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Bastrop council backs bill to bar Austinaquifer injection testing; city manager warns of contamination risks
Summary
Acting Mayor Pro Tem John Kirkland and the Bastrop City Council voted unanimously April 22 to approve Resolution R2025-85, directing the city manager to submit comments in support of House Bill 15 23 and to gather additional information about the City of Austin's proposed aquifer storage and recovery project.
Acting Mayor Pro Tem John Kirkland and the Bastrop City Council voted unanimously April 22 to approve Resolution R2025-85, directing the city manager to submit comments in support of House Bill 15 23 and to gather additional information about the City of Austin's proposed aquifer storage and recovery project.
The resolution follows a public briefing from City Manager Sylvia Wynn, who told the council she had only recently learned of the project and that the pace of negotiations had "forced" the matter onto Bastrop. Wynn said testing for underground injection raises unanswered questions and potential risks, including the leaching of metals such as arsenic into the Simsboro and Carrizo-Wilcox aquifers that serve Bastrop.
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