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Photo Credit: BRENDAN GIBBONS / RIVARD REPORT (from left): John Blackwell, Margo Denke Griffin, and Charles Blackwell look across their property line at a dam built by their neighbors as part of a planned Christian youth camp.

Wastewater discharge permit applicant Sam Torn faces wall of opposition from neighbors who challenge his claims

​An excess of 300 people in opposition of a wastewater discharge permit request attended a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality public hearing last week. The permit request, submitted by Sam Torn, of RR 417, LLC, is for the development of a youth camp... READ MORE

​Sewage Plants Face Stiff Opposition In Bulverde, Tarpley

​Two controversial proposals to discharge treated wastewater from sewage plants into Hill Country streams are moving ahead.  
This month, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the State’s environmental regulator, held public hearings for discharges affecting Honey Creek, outside of Bulverde, and Commissioners Creek, near the Bandera... READ MORE

Wastewater permit draws hefty criticism

Opponents of a proposed wastewater permit for a Christian youth camp near Tarpley accomplished their initial objective by filling a meeting hall beyond capacity with critics of the wastewater plan at a public meeting the state scheduled last week to hearc comments about the proposal.
The opponents, who have organized under the name of the Friends of Hondo Canyon, estimated that on Aug... READ MORE

​Tarpley youth camp wastewater treatment permit application gains opposition from residents

Momentum is building. We have only a few days before TCEQ ends the public comment period.  Please add your voice to ours. READ MORE

​Hill Country Summer Camp Pressured To Find Alternatives To Discharging Waste Water In Hondo Creek

For about a year, ranchers and property owners in the Hill Country northwest of San Antonio have been in a standoff with a man planning to open a... READ MORE.

Youth camp stirring
environmental
concerns

A Christian summer youth camp being developed on about 700 acres near Tarpley is seeking a state permit authorizing developers to release up to 49,000 gallons a day of treated wastewater into two area creeks once it’s fully operational, leaving at least two area officials worried..... READ MORE. 

Meeting set on
Tarpley wastewater
plan

Landowners near a Christian summer camp planned in the Tarpley area have scheduled an organizational meeting to examine the camp’s plans to dump 49,000 gallons a day of treated wastewater into an area creek and to decide if a more environmentally sound treatment plan should be pursued..... READ MORE.

In Bandera County,
Neighbors Fight
Plans To Discharge
Wastewater From
Youth Camp

 Charles and John Blackwell stood at the edge of their property with their neighbor Margo Denke Griffin and pointed out the clear water pouring across their land in Commissioners Creek..... READ MORE.

​County backs law to keep wastewater out of river

Kerr County lawmakers are unanimous in supporting state legislation that would prohibit wastewater from being dumped into bodies of water.​... READ MORE.