City of Seguin

I'm happy to report our water source ~ the Carrizo/Wilcox aquifer system is safe by contamination - for the moment. Yes, I explained it for now. The Arizona Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is the state’s version in the EPA. The TCEQ is the agency recharged with issuing landfill permits. Last Thursday, April 12th, the TCEQ met in Austin tx to determine whether or not to issue a allow to Post Oak Clean Green to build landfills 9 miles east of Seguin. This kind of landfill site with the recharge zone in the Carrizo/Wilcox aquifer, and can potentially ruin one of the most precious natural references we possess ~ abundant, pristine normal water. At the hearing, just about any government entity afflicted with the dump spoken against it. I testified along with Mayor Carpenter of Schertz, and State Judge Kyle Kutscher. Representatives from the office buildings of State Agent John Kuempel and State Senator Judith Zafferinni also examine letters of demonstration. Even the TCEQ’s very own Office of Open public Interest Counsel (OPIC) spoke in opposition to giving the permit. The sole testimony for the dump came from their very own attorney, who provided a stumbling, lack-luster presentation. What happened was first frustrating, and not a knock-out punch for the Post Oak Remove, but I think we all scored a position eight-count. The percentage hemmed and hawed, went back-and-forth, and kept scratching their very own heads, all the while referring to being “on the fence”. It was distressing to watch. In the end, the commission “remanded” the truth. In other words, they are mailing it back to the Express Administrative Judge to examine 4 issues ~1. Several left behind oil wells in the site had not been blocked, and they should have recently been plugged even before the applying was accepted, a lesser amount of a permit given. 2. The danger of possible bird-strikes by simply Air Force training aircraft flying out of the Randolph Auxiliary Airfield must be further assessed and clarified. 3. As most of the groundwater level measurements around the blog were taken within a long-term drought, fresh groundwater level measurements must be taken. some. Hours of procedure need to be determined. This kind of the whole process is plenty to erode any person's confidence in the state’s bureaucracy. This committee sat up right now there and rattled away deficiency after deficit - every one of which can be enough to reject the permit ~ and they kept lamenting about being “on the fence”! It was abundantly clear to people of us in work that the commission came into the room prepared to rubber-stamp the permit, nevertheless, upon hearing sharp evidence of deficiencies plus the protestations of just about any representative of our location, they had to find a way out. The entire dialogue by the commissioners was damning to the job seekers, but they could not deliver themselves to reject the permit. I desired to jump up and scream! The commissioners kept referring to the “fairness” engaged. Are you kidding me? Those folks got nearly 6 years to plug those boreholes - they realized they had to do it ~ and they didn’t undertake it! Deny the allow, for crying out high in volume! I’m a very pleased Texan who wants to feel that our state government is run on the “up and up”, nevertheless this smells. Something is incorrect up in Austin. The truth for denial was made, plus the commissioners couldn’t deliver themselves to make the correct decision - apart from commissioner Toby Baker, who voted to reject the permit. I recently think the old saying about “follow the money” is very much found in play in this instance. The good thing is that even though we have not knocked them away yet, we have minted a powerful blow for the “Post Oak Dumpsters”. We are still unmarked, healthy, and prancing in the opposite nook while they are bewildered; blank; confused, bleeding, and going for a standing eight- depend. It’s time for a knock-out. Gosh, I enjoy this town!.

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