
| Letter from Andrew Backus of the Hays-Trinity GCD requesting TCEQ to form GCD's in Western Travis and Comal Counties
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| Parched in the Hill Country | 08/21/2006 | Polly Ross Hughes | Word |
| Houston Chronicle story - August 21, 2006
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| POW letter regarding GCD rule changes | 08/14/2006 | Word | |
| Letter to the Board of Directors of the Blanco-Pedernales GCD commenting on the proposed rules changes
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| Preserve Our Water - September Update | 09/06/2006 | Word | |
| Special BPGCD Meeting announcement and voluntary stage 2 drought provisions
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| Press Release regarding Belvedere Groundwater Pumping and the need for a GCD | 06/21/2006 | Lowenthal and Muse | Word |
| Western Travis County is included in a region that has been identified as a Priority Groundwater Management Area. HCA calls upon the TCEQ and Commissioner Gerald Daugherty to get a Groundwater District created
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Belterra | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Bear Creek feud Settled for now...Statesman Article | 08/13/2006 | Asher Price | Word |
| Statesman Article celebrating the progress of Bear Creek neighbors in seeking an alternative solution to the direct discharge permit being sought by developers.
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| Belterra Algae Study | 10/31/2006 | ||
| The following is an algae growth study conducted by the City of Austin in Bear Creek and Barton Springs Pool
this summer.
Longer Description |
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| Belterra Draft Permit 5-10-07 Summary | 05/13/2007 | ||
| Preliminary Draft permit and potential impacts summary - Hays County WCID 1
Longer Description |
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| Belterra letter from BSEAGCD | 04/02/2006 | BSEAGCD | |
| Letter of concern to the TCEQ from the BSEAGC regarding the discharge permit
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| Belterra Letter with Response | 11/02/2006 | Word | |
| Letter received by Belterra Residents in October along with a response from neighborhood group leaders, November 2nd
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| Belterra neighborhood walk press release | 04/02/2006 | Charles Odell | Word |
| Press release announcing neighbor to neighbor project, April 1, 2006
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| BSEACD comments regarding Belterra | 09/22/2007 | ||
| Comments sent to TCEQ regarding the direct discharge permit
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| City of Austin Permit Review for Belterra | 02/09/2007 | ||
| Power point presentation from the City of Austin to the Environmental Board on the WCID #1 direct discharge permit review.
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| Comments concerning Direct Discharge | 12/01/2006 | Kirk Holland | |
| Statement by Kirk Holland to TCEQ, November 28, 2006,
Concerning Need to Extend Prohibition of Direct Discharges to
Contributing Zone
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| Decentralized Wastewater Treatment | 03/07/2007 | Larry D. Stephens, PE | Word |
| The Concept of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment, What is it? What are its benefits?
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| Follow up letter to Belterra 5-10-06 | 05/26/2006 | Barbara Stroud | Word |
| Letter sent to Belterra Property Owners regarding the direct discharge permit application
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| From Kirk Holland, BSEACD, MAY 2006 | 05/29/2006 | Kirk Holland | Word |
| Kirk Holland, General Manager of the BSEACD, on the danger of opening the door to wastewater direct discharge permiting.
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| Hays Trinity GCD Comments regarding Belterra | 09/22/2007 | Word | |
| Comments sent to TCEQ regarding the discharge permit for Belterra
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| HCA Belterra Newsletter Article 3/07 | 03/05/2007 | Christy Muse | Word |
| Article submitted to the Belterra neighborhood newletter in response to the WCID article from January.
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| In Northern Hays County, residents prepare to protect their creek | 05/12/2006 | Asher Price | Word |
| Austin American Statesman Article about Bear Creek neighbors' efforts to keep Belterra Developers from discharging wastewater into Bear Creek.
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| Letter to Belterra WCID | 06/14/2006 | Word | |
| HCA letter to the Belterra WCID urging them to withdraw their permit for a direct discharge into Bear Creek in Hays County
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| Neighbor to Neighbor | 03/31/2006 | Karen Ford | |
| Belterra neighborhood flyer
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| Report on Belterra Direct Discharge request | 09/22/2007 | Word | |
| Executive summary of a report written by Raymond Slade for the Hays-Trinity GCD regarding the direct discharge permit request by Belterra
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| Stream study in the Edwards Plateau | 05/20/2007 | Jeff Mabe | |
| Nutrient conditions in selected streams of the Edwards Plateau of Central Texas; Relation to biological conditions and implications for nutrient criteria development
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| TCEQ Public Meeting Notice | 09/22/2007 | ||
| Notice for public meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 27th
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| Technical Memo - Miertschin re: Belterra | 10/31/2006 | ||
| Proposed Contributing Zone Wastewater Discharge Evaluation
Longer Description |
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| TLAP Application Info Foster Ranch (Belterra A,B,C,&D) | 05/13/2007 | ||
| Application Summary - Municipal Wastewater Treatment & Land Application of Effluent
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| Water Recycling Article | 10/31/2006 | Word | |
| California water system is first of its kind in the area. Treated water is piped directly to the taps for drinking, to use in swimming pools and other household uses, while a second set of pipes channels recycled water for all outside irrigation needs.
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| WCID update on Bear Creek Discharge Permit | 06/16/2006 | ||
| Update on Permit from the Belterra Development's WCID, written on June 6.
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CAMPO | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| 2015 Priority Arterials for Western Travis | 09/05/2006 | ||
| CAMPO 2006 TMMP Map of 2015 Priority Arterials for Western Travis
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| CAMPO 2030 East Hays | 09/16/2006 | ||
| Map of roads in the CAMPO 2030 Plan for Eastern Hays County
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| CAMPO 2030 Plan | 11/02/2007 | ||
| CAMPO long range transportation plan.
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| CAMPO 2030 West Hays | 09/16/2006 | ||
| Map of roads included in the CAMPO 2030 plan for western Hays County
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| CAMPO Growth Concept Draft | 09/05/2006 | ||
| Growth Concept Draft including proposed resolution
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| CAMPO Growth Concept Scope | 09/05/2006 | ||
| Scope and Work Program for CAMPO Growth Concept, March 2006
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| CAMPO Public Participation Policy | 06/13/2006 | ||
| "How to" information about participating in CAMPO Board Meetings
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| CAMPO Tip and 2030 Plan amendments | 09/02/2007 | ||
| Proposed amendments to the 2030 and TIP as of 8.29.07
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| CAMPO update on ECT preferred growth scenario | 06/13/2006 | ||
| Staff update to CAMPO Board regarding progress on integrating the ECT preferred growth scenario to CAMPO planning activities.
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| Commute Solutions | 09/08/2006 | Word | |
| September is Commute Month. Great ideas from CAMPO.
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| E - Hill Country Roadways | 02/16/2008 | Image | |
| Roadways in the Texas Hill Country
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| Fix290 Final Report | 11/02/2006 | Bruce Melton | |
| Fix290 Final Report highlights the problems with TXDot's proposed
highway design and how the Fix290 parkway concept can
solve these problems and get a roadway built that is
faster, better, and cheaper.
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| Fix290 Final Report Intro | 11/02/2006 | Bruce Melton | |
| Cover Letter and Intro for Fix290 Final Report
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| Fix290 Report | 07/17/2007 | ||
| Fix290 report to CAMPO 2006
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| Hamilton Pool Road petition | 12/05/2007 | ||
| Neighbors in Paradise brochure and online petition to remove the MAD4 designation in the CAMPO plan
|
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| HCA - CAMPO - Fix290 meeting notice | 09/13/2006 | Christy | |
| Meeting notice for September 21st HCA meeting to present the CAMPO Regional Growth Concept and Fix290 solution
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| HCA - CAMPO Testimoney from September 2006 | 09/14/2006 | Christy | Word |
| Comments to the CAMPO board regarding HCA, Reimers Peacock Road, Texas 45 and the need for more open public participation
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| HCA Testimony June 12, 2006 | 06/13/2006 | Christy | Word |
| HCA Testimony to Campo Board regarding the ECT preferred growth scenario and the removal of Arterial B (Reimers Peacock Road) from the 2030 plan.
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| Hill Country Arterial cross section | 02/12/2008 | Image | |
| Cross section drawing of the Travis County Hill Country Arterial.
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| Planners Paradise | 09/08/2006 | Kimberly Reeves | Word |
| Chronicle Article about CAMPO's regional growth concept
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| Public Meeting Notice regarding Reimers Peacock Road | 01/09/2007 | Word | |
| Travis County meeting notice regarding the plans and design for RP Road in Western Travis County
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| Reimers Peacock Road Map | 01/02/2007 | ||
| Travis County Map of the proposed location of Reimers Peacock Road, 1-3-07
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| SMI Cost Estimate | 07/16/2007 | ||
| Fix 290 Cost Estimate from Smart Mobility
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| Sprawl hurts us all - Transportation Choices | 02/11/2007 | ||
| Sierra Club report on induced traffic
Longer Description |
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| Statesman article - changes at CAMPO | 01/24/2007 | Word | |
| Kirk Watson takes the helm at CAMPO, phase 2 toll roads delayed.
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| Travis County summary of Reimers Peacock Road | 01/20/2007 | Word | |
| A summary provided by Travis County staff about the history of Reimers Peacock Road
Longer Description |
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City of Austin | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| 2005-6 Austin Bond Committee | 03/31/2006 | unknown (htm) | |
| Contact list for Austin Bond Committee
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| Austin - Yes on 2 & 3 | 09/29/2006 | ||
| Austin Bond package includes $50 Million to preserve land over the Edwards Aquifer and $20 million for parks greenways and natural areas.
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| Scenic Austin - Alert for 620 | 01/09/2007 | Bill Meridith | Word |
| Alert regarding the City of Austin's consideration to allow billboards on 620 - already designated "Scenic".
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City of Bee Cave | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Letter from Bee Cave Mayor Pro Tem regarding proposed LCRA rate hikes. | 07/09/2007 | Word | |
| This letter written in July of 2007 outlines the inadequacies of LCRA's business model that calls carries heavy debt to pay for new infrastructure at the expense of existing customers
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City of Beorne | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Esperanza agenda backup and development agreement | 02/05/2008 | ||
| Back up materials for Feb 6th City of Boerne special meeting to consider Esperanza development agreement
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| Letter outlining problems with the Esperanza | 02/05/2008 | Jefferson Morgenthaler | |
| Letter from Attorney Jefferson Morgenthaler to City of Boerne outling serious issues with the Esperanza development agreement
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| Old Spanish Trail | 06/18/2007 | Pamela Price | Word |
| Article written by Pamela Price for the Hill Country View; "Feel Your Oats on the OST".
Local road offers us a glimpse into the past
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| Once Upon a Time in the Hill Country | 06/18/2007 | Pamela Price | Word |
| Article written by Pamela Price for the Hill Country View; "Historic Leon Springs houses could bridge past and future".
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| SA Express News - Esperanza | 03/06/2007 | Zeke MacCormack | Word |
| County Commissioner's say no to MUD legislation for Esperanza.
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| Sprawl-busters | 06/18/2007 | Pamela Price | Word |
| Article written by Pamela Price for the Hill Country View; "Anti-encroachment activism attempts to take root in Leon Springs area".
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City of Dripping Springs | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Conservation Subdivision Ordinance - Dripping Springs | 04/02/2006 | ||
| Ordinance adopted in Dripping Springs, 2005
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| DrippingSprings proposed water quality ordinance | 01/31/2007 | Word | |
| Proposed ordinance - January 2007
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| DS WQ Ordinance Draft 2.16.07 | 02/19/2007 | ||
| Dripping Springs Water Quality Protection Ordinance Draft 2.16.07
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City of Lakeway | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Lakeway Zapco Notice | 01/11/2007 | ||
| Zoning changes - meeting notice 1/12/07
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| Lakeway Zoning Change Announcement | 01/09/2007 | Word | |
| Lakeway is seeking changes at the Zoning and Planning Commission that could allow for big box development. along Hwy 71
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| Letter from Lakeway to LCRA opposing Crosswater Marina | 09/19/2006 | Sue Potter | |
| Letter dated September 12, 2006 opposing the proposed Crosswater Marina from the City of Lakeway to LCRA
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| Notice of Public Hearing about new Lakeway Marina | 09/19/2006 | ||
| Public Hearing notificaiton from LCRA regarding an Oct. 3, 2006 public hearing for the Crosswater Marina
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City of San Antonio | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Old Spanish Trail | 06/18/2007 | Pamela Price | Word |
| Article written by Pamela Price for the Hill Country View; "Feel Your Oats on the OST".
Local road offers us a glimpse into the past
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| Once Upon a Time in the Hill Country | 06/18/2007 | Pamela Price | Word |
| Article written by Pamela Price for the Hill Country View; "Historic Leon Springs houses could bridge past and future".
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| Soaring Costs of SAWS - SA Express | 11/27/2006 | Jerry Needham | Word |
| Water plan's soaring cost raises questions for SAWS.
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| Sprawl-busters | 06/18/2007 | Pamela Price | Word |
| Article written by Pamela Price for the Hill Country View; "Anti-encroachment activism attempts to take root in Leon Springs area".
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Climate Change | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| IPCC Climate Change Report | 04/09/2007 | unknown (txt) | |
| Summary for Policymakers
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Conservation and Land Stewardship | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Alternatives for the Texas Hill Country | 04/18/2008 | Kent Butler | |
| Part two of a study prepared by Kent Butler examining the importance of Conservation Development in the Hill Couontry
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| Conservation Easement Guide | 03/08/2008 | Francell | |
| Landowner Guide to Conservation Easements - Texas Parks and Wildlife
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| Conservation Tax Incentives | 08/13/2006 | Carolyn Vogel | unknown (htm) |
| TLTC Newsletter including a fact sheet about new tax incentives for conservation easements
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| Land in the Hill Country - A&M Survey | 01/25/2007 | ||
| Preserving a Way of Life in the Rural Texas Hill Country. A survey to understand landowners’ concerns about
change in the region
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| Land Stewardship Conference - Junction | 03/08/2008 | ||
| Plans and Practices for maximizing the value and resources of your land. Workshop in Junction
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| Texas Natural Areas at Risk | 02/23/2006 | Environment Texas | |
| Report written by Environment Texas makes the case for open space.
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| Voluntary Land Stewardship's Benefits to the Waters of Texas | 03/03/2008 | ||
| A policy statement of the Texas Wildlife Association
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Conservation Development | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| A Look at Conservation Subdivisions | 04/02/2006 | unknown (htm) | |
| An article from the Center for Land Use, Wisconsin. An Innovative Tool for Managing Rural Residential Development
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| Chattahoochee Hill Country | 04/02/2006 | unknown (htm) | |
| Another Hill Country doing things right
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| Conservation Design Workshop 4.19.07 | 04/16/2007 | Virginia McConnell, Margaret Walls, and Elizabeth Kopits | |
| Zoning, Transfer of Development Rights and Density of Development, A Discussion Paper
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| Conservation Design Workshop 4.19.07 | 04/09/2007 | ||
| Hays County event on Conservation Design featuring Randall Arendt
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| Conservation Development Design Manual Travis County | 12/19/2006 | ||
| Design manual created for Travis County by Joe Lessard, December 200666
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| Conservation Development in Texas | 10/26/2007 | ||
| An easy to read, helpful guide to conservation development in Texas produced by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
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| Conservation Development Study for Rocky Creek Ranch | 04/18/2008 | Kent Butler | |
| Part one of a study by Kent Butler to examine why conservation development is important in the Hill Country and how to do it.
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| Conservation Development Symposium Agenda 2006 | 07/30/2006 | ||
| Wildflower Center Symposium on Conservation Development Agenda 2006
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| Conservation Development Symposium Save the Date Announcement | 06/02/2006 | ||
| Wildflower Center announces 2006 Conservation Development Symposium
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| Conservation Subdivision Ordinance (draft) - Travis County | 08/13/2006 | Joe Lessard | Word |
| Draft of Travis County Conservation Subdivision Ordinance prepared by Joe Lessard
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| Conservation Subdivision Ordinance - Dripping Springs | 04/02/2006 | ||
| Ordinance adopted in Dripping Springs, 2005
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| Conservation Subdivision Ordinance Meeting Announcement | 04/02/2006 | Christy | Word |
| Public meeting announcement about proposed Travis County Subdivision Ordinance, April 10
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| Impact of Greenways on Property Value in Austin | 07/30/2006 | Crompton, Nicholls | |
| A study completed in 2005 on the value of greenways but Sara Nicholls, Michigan State University and John Crompton, Texas A&M
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| Save as we Pave, The Chronicle on the Travis County CD Ordinance | 10/23/2006 | Katherine Gregor | |
| Article from the Austin Chronicle covering the Travis County Conservation Development Ordinance and Western Travis County Development Issues
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| Sustainable Sites Initiative | 01/02/2008 | ||
| A collaborative set of policies and standards for sustainable development and site plans
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| The Impact of Parks on Property Value | 07/30/2006 | Crompton | |
| Article by John Crompton of Texas A&M on the Impact of Parks on Property Values
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| The Practice of Conservation Development Lessons on Success | 07/30/2006 | Edward T. McMahon, Michael Pawlukiewicz | |
| ULI Land Use policy report on Conservation Development
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| Transfer of Development Rights Primer | 04/16/2007 | ||
| A product of the Regional Water Quality Protection Plan for the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer
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| Travis County Announces Conservation Incentives | 04/02/2006 | Toohey | unknown (htm) |
| Article from Statesman about first draft of Conservation Subdivision Ordinance
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| Travis County Conservation Development Ordinance | 12/04/2006 | Word | |
| Draft
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| Travis County Conservation Development Ordinance Additions | 12/04/2006 | ||
| Additions as of December 4, 2006
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County - Bandera | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Issues and Actions - County Tools | 01/29/2007 | ||
| HCA Issues and Actions paper on county authority
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| Medina River Cleanup 2008 | 05/01/2008 | Word | |
| Flyer announcing Medina River Cleanup. May 3, 2008
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County - Bexar | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Hill Country Planning Association endorcement letter | 01/15/2008 | Word | |
| Official letter to sign and show support for the HCPA Master Plan
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| Hill Country Planning Association Master Plan | 01/15/2008 | ||
| Connunity resolution calling for a moratorium on development in Northern Bexar and Medina Counties until existing rules are met and an environmental assessment is created
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| Old Spanish Trail | 06/18/2007 | Pamela Price | Word |
| Article written by Pamela Price for the Hill Country View; "Feel Your Oats on the OST".
Local road offers us a glimpse into the past
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| Once Upon a Time in the Hill Country | 06/18/2007 | Pamela Price | Word |
| Article written by Pamela Price for the Hill Country View; "Historic Leon Springs houses could bridge past and future".
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| Sprawl-busters | 06/18/2007 | Pamela Price | Word |
| Article written by Pamela Price for the Hill Country View; "Anti-encroachment activism attempts to take root in Leon Springs area".
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County - Blanco | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| A Lesson Learned | 09/04/2006 | Kelly Prehn | Word |
| "A Lesson Learned" by Kelly Prehn regarding Trinity Groundwater
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| Blanco County Community Meeting | 04/23/2006 | Marcia Lucas | |
| Announcement of Blanco County meeting, Thursday April 27th, 2006
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| Blanco County SA Express Article | 03/19/2006 | unknown (htm) | |
| Great article from the SA Express about Shirely Beck and the Citizen's Assembly's concerns with the Rockin' J.
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| Blanco Historic Preservation Action Plan | 12/17/2007 | ||
| City of Blanco Historic Preservation Plan; created by citizens through the Texas Historical Commission in 2007.
|
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| Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District | 08/14/2006 | Word | |
| Proposed changes to the BPGCD groundwater rules.
|
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| Hamilton Pool Road petition | 12/05/2007 | ||
| Neighbors in Paradise brochure and online petition to remove the MAD4 designation in the CAMPO plan
|
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| Hays, Blanco and Travis Groundwater Information 8-14-06 | 08/14/2006 | Word | |
| Information and links regarding groundwater for persons in Hays Blanco and Travis Counties.
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| Invitation to POW Party October 8th | 09/20/2006 | Word | |
| A fun afternoon for those concerned about water in the Hill Country
|
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| Issues and Actions - County Tools | 01/29/2007 | ||
| HCA Issues and Actions paper on county authority
|
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| Letter to San Marcos regarding Rio Vista | 06/13/2006 | Karen Ford | Word |
| Letter from HCA to the City of San Marcos asking for a proactive approach to resolving the Rough Hollow degredation caused by the Rio Vista project.
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| Pederales River Project Press Release | 10/18/2006 | Dan Snodgrass | Word |
| Announcement of Johnson City Office opening and kick off of the PRP
|
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| Pedernales River Project Agenda October 27-28 | 10/19/2006 | Dan Snodgrass | Word |
| Meeting agenda, October 27 - 28 Blanco County regarding PRP
|
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| POW Blanco News November 2006 | 11/16/2006 | Word | |
| News regarding the Preserve Our Water's efforts regarding the Rockin' J Development
|
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| POW letter regarding GCD rule changes | 08/14/2006 | Word | |
| Letter to the Board of Directors of the Blanco-Pedernales GCD commenting on the proposed rules changes
|
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| POW Newsletter 8-06 | 08/23/2006 | Dave Collins | Word |
| Newsletter from POW, August 23, 2006
|
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| POW Press Announcement | 05/22/2006 | John Watson | Word |
| Preserve Our Water, Inc. New Nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of Blanco County water resources
|
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| POW Rainwater Event in Blanco County Nov 19 | 11/08/2006 | Word | |
| Announcement for Blanco County Event sponsored by Preserve Our Water, November 19, 2006
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| Preserve Our Water - September Update | 09/06/2006 | Word | |
| Special BPGCD Meeting announcement and voluntary stage 2 drought provisions
|
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| Preserve Our Water Newsletter 3.24.07 | 03/26/2007 | Dave Collins | Word |
| POW Newsletter including updates on the Blanco-Pedernales GCD, Rancho San Miguel and Rockin' J
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| Preserve Our Water, Inc. Press Release 06/15/2006 | 06/16/2006 | Word | |
| Preserve our water.
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| Rancho San Miguel LCRA Documents | 02/20/2007 | ||
| LCRA exhibits for Rancho San Miguel - a 5,800 acre development, 6,000 residential units, using 2,500 acre feet of Lake Travis water, along Hwy 71 in Blanco and Burnet Counties
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| Rancho San Miguel Press Release, May 2007 | 06/17/2007 | Word | |
| Announcement of public meeting held regarding the road permit for Rancho San Miguel
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| Reese Conservation Article October 2006 | 10/18/2006 | Kate Miller Morton | Word |
| "Instead of launching another high-pitched Hill Country battle between preservationists and developers, the Reeses befriended one of the property's owners, Terry Horton."
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| Rio Vista Dam Article | 06/12/2006 | Veronica Castello | Word |
| News 8 story about the damage caused in Blanco County by the Rio Visa Dam project in San Marcos
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County - Burnet | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Burnet County Tourism Spending Report | 10/22/2007 | ||
| Analysis of tourism dollars spent in Burnet County through 2005
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| Issues and Actions - County Tools | 01/29/2007 | ||
| HCA Issues and Actions paper on county authority
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| Letter to Gov Perry regarding LCRA | 09/11/2006 | Tommy Martin | Word |
| Letter from LCRA Customer Tommy Martin to Governor Perry regarding rates and expansion efforts
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| Letter to PEC from Sen. Troy Fraser | 06/12/2007 | ||
| Senator Fraser voices concern to PEC's Board of Directors regarding their Election Process.
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| Letter to the Editor regarding Billboards | 01/15/2007 | Ilene Perkett | |
| Letter from Ilene Perkett to the Horseshoe Bay Beacon about scenic roads.
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| Rancho San Miguel LCRA Documents | 02/20/2007 | ||
| LCRA exhibits for Rancho San Miguel - a 5,800 acre development, 6,000 residential units, using 2,500 acre feet of Lake Travis water, along Hwy 71 in Blanco and Burnet Counties
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| Rancho San Miguel Press Release, May 2007 | 06/17/2007 | Word | |
| Announcement of public meeting held regarding the road permit for Rancho San Miguel
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| Water Development Board Agenda 1.28.2008 | 01/20/2008 | ||
| Texas Water Development Board Agenda for January 28. Including item to consider loan to construct deep water intake on Lake Travis.
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County - Comal | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Comal County Study | 04/02/2006 | ||
| Comal County Land Use study 2005
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| County Governments and Water Quality | 04/05/2006 | Jeff Barton | |
| A look a ways Hill Country Counties are using tools to protect water quality
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| Issues and Actions - County Tools | 01/29/2007 | ||
| HCA Issues and Actions paper on county authority
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| Land-Use Planning in Comal County | 06/11/2007 | ||
| A study by the League of Women Voters in Comal County
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| Letter to TCEQ requesting GCDs for Western Travis and Comal | 06/28/2006 | Backus | |
| Letter from Andrew Backus of the Hays-Trinity GCD requesting TCEQ to form GCD's in Western Travis and Comal Counties
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| New Braunfels Outer Loop Study | 06/11/2007 | ||
| TxDot study of New Braunfels outer loop 2007
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County - Gillespie | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Boot Ranch - SA Express Article | 11/19/2006 | Word | |
| Luxury Development in Gillespe County drawing 353 acre feet per year from a tributary of the Pedernales River and raising concerns from investors as well as the community.
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| Boot Ranch Raw Water Contract | 11/19/2006 | ||
| LCRA contract with the Boot Ranch development to draw water from a tributary of the Pedernales for a golf course near Fredericksburg in Gillespe County
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| City of Fredericksburg resolution regarding Wind Farms | 01/11/2008 | ||
| Resolution passed by the Fredericksburg City Council on December 3rd, 2007 opposing wind farms in Gillespie County
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| Gillespie County Economic Development Commission position against wind Farms | 01/11/2008 | ||
| Postition paper written by the EDC in Gillespie County regarding opposition to wind farms.
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| Gillespie County Target Business Study | 10/22/2007 | Gillespie County Economic Commission | |
| Report compiled by the Gillespie County Economic Development Commission in December of 2006
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County - Hays | |||
| Name | Date | Author | File Type |
| Hays County Watershed Event | 08/02/2006 | Word | |
| An announcement for "A Watershed Event" in Hays County
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| A Watershed Event | 08/02/2006 | Image | |
| Map for the Water Conservation Event to be held on August 12, 2006
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| Bear Creek feud Settled for now...Statesman Article | 08/13/2006 | Asher Price | Word |
| Statesman Article celebrating the progress of Bear Creek neighbors in seeking an alternative solution to the direct discharge permit being sought by developers.
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| Belterra letter from BSEAGCD | 04/02/2006 | BSEAGCD | |
| Letter of concern to the TCEQ from the BSEAGC regarding the discharge permit
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| Belterra neighborhood walk press release | 04/02/2006 | Charles Odell | Word |
| Press release announcing neighbor to neighbor project, April 1, 2006
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| BSEACD comments regarding Belterra | 09/22/2007 | ||
| Comments sent to TCEQ regarding the direct discharge permit
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| BSEACD Newsletter May - August 2007 | 06/19/2007 | ||
| Informative groundwater newsletter 2007
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| CAMPO 2030 East Hays | 09/16/2006 | ||
| Map of roads in the CAMPO 2030 Plan for Eastern Hays County
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| CAMPO 2030 West Hays | 09/16/2006 | ||
| Map of roads included in the CAMPO 2030 plan for western Hays County
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| City of Austin Permit Review for Belterra | 02/09/2007 | ||
| Power point presentation from the City of Austin to the Environmental Board on the WCID #1 direct discharge permit review.
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| Comments concerning Direct Discharge | 12/01/2006 | Kirk Holland | |
| Statement by Kirk Holland to TCEQ, November 28, 2006,
Concerning Need to Extend Prohibition of Direct Discharges to
Contributing Zone
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| Conservation Design Workshop 4.19.07 | 04/09/2007 | ||
| Hays County event on Conservation Design featuring Randall Arendt
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| Conservation Development Study for Rocky Creek Ranch | 04/18/2008 | Kent Butler | |
| Part one of a study by Kent Butler to examine why conservation development is important in the Hill Country and how to do it.
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| Cost of Community Services Hays County | 04/28/2007 | ||
| Report by the American Farmland Trust demonstrating the cost of residential development
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| County Governments and Water Quality | 04/05/2006 | Jeff Barton | |
| A look a ways Hill Country Counties are using tools to protect water quality
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| Draft Hays County OSSF order 6.15.07 | 06/16/2007 | ||
| Hays County On-site Sewage Facility rules reviesed draft 6.15.07
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| DrippingSprings proposed water quality ordinance | 01/31/2007 | Word | |
| Proposed ordinance - January 2007
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| Dry Wells in Hays County, Drought or Development | 08/18/2006 | Word | |
| Report written by Raymond Slade, August 18, 2006 regarding Hays County Groundwater
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| DS WQ Ordinance Draft 2.16.07 | 02/19/2007 | ||
| Dripping Springs Water Quality Protection Ordinance Draft 2.16.07
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| Effecs of Urbanization and Structural Runoff Controls on the Water Quality of Streams in Austin Texas | 01/31/2007 | Word | |