Water district protests discharge permit

Dripping Springs

maria.gardner on November 29, 2017

After pleas and concerns from residents, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) board of directors unanimously voted Monday to formally protest Dripping Springs’ permit application that could discharge treated wastewater into Onion Creek.

The move comes as a reversal from the groundwater district’s Nov. 13 decision to not file a protest.

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