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River Foundation warns rocket motor testing at Freeman Ranch could threaten Edwards Aquifer
Summary
At the March 31 San Marcos City Council work session, Virginia Parker of the River Foundation urged the council to ask Texas State or the Board of Regents to move proposed solid rocket motor testing off the Freeman Ranch Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, citing risks to drinking water for more than 2 million people.
Virginia Parker, a representative of the River Foundation, told the San Marcos City Council during the public-comment period on March 31 that proposed solid rocket motor testing at Freeman Ranch would take place on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone and could threaten a critical source of drinking water for “over 2 million people.”
Parker said the group is not asking Texas State University to halt research but asked councilmembers to consider asking university leaders or…
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