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Council approves memorandum with GBRA to join basinwide Habitat Conservation Plan
Summary
The Gonzales City Council voted to authorize a memorandum of agreement with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority to pursue a Habitat Conservation Plan and incidental-take coverage under the Endangered Species Act.
The Gonzales City Council on March 1 approved a memorandum of agreement with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority to participate in a basinwide Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) intended to provide long-term regulatory certainty for water and hydroelectric operations.
The memorandum authorizes the city manager to execute an agreement that would allow the city to seek coverage under an HCP being led by GBRA. The plan quantifies potential impacts to listed species in the Guadalupe River Basin and pairs those impacts with mitigation actions, GBRA officials said.
"The Endangered Species Act ... prohibits any negative impacts that could be caused to endangered species," said Nathan…
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