High costs associated with an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) pilot study, along with wanting to monitor legislation, led to Buda city leaders’ inaction on an agenda item on the topic Tuesday, said Buda Mayor Todd Ruge.
The decision to table the item came after the Buda City Council received a presentation from Buda Water Specialist Brian Lillibridge and James Dwyer, a representative with CH2M, a construction and engineering firm, on the city’s ASR feasibility study.
Results of the study identified the Middle Trinity Aquifer as the ideal storage zone for Buda’s stored potable water supply. However, Dwyer, who was the administrator of the study, saidthere would be a problem because of Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) regulations.
