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Helotes resident urges council to publicize private well registration amid opposition to Lennar MUD and proposed wastewater plant
Summary
Stuart Birnam told the council he and allied groups are contesting a wastewater treatment plant and a related Municipal Utility District application tied to Lennar, reported legal action and expense, warned Trinity Aquifer wells near Helotes could be affected by effluent, and asked officials to urge residents to register private wells for emergency contact.
Stuart Birnam, a board member of the Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District and a steering committee member of the Scenic Loop Helotes Creek Alliance, used the city’s public-comment period to urge Helotes officials to urge private-well registration and to describe ongoing legal and organizing efforts against a proposed wastewater treatment plant tied to a Lennar MUD application.
Birnam said the City of San Antonio unanimously rejected the MUD application and that Lennar sought roughly $150,000,000 in public…
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