The HCUWCD’s Board heard comments and concerns from nearby residents about the permit application by Firefly LLC for 26.94 acre-ft of water annually across 4 wells @ Firefly, LLC on FM1376. Why would the Pedernales River Alliance be concerned with this? We are concerned with anything like this that is happening in the Pedernales…
Recently, I spoke with a landowner who wanted to do some dirt work on property fronting the river. This work would be done with a bulldozer. I asked if any precautions would be taken to prevent dirt from falling into the river. The answer was, “Why would I?” Dirt becomes a pollutant when it is…
A watershed is a system, land that drains rain and melting snow to creeks and then rivers and eventually, the ocean. Most of us here in Gillespie County live in the Pedernales River Watershed. Near the headwaters of the Pedernales are two areas of land where water drains to a creek and each land area…