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BSEACD:
Fire in the Sky
Questions discharge permit BY MOSES LEOS III
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PHOTOS BY KYLA MORA
The sky was aglow with red, white and blue as revelers gathered at Dripping Springs Ranch Park for State Representative Jason Isaac’s Fire in the Sky Fourth of July fireworks show. The event featured food trucks, a petting zoo, bounce house, train rides and more provided by the North Hays County Fire & Rescue. The event featured an optional dinner, with a portion of proceeds benefiting the North Hays Fire & Rescue and The Explorers. See more photos online at www. HaysNewsDispatch.com. Just follow the photos link.
The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is asking the city of Dripping Springs and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to delay the city’s proposed discharge permit into Walnut Springs. The move comes after the BSEACD’s board of directors June 30 passed a resolution opposing the issuance by TCEQ of the proposed permit that could directly discharge treated effluent into the
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What’s the alternative for treating wastewater? BY SAMANTHA SMITH
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LAGNIAPPE Fourth annual Tomato Roundup
The fourth annual Dripping Springs Tomato Roundup will be held Saturday, July 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Triangle (intersection of U.S. 290 and RR12). Come out and enjoy a juicy day of tomato tasting, live music, games and more at this annual celebration of all things tomato. Gardeners are invited to bring their finest tomatoes to compete for prizes in five categories and everyone is invited to taste the fruits of summer.
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every $1 of grant funding is required, to include all non-lodging revenue. “So if you have a $10,000 project, we will fund $7,000 if you can prove to us that you have $3,000 to start with,” Mahoney said. “And if we give you $7,000, we expect you to generate $2 for every dollar we give you in hotel stays.” For events like Wimberley Alive!, this type of funding is crucial. Given that it is an outdoor event, Reece said, the organizers are considering offering VIP packages with reserved seats and commemorative souvenirs, but recognize that there is no real way to control attendance by charging admission. “Right now, the project is in its infancy, and we just want to get people there. So we’re relying on sponsorships and the HOT money, we didn’t think that would be available, so we are really excited about that,” Reece said. Mahoney said HOT funds are designed for “seed or startup capital,” to assist projects that, like Wimberley Alive!, are just gaining traction. “The goal is to make these events self-sustaining,” Mahoney said. “Ideally, that means that if we give you $5,000 this year, next year we expect to give you $5,000 or less. Year after year, eventually we shouldn’t have to fund it for you. It should fund itself.” Approved applicants will receive 50 percent of their designated HOT funds before the event. Applicants receive the other 50 percent after submitting a post-event form documenting the expenditure of funds and analysis of
Citizens packed into the Wimberley City Council meeting last week for a contentious presentation by a citizen ad hoc committee assigned to determine whether or not Wimberley may need a 75,000 gallon capacity wastewater plant. Mike Stevens, speaker for the committee, described the process of exploring the different options and cost estimates for the treatment and discharge of Wimberley’s effluent water. The committee studied the feasibility of a 75,000 gallon capacity wastewater treatment plant, a possible agreement with Aqua Texas, and alternative options addressing the wastewater needs of Wimberley. Committee members urged council to evaluate the data and make a decision about Wimberley’s wastewater needs now and in the future. The committee told councilmembers that the proposed 75,000 gallon per day wastewater treatment plant may not be viable, as the town only generates 35,000 gallons per day. Building the larger facility would require an infusion of capital funds through reclaimed water sales, city contributions, and possibly grant funding. Stevens said one way to reduce the cost of such a plant would be to increase the city’s growth. “You need to encourage the growth of Wimberley,” said Stevens. Other wastewater treatment and collection options include working with a Septic Tank Effluent Pump (STEP) system. It would operate using septic tanks on individual properties to separate solids from liquids. The process would then have it piped to a treatment plant
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HOT funds bring options to Wimberley businesses BY KYLA MORA
News-Dispatch Reporter
In October 2015, consultant Sharon Reece was heading up Wimberley Alive!, an annual music festival produced by the Wimberley Valley Arts and Cultural Alliance (WVACA). Everything was going well, until it began to rain, and then flood. Reece and WVACA members attempted to reschedule for the weekend after Thanksgiving in the hopes of salvaging the event. But on such short notice? “We went in the hole,” Reece said. “It was just a mess.” Undeterred, Reece is again helping to organize and promote Wimberley Alive! for this Nov. 10-13. This time, she said, she is much more hopeful that the event will be successful, in large part due to the Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds newly available to those in the Wimberley tourism industry. On June 29, Wimberley hosted an information session explaining the potential uses and availability of HOT tax funds. Reece was among over 25 Wimberley hoteliers, restauranteurs, shop owners and event coordinators who attended the session. The meeting was led by a committee of Wimberley businesspeople. Members of the committee were Blair House Inn owner Lois Mahoney, Bob Flocke, former mayor and current secretary of the nonprofit Wimberley Crisis Bread Basket, real estate agent Mark Bursiel, local artist Bob Cook, and business owners Dan Sturdivant and Traci Ferguson. The goal of the HOT funds grant program is to promote overnight tourism and the hotel
“So if you have a $10,000 project, we will fund $7,000 if you can prove to us that you have $3,000 to start with ... And if we give you $7,000, we expect you to generate $2 for every dollar we give you in hotel stays.” –Lois Mahoney, Blair House Inn owner
industry in Wimberley, with priority on the “off-peak season” first and fourth fiscal quarters of the year. “The purpose of the fund is to put heads in beds,” Mahoney said. Businesses with a 30% or greater financial equity stake in the proposed event may apply for 70% of the event cost to be granted through HOT funds, up to $20,000. In order to qualify for HOT funds, applicants must be able to demonstrate through documentation that the event will generate hotel activity. That activity must project, using a standard calculation of lodging revenue, a primary return on investment (ROI) minimum of $2 for every $1 of grant funding. If the primary ROI is exceeded, a secondary ROI of $3 to
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Sheriff ’s Report DRIPPING SPRINGS Environmental Crime - 12:15 p.m. - 53XX Hwy 290 W June 29
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Cash cow vs. sacrificial lamb
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ripping Springs has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a permit to potentially dump up to 950,000 gallons of treated effluent into Onion Creek, daily. This is their solution to their rapid growth. Reasonable folks would agree that this seems a
shortsighted solution to a long term problem. I don’t live there, don’t get to vote there. (I live downstream where I get to deal with the coming effluent). I met the mayor and the rest of the city council recently when I spoke at their last meeting. Yes, I was emotional; I take issue with this plan, and it feels
very personal. If this plan comes to fruition, my way of life, how I live on and enjoy my property will unquestionably be affected. A lack of respect and concern to all who spoke out against this wastewater plan that evening was expressed by Mayor Todd Purcell.
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Let’s show them an awesome sunrise from Padre Island or a stunning sunset out in west Texas. Let’s take them on a ride through the Hill Country in springtime and show them the beauty of Texas wildflowers. We could take them tubing down the Guadalupe in July or just sit ‘em down beneath a shady live oak and serve them some homemade peach ice cream. Let’s drive over to Lockhart and buy them a plate of barbecue. I don’t know about y’all, but when I eat
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Driving While Intoxicated - 2:16 a.m. - Sawyer Ranch Rd @ Hwy 290 - June 30 Possession/Marijuana - 9:50 p.m. - Nutty Brown Rd At Trinity Hills Dr - June 30 Theft - 3:40 p.m. - 4XX Blue Ridge Dr - July 1
Accident/Major - 11:24 p.m. - Hwy 290 At Martin Rd July 2
Criminal Trespass - 5:35 p.m. - Hill View Trl @ Roy Creek Trl - July 2 Criminal Trespass/Habitation - 8:16 p.m. - 1XX Maeves Way - July 2 Theft - 2:28 p.m. - 12XX Hart Ln - July 2
Assault/Family Violence - 12:21 p.m. - Cvs Pharmacy Dripping Springs - July 3 Theft- 6:33 p.m. - Dripping Springs Substation - July 3 Accident/Major - 10:04 a.m. - Hwy 290 W Of Drifting Wind Run - July 4
Criminal Trespass - 3:56 p.m. - 6XX Roy Creek Trl - July 4 Criminal Trespass - 10:18 p.m. - Springs Apt - July 4
WIMBERLEY Assault - 5:24 p.m. - Wimberley Substation - June 29
Criminal Trespass - 3:59 p.m. - Old Glory Ranch Gate House - June 30
Robbery/Aggravated - 6:58 a.m. - 2XX Rockwood Dr June 30 Theft - 8:10 a.m. - 2XX Stillwater - June 30
Assault - 10:57 p.m. - 3XX Twin Mountain Rd 12 - July 1 Assault/By Contact - 3:09 p.m. - Anytime Fitness Of Wimberley - July 1 Theft - 2:04 p.m. - 9XX Angustura Ln - July 1
Assault/Family Violence - 5:58 a.m. - 1XX Blue Oak Ln July 2 Criminal Trespass - 3:41 p.m. - 17XX River Rd - July 2
Criminal Trespass - 3:37 p.m. - 1XX Millrace Ln - July 2
Illegal Parking - 12:04 p.m. - Fischer Store Rd At Blanco River Bridge - July 2 Accident/Major - 6:46 p.m. - 103XX Rr 12 - July 3
Criminal Trespass - 4:38 p.m. - 7XX Deer Lake Rd - July 3 Criminal Trespass - 4:49 p.m. - 1XX Mill Race Ln - July 3 Criminal Trespass - 6:14 p.m. - 1XX Malone Dr - July 3
Accident/Major - 5:43 p.m. - Rr 12 S Of E Mt Gainor Rd - July 4 Assault/Family Violence - 9:28 p.m. - 14XX High Mesa Dr - July 4
Criminal Trespass - 6:31 p.m. - 1XX Mill Race Ln - July 4
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Annual rodeo, carnival coming to town in July BY BAILEY BUCKINGHAM News-Dispatch Reporter
The Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo will be held July 21-24 at Dripping Spring Ranch Park and will now feature a carnival. The annual rodeo, which has seen attendance numbers upwards of 2,000 attendees a night according to Rich Moore, rodeo chairman, is back again. This year, the rodeo will also have a carnival put on by Magic Valley Rides. The Dripping Springs Ag Boosters and City of Dripping Springs co-sponsor this annual event, and proceeds contribute to the programs of Future Farmers of America (FFA), as well as future rodeos. “We split all of the profits with the city,” Moore said. “Our half goes towards supporting the youth of Dripping Springs through FFA and 4-H while the city’s half goes back into the operating fund for the arena.” Rodeo fans will get a good dose of the sport with a free slack rodeo on Thursday, CPRA rodeo Friday, Ranch Rodeo and
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Cassowaries grow up to six feet tall. There’s only one record of the bird killing a human, but be careful anyway.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL PENN SMITH
The 2016 Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo is coming soon with three nights of rodeo fun.
CPRA Rodeo on Saturday and a Summer Sizzler Steer show on Sunday, which is a new addition to the annual rodeo. Moore said even though everyone has a different opinion, the bull riding and the kids mutton busting are always the crowd favorites. Mutton busting is an event similar to bull riding or bronc riding, in which children ride or race sheep. This event will be held at 9 a.m.
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Continued from pg. 2 Does Purcell speak for all of Dripping Springs? I am guessing that he speaks for the Economic Development Committee. See the make-up of this committee on the DS website. Their combined savvy and powerful connections are impressive. A banker, an attorney, an architect, a multi-millionaire entrepreneur, a former state legislator, and one with former ties to Perry’s now famous Emerging Technology Fund. Back to wastewater plans. Numerous studies show the serious negative impact this would have, not only to our much beloved Onion Creek, but also to ground water in both
the Trinity and Edwards aquifers. Wells supplying both individual landowners and numerous communities downstream, (as well as the Dripping Springs Water Corp.’s own wells!) will be at serious risk for contamination. If you live (and vote) in Dripping Springs, we need your voices heard now. The next Dripping Springs City Council meeting is at 7 p.m. July 12th at City Hall, 511 Mercer St., Dripping Springs. If this concerns you, come make your voice heard! (Come early if you wish to sign up to make a public comment.)
Saturday. Saturday kicks off with a free cowboy breakfast at 8 a.m. that will include biscuits and gravy, pancakes and eggs all cooked in the arena by the Dripping Springs Lions Club and the Cowboy Church of the Hill Country who will have their chuck wagon there. The night will end with a dance that will immediately follow the last rodeo event. Lonnie Adkinson and his band
will be providing the music for the evening. The Cowboy Church will be conducting a service at 8 a.m. on Sunday with special guest speaker, Lawrence Coffee. Coffee has won several rodeo titles including World Champion Calf Roping and Ribbon Roping in the National Senior Pro Rodeo Association. Other entertainment options include pony and tractor rides.
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Beware the cassowary BY JERRY HALL
News-Dispatch Contributor
What is the most dangerous bird in the world? Most experts agree it is the cassowary, a flightless species found in Australia. When fully grown, this bird stands six feet tall, weighs 150 pounds and can run about 40 miles per hour. It has large claws which it uses to disembowel its prey and can kill a horse with one kick. It is an endangered species and only about 1,000 remain in the wild.
Once restricted to isolated rain forests, the cassowary has been moving into more inhabited areas in search of better habitat. There is only one official record of the bird killing a human – a teenage boy who was striking at a bird along with his brother. The cassowary slashed the teenager in the neck with a single swipe of its claw. Actually pretty harmless if left alone, the cassowary is a close relative to the ostrich and rhea. It prefers a diet of insects and small rodents. Just don’t get too close.
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Continued from pg. 2 delicious brisket and pork ribs, I think I’ve died and gone to heaven. Heck, I’ll even invite these godless hypocrites to join me here at the Crow’s Nest. We can sit in the shade and listen to birds sing along to some country music. As we watch deer and cows graze nearby, I will be the perfect host. I will show them southern hospitality by offering ice cold Lone Star beer and not that mule whiz they make up in Milwaukee. I will serve chips and queso, showing these northerners how we use cheese down here. I will be right pleasant and civil unless they badmouth my Spotify playlist
that contain fine songs such as “God Bless Texas” and “Dixieland Delight”. Then I will introduce them to worn boot leather and show them the northbound lane of I-35. To any of you troublemaking pagans who actually know how to read, allow me to paraphrase one of the heroes of the Alamo, Davy Crockett. Y’all can all go to hell, but I’m living well in Texas. Clint Younts went to the University of Tennessee and then hit the trail to Texas. He hasn’t left since, so he probably won’t be going to graduate school at Trump U.
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Sports Buckin’ and bustin’ at VFW Rodeo Bronco riding, mutton busting and bull riding were all on the docket last weekend as the Wimberley VFW Post 6441 held the 71st annual VFW CPRA Pro Rodeo, which was held July 1-3. Events at the rodeo included tie-down calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping and women’s barrel racing. Kids got in on the fun as each evening had two calf scrambles, while famed bull-fighter, rodeo clown and barrel man Leon Coffee was featured. The rodeo kicked off the Wimberely July Jubilee, which included the Fourth of July parade and ice cream social. See more photos from the rodeo online at www.HaysNewsDispatch.com. Just follow the photos link.
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Texans hit state 7-on-7 tournament
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Wimberley High quarterback Davin Masur prepares to lob the football during a 2015 7-on-7 game played at Canyon Lake High School. For the second year in a row, the Wimberley 7-on-7 football team will make a trip to College Station for the State 7-on-7 Tournament. Wimberley’s pool, which will play in Division II at the state tournament, includes Bay City, Van Horn and White Oak. All three of Wimberley’s opponents are making repeat appearances at the 7-on7 state tournament.
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Tiger swimmer excels at Olympic Trials
While a trip to Rio de Janeiro and the Olympics won’t be in the cards, former Dripping Springs High swimmer Micah Slaton notched strong finishes in his two preliminary swims at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials held in Omaha, Neb. Slaton began his trip to Omaha June 30 by finishing 59 out of 81 swimmers in the men’s 200-meter butterfly with a time of 2:02.87. He then followed with a 55.24 finish in the men’s 100-meter butterfly on July 1. Slaton, who graduated from Dripping Springs this June, will take his talents to the University of Missouri this fall.
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Education New campuses, expansions may be on horizon for DSISD BY KYLA MORA
News-Dispatch Reporter
Based on a moderate growth scenario, Dripping Springs ISD will likely need to build three new schools and expand two existing schools within the next ten years, according to recent demographics information provided to the district by PASA Demographics. In their June 20 presentation to the school board, Dr. Stacey Tepera and Kris Siegert Pool of PASA Demographics presented population and housing growth scenarios for the district, along with predictions of how those scenarios may affect the need for facilities by 2025. According to PASA’s report, by 2021, the population of Dripping Springs High School is projected to exceed its current enrollment of roughly 1,850 students by 120 percent. PASA’s projections recommend a high school expansion by 2021, unless the district chooses to build a new school with
Economic disadvantage rates in the area
Over 9,000 single-family housing units will be built from 2016 to 2025 in these subdivisons: Anarene Belterra Headwaters Caliterra Heritage Sustainable Places Plan Reunion Ranch Arrowhead Ranch Scenic Greens Highpointe Rim Rock
the goal of keeping each school’s population small. According to Tepera, “that expansion would then hold the district as far as accommodating high school population to just beyond” the end date of 2025, at which point it is projected that the district will need to construct a second high school. PASA also projects
the need for two new elementary schools in 2021 and 2023, and for an expansion to the middle school by 2023. It is estimated that the elementary school population of the district will have grown by 1,000 students by 2025. The main reasons for this upswell in growth lie in the “unique characteristics” of Dripping Springs
ISD and the city itself. According to PASA, Dripping Springs ISD ranks 8th out of 179 districts for having the lowest percentage of economically disadvantaged students, 11.21 percent, in the state. This percentage dovetails with the percentage of highly educated adults in the area. In Dripping Springs, 55 percent hold bachelor’s degrees or
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higher, compared to 41 percent in the Austin area. DSISD also boasts the second highest median income level in the Austin area, behind Eanes ISD, at $107,413 annually. In addition to the positive economic figures, DSISD has a STAAR passage rate of 88.69%, surpassing the state average, and is ranked 14th in the state among districts
with over 5,000 students for STAAR scores. All of these characteristics combine to make Dripping Springs highly attractive to developers, Tepera explained. According to PASA, several planned transportation improvements, particularly those planned for FM 1826 and Ranch Road 12, will have a major impact on the growth of building developments in the area. PASA also calculates that 9,534 single family housing units will be built from 2016 to 2025 in subdivisions including Anarene, Belterra, Headwaters, Caliterra, Heritage Sustainable Places Plan, Reunion Ranch, Arrowhead Ranch, Scenic Greens, Highpointe, and Rim Rock. Altogether, including single family housing, multi-family housing, senior living, and condos/townhomes, PASA projects the addition of 11,607 living units to the area by 2025.
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Continued from pg. 1 from there. Negotiating an agreement with Aqua Texas for either a wholesale treatment and collection system or a retail option is another possibility. “Wimberley is unique, and if we are going to be unique we need to come up with unique solutions,” said Stevens. Council members thanked the citizen committee for its hard work, but said they needed some time to deliberate the options. Time, however, is a luxury that Wimberley doesn’t have much of.
Growth in Dripping Springs
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“Wimberley is unique, and if we are going to be unique we need to come up with unique solutions.”
membranes every 7 to 10 years, which would cost $60-70,000 each time. “Wimberley has more than adequate funds for a membrane bioreactor,” Coonan said. Council and city staff urged committee members and citizens present at the meeting to give them some time to digest the information, but assured residents that a decision would be made swiftly. “Give the members of the council time to review this,” Mayor Mac McCullough said. “This has to go fast.”
–Mike Stevens, speaker of the committee
City Administrator Don Ferguson said the city agreed on June 14 to use its current drain field for a year. It must either renew that agreement 60 days prior to its end or flow another direction. Engineer Steve Coonan assured council that they do have the funds available to go the wastewater treatment
plant route, but suggested using a membrane bioreactor system. That system would serve the needs of Wimberley citizens, while also protecting the Blanco River by producing a high grade effluent discharge, Coonan said. Maintenance on the membrane bioreactor requires replacing the
Gallery Trail
More than a dozen galleries offer wine and art displays Saturday from 4-7 p.m. Wimberley’s Second Saturday Gallery Trail is a monthly event sponsored by numerous art galleries. Go to any participating gallery, grab a map and make a night of it.
Back Into Nature
On Wednesday, July 13 from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., join the Wimberley Library
for adventures with Wimberley’s favorite naturalist, Mr. Dave, and his cast of critters. A guaranteed exciting, humorous and educational experience which is creative, interactive and definitely fun.
WAG Adoption Day
Wimberley’s WAG will hold an adoption day this Saturday, July 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at King Feed. Come out and meet your new best friend and support a local nonprofit organization.
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The City of Dripping Springs is administratively considering approval of the proposed final plat and construction plans for Key Ranch Section 3, located at Gato Del Sol Avenue. This subdivision is scheduled to be administratively approved on July 28, 2016 after the review of the plan and allowing time for
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Texas real estate market is flexible D
ear Terese, Do you think our state will see a housing bubble like other states have experienced due to quickly rising home prices? Wayne Dear Wayne, Ali Anari recently addressed this question in the Journal of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. His research indicates that the supply side of Texas’ housing market is more
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flexible than the nation’s as well as California’s and New York’s. The state’s housing supply is currently in the growing phase of a construction cycle that began after the recovery from the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Population is the single most
important determinant of demand for housing units. As population grows in a region, the region’s housing market must be able to supply more housing units; otherwise, higher housing demand leads to higher home prices. Texas’ abundance of available land and the relative ease of acquiring it are key to the housing market’s flexibility. Dear Terese, Do many sellers offer a rent-to-own property? Lee
Dear Lee, Although rare, this type of set up helps homeowners find an eager buyer and a long-term renter who can provide a steady income while caring for the house on the owner’s behalf. There is a downside, the renter could change their mind and opt out of the agreement. I can assist with the details of the purchase offer, but buyers will need an attorney to understand the financing and
legal implications. I would also advise the buyer to obtain a home inspection. Owners normally will request a security deposit. Often, a portion of the rent is set aside to be used as a down payment on the house at a later date. The contract should also spell out how funds will be held by owners, under what conditions the sale will take place, and who is responsible for maintenance and repairs.
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Continued from pg. 1 recharge zone of the Trinity Aquifer. The proposed discharge of up to 1 million gallons of treated effluent per day could also directly affect the contributing zone of the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer. John Dupnik, BSEACD general manager, said the board’s action isn’t a protest, but is meant to stimulate dialogue between multiple entities to find a possible solution. “We hope this initial act initiates dialogue between Dripping Springs, the Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation and the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD),” Dupnik said. “We’ll work collaboratively to find some solution we can all live with.” According to documents, the board had concerns Dripping Springs’ application, as proposed, could lead to effluent that could “substantially impair” the water quality for extended periods of time. The permit could also degrade the ability of Onion Creek to be used as a source of drinking water, protect property values of downstream landowners and support aquatic life, according to the board’s summary of the permit. Concerns rose when the permit excluded measures to “mitigate the proposed pollutant loading” in discharge to Onion Creek. Dupnik cited the Belterra Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit, which saw multiple entities come together, in-
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“We hope this initial act initiates dialogue between Dripping Springs, the Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation and the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District ... We’ll work collaboratively to find some solution we can all live with.” John Dupnik, BSEACD general manager
cluding Dripping Springs, to work on a protective permit to protect watersheds. Dupnik said his observation of Dripping Springs’ permit brought a “here we go again” mentality. “We thought we had this figured out from Belterra,” Dupnik said. “What’s being proposed doesn’t come close.” Recent scientific investigations conducted by the BSCEAD and the HTGCD have “produced new data and compelling evidence” that at least two segments of Onion Creek actively recharge the Trinity Aquifer. It includes the stream segment of Onion Creek downstream of the outfall location. But according to the summary, it’s uncertain how much water is recharged and how quickly and under what conditions the recharge occurs. Additional studies are being planned with results “critical to determining” what public and private drinking water supplies would be potentially at risk of being adversely
affected by the proposed discharge, according to the summary. But there’s also concern about a precedent being set by the permit for “future permitted discharges” combined with enabling increased “development intensity” in the contributing watersheds, according to the summary. The district was concerned about the cumulative impact on the Edwards Aquifer. While the district isn’t opposed to growth, committing “a lot of capital to a large plant,” could lead to more development, Dupnik said. “Development intensity could be encouraged by a large plant,” Dupnik said. “Downstream effects could be cumulative and could affect the aquifer.” Dripping Springs Deputy City Administrator Ginger Faught said she received a copy of the district’s resolution Tuesday, but hasn’t had a chance to review it. “At this time, any comment on the subject would be premature,” Faught said in an emailed
response. Solutions for the permit could include meeting or exceeding standards set by the Belterra permit, Dupnik said. Some standards include setting minimum creek flow for discharge, quality of the discharge and the installation of sophisticated treatment technology, along with maximizing reuse. The district also supports other alternatives, such as direct potable reuse (DPR), to reduce the potential volume of water required to be directly recharged. “We want Dripping Springs to think about a more holistic approach to water management strategies to meet growth demands,” Dupnik said. The News-Dispatch will continue to follow this story and gather comment from the city of Dripping Springs next week.
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS CONSTRUCTION OF WATER, WASTEWATER, STREET NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR CALITERRA PHASE 2 SECTIONS 7 & 8 AND TREATED EFFLUENT CONSTRUCTION OF WATER, WASTEWATER, STREET HOLDING POND & IRRIGATION PUMP STATION AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR FOR CALITERRA PHASE 2 SECTIONS 7 & 8 AND TREATED EFFLUENT HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 HOLDING POND & IRRIGATION PUMP STATION FOR SCOPE OF WORK: Development Solutions CAT, LLC, on behalf of Hays County HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 Development District No. 1, will accept sealed bids for the construction of Water, Wastewater, Street and Drainage Improvements for Caliterra Phase 2 Sections 7 & 8, the SCOPE OF WORK: Development Solutions CAT, LLC, on behalf of Hays County Treated Effluent Holding Pond, Treated Effluent Irrigation Pump Station, and Surface Development District No. 1, will accept sealed bids for the construction of Water, Irrigation System. The work to be performed includes furnishing all materials, Wastewater, Street and Drainage Improvements for Caliterra Phase 2 Sections 7 & 8, the equipment, tools, and labor necessary for the delivery, construction, installation, Treated Effluent Holding Pond, Treated Effluent Irrigation Pump Station, and Surface inspection, testing, and disinfection of: Irrigation System. The work to be performed includes furnishing all materials, 1. Water, wastewater, and drainage improvements for Caliterra Phase 2 Sections equipment, tools, and labor necessary for the delivery, construction, installation, 7&8 inspection, testing, and disinfection of: 2. Approximately 12,000,000 gallon double plastic lined effluent holding pond 1. Water, wastewater, and drainage improvements for Caliterra Phase 2 Sections with leak detection system 7&8 3. An irrigation pump station and building of CMU construction which includes 2. Approximately 12,000,000 gallon double plastic lined effluent holding pond two skid mounted Variable Frequency Drive controlled pumps and a single with leak detection system jockey pump complete with electrical and pump control panel 3. An irrigation pump station and building of CMU construction which includes 4. Surface irrigation system consisting of approximately 26 acres two skid mounted Variable Frequency Drive controlled pumps and a single 5. Other associated equipment as described in the contract documents. jockey pump complete with electrical and pump control panel 4. Surface irrigation system consisting of approximately 26 acres The work shall also include installation, maintenance and removal of erosion and 5. Other associated equipment as described in the contract documents. sedimentation controls in accordance with the contract documents, and all local, state, and federal requirements. The work shall also include installation, maintenance and removal of erosion and sedimentation controls in accordance with the contract documents, and all local, state, RECEIPT OF BIDS: Sealed bids in envelopes are due at the Office of the Engineer: and federal requirements. CMA Engineering, Inc. located at 235 Ledge Stone Drive, Austin, Texas 78737, (512) 432-1000 no later than 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2016, at which time the bids RECEIPT OF BIDS: Sealed bids in envelopes are due at the Office of the Engineer: for the Project Contract will be opened and read aloud. The OWNER reserves the right to CMA Engineering, Inc. located at 235 Ledge Stone Drive, Austin, Texas 78737, (512) waive all informalities and irregularities, and determine which Bids are most 432-1000 no later than 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2016, at which time the bids advantageous to the Project, and to award the Contract on this basis. for the Project Contract will be opened and read aloud. The OWNER reserves the right to waive all informalities and irregularities, and determine which Bids are most INFORMATION AND BIDDING DOCUMENTS: Copies of Bid Documents and advantageous to the Project, and to award the Contract on this basis. Plans may be inspected at and/or obtained from the Office of the Engineer, during regular business hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 INFORMATION AND BIDDING DOCUMENTS: Copies of Bid Documents and p.m., Fridays. Bidding Documents and Plans may be purchased at one hundred dollars Plans may be inspected at and/or obtained from the Office of the Engineer, during regular ($100.00) per set made payable to CMA Engineering, Inc. by check, and are nonbusiness hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 refundable. No partial sets of Bidding Documents and Plans will be issued nor accepted. p.m., Fridays. 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PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the Office of the Engineer at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Representatives of the Engineer will be present to discuss the PROJECT. BIDDER REQUIREMENTS: Bidders and subcontractors shall have completed at least three (3) similar projects in nature with the construction cost not less than $3,000,000 within the last five (5) years. All Work shall be guaranteed against defective workmanship and materials for a period of two (2) years from the date of final acceptance by the OWNER.
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