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Stop
the draining of Lake Travis
— join
the fight today!
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Dear Councilmember,
I am strongly opposed to any plans to blast,
construct and operate an industrial deep water
intake facility in the heart of the Village
of Volente. This plan is a lose/lose
proposition for Central Texas that is unnecessary,
too costly and unfairly condemns an existing
residential neighborhood.
I urge you to reconsider your city’s
support and participation in Brushy Creek Regional
Utility Authority’s deep water intake
project planned for the Village of Volente
for the following reasons:
You should be encouraging growth and
enhancing the beauty of the area, not destroying
it. Draining Lake Travis is
not necessary to meet your long term water
needs. Part of your Chamber’s ability
to entice top companies into the area is the
beauty of the region and recreation on area
lakes. You are going to destroy that
by draining Lake Travis. The infrastructure
required to complete your current plan will
strip land of trees, deplete an already over-extended
lake, destroy residential areas, as well as,
scenic wildlife areas and cost lots of money. You
are putting a heavy tax burden on your existing
population when you should be encouraging growth
that will give your city a wider tax base.
Your city has better and more easily
attainable sources of water. Private
companies are currently attempting to sell
your city aquifer water. Aquifer water is
cleaner and requires less infrastructure than
purifying Lake Travis water. One
of these companies says they can deliver it
to your door for only $3/1000 gallons. Rather
than waste your citizens’ tax dollars
by building an elaborate and expensive
infrastructure to pump water out
of Lake Travis, you should negotiate a long-term
contract for water from the Carrizo-Wilcox
or the Simsboro Aquifers. Lake Travis should
not be subjected to more draining than it already
is.
It sets a bad example. The
use of eminent domain laws and
condemnation proceedings against
a neighboring community sets a
dangerous precedent for Central
Texas. No one wants to be
bullied by their neighbors. Remember
when Austin was planning to dump
sludge at a quarry within Cedar
Park’s
city limits? Cedar Park Mayor
Bob Lemon told the Statesman, “We’re
working with the City of Austin
to get them to stop blasting. This
is not how they would treat their
own neighborhoods.” We
ask you to be a good neighbor to
Volente.
Putting
all your eggs in one basket is never smart. Just
going deeper into Lake Travis, via a “deep
water intake”, does not solve the
Williamson County growth and water problem. Mixing
the surface water derived from existing
Lake Travis infrastructure with aquifer
water from the Simsboro provides far better
insurance and is less disruptive to the
environment and Lake Travis. There
needs to be conjunctive use to balance
when to use ground vs. surface water.
YOU are the decision makers. Don't
let people that will profit from
a poorly conceived plan influence
decisions you should be making.
Best Regards,
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Round
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Nyle Maxwell, Mayor |
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Rufus Honeycutt |
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Alan
McGraw |
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Joe Clifford |
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Carlos Salinas |
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Scott Rhode |
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Kris Whitfield |
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Bob Lemon,
Mayor |
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Matt Powell |
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Stephen Berry |
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Scott Mitchell |
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Melissa Beaudoin |
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Stephen Thomas |
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Cobby Caputo |
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John Cowman,
Mayor |
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Vic Villarreal |
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Kirsten Lynch,
Mayor Pro tem |
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John Perez |
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Michell Cantwell |
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Chris Fielder |
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David Siebold |
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