The long-standing battle against a controversial northwest Bexar County housing development intensified Monday after opponents of the project sued the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Read full article: Guajolote Ranch opponents sue TCEQ , seek reversal of previously approved wastewater permitRecord cold this morning, above freezing by the afternoon BEXAR COUNTY , Texas – The long-standing battle against a controversial northwest Bexar County housing development intensified Monday after opponents of the project sued the Texas Commission on Environment al Quality .
is a proposed development by Florida-based Lennar Corporation that would create approximately 3,000 homes on 1,100 acres, located north of Grey Forest. For months, opponents fought against the permit because the wastewater treatment facility will be built directly over the Helotes Creek watershed, which supplies San Antonio with its drinking water.The suit, filed in a Travis County Distirct Court on Jan. 21, challenges the approved permit and seeks judicial review, according to a Monday morning news release. Up to this point, opponents have tried several times to stall the process and call for a rehearing, even drawing on thesuggests the commission’s Oct. 28 permit approval “is the product of numerous errors and must be reversed,” and alleges at least 10 errors are present. “While the lawsuit does not halt the Guajolote Ranch project, it creates significant uncertainty around the proposed wastewater treatment plant,” said Randy Neumann, chair of the steering committee of the Scenic Loop-Helotes Creek Alliance. “Any investment in that facility could be at risk if the permit is ultimately remanded or vacated.” One of the 10 errors cited included “issuing the permit without giving any consideration to the potential impacts of PFAS contained within the discharge, including impacts on endangered wildlife.” “Our lawsuit is about protecting the aquifers that sustain our region and insisting that state agencies follow the law, the evidence and the science,” Neumann said. San Antonio City Council is expected to vote on whether to approve a proposed municipal utility district for the project on Feb. 5. However, councilCouncil’s meeting followed a previous San Antonio Planning Commission meeting where — after more than three hours of mostly opposed public comments — the commission A MUD is a different type of financing and governance structure that, if approved, would shape how the project’s infrastructure is built and paid for. A MUD is a separate political entity that can issue bonds and levy taxes to fund utility infrastructure — commonly water, wastewater and drainage — particularly in areas not served by a city’s utility system. KSAT reached out to TCEQ over email Monday morning. This story will be updated when we receive their statement on the legal filing.Bexar County commissioners join call for TCEQ to reconsider Guajolote Ranch permit approvalSan Antonio Planning Commission votes against MUD recommendation for Guajolote Ranch projectMason Hickok is a digital journalist at KSAT. He graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a communication degree and a minor in film studies. He also spent two years working at The Paisano, the independent student newspaper at UTSA. Outside of the newsroom, he enjoys the outdoors, reading and watching movies.Rebecca Salinas is an Executive Producer at KSAT 12 News. A San Antonio native, Rebecca is an award-winning journalist who joined KSAT in 2019.🥶 How much longer will the freezing temperatures last? 🧊STAYING WARM IN FREEZING SAN ANTONIO WEATHERVandal cuts, tears down campaign signs alongside North Side highwayThe parents of Kellyanne Lytal, who died in the floodwaters at Camp Mystic, are sharing their story.Victim’s mother says suspect in deadly hit-and-run crash will have to answer to ‘higher power’Nonprofits shelter homeless individuals during cold snap'Is there anything you want to say to the families?' 'No, not right now'
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