New Braunfels Edition | October 2024

Navigating New Braunfels’ growth From the cover

The big picture

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As New Braunfels continues to expand, large- scale master-planned development projects, such as Veramendi and Mayfair, are working to meet the housing demand brought on by rapid population growth. However, as New Braunfels nears full build-out within the city limits, more developments like these are emerging on the city’s outskirts, raising questions about where infrastructure—including water supply—will come from to accommodate these new homes. The city’s population has increased by 18.7% from 2019 to 2022, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. New Braunfels Utilities and Green Valley Special Utility District are currently in Stage 2 water restrictions, which means residents are required to limit outdoor water use. Texas Water Co. customers are in Stage 4 water restrictions and have been in those conditions for nearly three years. Stage 4 imposes more stringent limitations, including a ban on most outdoor water use, such as lawn watering, and stricter controls on nonessential water usage to address severe supply shortages. Texas Water Co. supplies water to newer New Braunfels subdivisions such as Vintage Oaks out farther west into Comal County along Hwy. 46. Other developments on the edge of or just outside the city limits—such as Meyer Ranch, Waldsanger and the proposed 800-acre, 2,000- home Purlsong development—would rely on Texas Water Co. for water supply. The company did not return calls from Community Impact for clarification as of press time. Both Veramendi and Mayfair have taken steps to manage their own infrastructure, creating water

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“We have been working with NBU for over a decade now on capacity and infrastructure to ensure that the development of Veramendi provides the needed capacity for Veramendi and New Braunfels,” Mechler said. “Veramendi wants to be a part of the solution to smart, manageable and sustainable growth in the New Braunfels community.” Similarly, the 1,900-acre Mayfair development, located just north of New Braunfels, broke ground in 2022 and is expected to add thousands of homes along with parks, schools, retail and medical spaces.

improvement districts to oversee roads and utilities. Veramendi, currently in its third phase of construction, plans to add 550 new lots, with some homesites near Blieders Creek spanning almost an acre. Around 800 homes have been completed so far, with 400 more in progress, said Garrett Mechler, vice president of operations for Veramendi developer ASA Properties. Mechler said Veramendi coordinates with NBU on the infrastructure needs of residents within the water improvement district.

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