Dripping Springs has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a permit to potentially dump up to 950,000 gallons of treated effluent into Onion Creek, daily. This is their solution to their rapid growth. Reasonable folks would agree that this seems a shortsighted solution to a long term problem.
I don’t live there, don’t get to vote there. (I live downstream where I get to deal with the coming effluent). I met the mayor and the rest of the city council recently when I spoke at their last meeting. Yes, I was emotional; I take issue with this plan, and it feels very personal. If this plan comes to fruition, my way of life, how I live on and enjoy my property will unquestionably be affected. A lack of respect and concern to all who spoke out against this wastewater plan that evening was expressed by Mayor Todd Purcell.
Does Purcell speak for all of Dripping Springs? I am guessing that he speaks for the Economic Development Committee. See the make-up of this committee on the DS website. Their combined savvy and powerful connections are impressive. A banker, an attorney, an architect, a multi-millionaire entrepreneur, a former state legislator, and one with former ties to Perry’s now famous Emerging Technology Fund.
