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Residents urge council to defend Jefferson lakes and flows amid outside water-transfer pressure
Summary
Multiple public commenters and local advocates urged the Jefferson City Council to uphold a prior resolution opposing transfers of local lake and bayou water out of the region, warning that changes to flows could worsen invasive-plant outbreaks and harm tourism and fisheries.
A series of public comments at the Jefferson City Council meeting on March 16 pressed elected officials to keep regional water in place and protect downstream flows, arguing that local lakes and the Big Cypress Bayou are more than commodities: they are the town's identity, economy and ecological lifeline.
Trish Jones, president of the Cat Biocontrol Alliance, told the council her group breeds microscopic weevils to eat giant salvinia and that the weevils require steady flows to be effective. "If we alter those flows, the weevils won't be able to keep up and we'll be…
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