Flooding isolates Bulverde and sparks legal dispute
Residents say flooding cut Bulverde off from emergency aid as ambulances could not reach the community. Flood control plans are in early stages with no projects before 2011 as officials review the Cibolo Creek basin from Boerne to Karnes City. Garden Ridge sues Bulverde over a 2004 floodbacked culvert, a 2005 verdict in Ray v Bulverde, later overturned by the Third Court of Appeals. immunity shields cities from breach of contract suits unless waived.
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Garden Ridge
Curtis Ray
Gary Steel
22Nd Judicial District
Ray
District 3 Court of Appeals
Third Court of Appeals
G. Alan Waldrop
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Springs from Edwards Aquifer drive downstream river flow
Water experts note Comal and San Marcos springs from the Edwards Aquifer supply about 30 percent of Guadalupe River base flow under normal conditions and up to 86 percent near Victoria during droughts. GBRA data show 1956 droughts paused Comal Springs for five months after pumping 321,000 acre feet. Proposals to raise annual pumping to 549,000 acre feet could dry Comal Springs for over two years in a repeat drought and cut flow by about 10 percent despite drought rules.
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San Marcos
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Guadalupe River
Victoria
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
New Braunfels
Texas
GBRA
Texas Water Development Board
Comal Springs
Wentworth aims to raise Edwards Aquifer pumping cap
Senator Wentworth plans a bill to lift pumping limits to 549000 acre feet from the Edwards Aquifer while delaying reductions to 400000 acre feet until 2010. The measure would add science driven research via the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program and seek stakeholder consensus on springs protection, drought flow, and new water supplies amid rapid regional growth. Local officials warn higher pumping threatens Comal and San Marcos springs, with Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority cautioning over the likely impact on both springs if the cap is raised.
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Comal
San Marcos
Edwards
Wentworth
San Antonio
Hays County
Lawmakers weigh recovery plan for Edwards Aquifer pumping limits
Texas legislators discuss a Recovery Implementation Program study by US Fish and Wildlife Service to set pumping levels for Edwards Aquifer amid fears of drought. Supporters from San Antonio Water System and Edwards Aquifer Authority back the plan, while GBRA backs Sen. Hegar's bill to promote stakeholder mediation and a science driven process before SB 659 advances. None of the bills have hearings yet.
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Hegar
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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GBRA
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