The Pedernales River is one of Texas’s most cherished waterways, an ecological, recreational and cultural treasure that defines the Hill Country.
As stewards of this vital resource, the Pedernales River Alliance (PRA) has opposed the wastewater permit application (WQ0016363001) submitted by the Village at Grape Creek (now the Village at Fredericksburg) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The Village at Grape Creek is located on U.S. 290 East, near Jenschke Lane and consists of 242 tiny home units with amenities, including “the largest resort-style pool in all of Fredericksburg.”
If approved, this permit would allow the discharge of 20,000 gallons per day of treated wastewater into Beckmann Branch, a tributary of the Pedernales, threatening water quality, habitat integrity, and the rural character of the region.
Read more from Katherine Peake in this guest column with Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post here.