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SEPHCP committee approves transfer and reimbursement for Rancho Diana Wessa Cave Preserve
Summary
The Southern Edwards Plateau Habitat Conservation Plan Coordinating Committee voted March 11 to accept management of Rancho Diana Wessa Cave Preserve from the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program and to reimburse EAPP $1,507,396.29 for 163 acres eligible for karst enrollment; final karst-acre counts remain pending U.S. Fish and Wildlife review.
The Southern Edwards Plateau Habitat Conservation Plan (SEPHCP) Coordinating Committee voted March 11 to accept transfer of operations and management of the 639.87-acre Rancho Diana Wessa Cave Preserve from the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program (EAPP) and to reimburse EAPP $1,507,396.29 for 163 acres identified as eligible for karst protection enrollment.
The committee’s approval, moved by Bob Brock and seconded by Stan Jordan, was unanimous among those present. Staff said the move would add 163 acres to the SEPHCP portfolio and generate enrollment acres intended for future mitigation projects, though the exact number and Karst zone breakdown await formal confirmation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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