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Dye test raises questions on discharge permit

Dye test raises questions on discharge permit
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Two weeks after a study showed connectivity between Onion Creek and the Trinity Aquifer, Dripping Springs’ top elected official is now weighing in on the matter.

In an online statement, Dripping Springs Mayor Todd Purcell said connectivity between Onion Creek and the Trinity Aquifer and its impact on wells are “two separate and distinct issues when it comes to the subject of the city’s pending wastewater discharge permit.”

Purcell’s comments come after the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District  (HTGCD)provided the city its preliminary results from a dye trace test on Onion Creek.

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