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Bulverde council defers major funding while seeking costs for MS4 stormwater inspections and culvert repairs
Summary
Councilors pressed staff for cost estimates and an overlay map tying culvert repairs to road maintenance while staff said state MS4 requirements will force inspections and likely contracting; council deferred funding decisions until TCEQ status and bids are provided.
The Bulverde City Council on Jan. 13 returned to a months‑old proposal to fund a culvert and corporate maintenance program tied to state MS4 stormwater compliance, but council members declined to authorize major new spending until staff provides cost estimates, a map linking culvert work to planned road projects and confirmation of state agency action.
Staff member (first recorded as Speaker 2) told the council the city’s MS4 obligations stem from a recent enforcement matter and a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) agreed with state authorities. "The MS4 program is a program set out by TCEQ to monitor stormwater development in the area of your city," the staff member said, describing the city’s duties to inspect projects of an acre…
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