Vulcan Materials has been trying since 2017 to get permits to open a quarry between New Braunfels and Bulverde on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone.
The Vulcan Materials Quarry in Comal County is a step closer to becoming a reality, after state regulators signed off on its water quality protection plan over the objections of environmental groups, state legislators and a local water company. Opponents are running out of options to stop the project, which they’ve been fighting since 2017, citing concerns about its potential impact on air quality and water in an environmentally sensitive area.
Texas court smacks down latest attempt to stop Comal quarry project The plan calls for mining nine different areas, ultimately reaching about 956 acres, with another 545 acres of buffers, berms and floodplain areas. The document lists caves, boreholes, sinkholes and wells on the property, including five with a “high probability for rapid infiltration.
Opponents gear up for new fight against proposed Comal County quarry, this time over water The company said it has wells near the proposed site, and said the location “is in a unique and highly sensitive geologic segment of the aquifer.” “It is inevitable that whatever Vulcan blasts into the earth in this segment will make its way into the aquifer recharge zone,” the letter said. Local legislators have also weighed in on the debate. State Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, and Rep.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asks state to halt new concrete plant permits until 2025 In April, Patrick asked the TCEQ to “immediately pause the permitting processes for all permanent cement production plants statewide until the legislature can weigh in,” citing concerns about a proposed cement kiln project in Grayson County, north of Dallas. Guckian wrote to Patrick’s office in June, asking him to weigh in on the Vulcan permit and to seek a public meeting.
Vulcan Materials Company Texas Water Company Preserve Our Hill Country Environment Texas Supreme Court Protect Our Hill Country Environment Preserve Our Hill Country Environment Dan Patrick Milann Guckian Kelly Keel Carrie Isaac Donna Campbell R Isaac Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Vulcan Materials Quarry Comal County Texas New Braunfels Grayson County Bulverde Alabama Hill Country Dallas Vulcan Quarry Dripping Springs Garden Ridge Heidelberg Servtex Vulcan Edwards Aquifer Protection Plan
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