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BY JACQUELYN BURRER
Texas Water Company cancels 9 water utility agreements
concerns, particularly after legislation passed in 2023 allowing developers to opt out of the extrater- ritorial jurisdiction, Crownover said. How we got here According to the National Integrated Drought Information System, 72.7% of Comal County is in extreme drought, and 27.3% is in exceptional drought, which is the highest drought classifica- tion. In 2022, Comal County entered exceptional drought conditions and has since faced ongoing drought conditions. Annalise Peace, Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Executive Director, said while the city requires developers to submit water availability reports, the organization is concerned these reports do not present an accurate picture. The Comal region is supplied by groundwater from the Trinity Aquifer and is typically slower to recharge, Peace said, which means that Comal resi- dents can go into a water deficit if it’s overpumped.
The Texas Water Company denied water service to nine planned development projects across Comal County due to a prolonged severe drought alongside rapid population growth, according to a news release. The big picture According to a letter sent to affected developers, TWC President Aundrea Williams said the orga- nization does not have a definitive timeline for resuming water services but will resume once it has the capacity to do so. Williams said TWC secured 6,000 acre-feet of untapped water in Comal County in 2023, and the company plans to start using that supply by 2026. Comal County Commissioner Precinct 4 Jen Crownover told Community Impact that there needs to be a paradigm shift in availability versus sustainability. The increase of development through munic- ipal utility districts has also contributed to these
Breaking it down While the specific developments affected are not publicly available yet, aside from the Broken Cedar development, the changes will impact 4,182 lots across the county, Crownover said.
Precinct 1 (5 projects): 2,334 lots Precinct 4 (2 projects): 1,210 lots Precinct 2 (2 projects): 638 lots
4,182 total lots
SOURCE: COMAL COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 4 OFFICE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Looking ahead Williams said TWC is also actively looking into new water sources to support anticipated growth and increasing demand.
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