Environment
BY GRANT CRAWFORD & HALEY MCLEOD
WilCo program to bene t endangered species Williamson County Commissioners Court approved Feb. 6 the enrollment of six properties in the county’s Regional Habitat Conservation Plan. The overview The RHCP is a voluntary program open to gov- ernmental entities, landowners and developers, and involves paying certain fees to expedite the permitting process for developers. These fees are directed to the Williamson County Conservation Foundation to provide environmental services aimed at balancing the conservation of endangered species, such as the Georgetown Salamander, with new development. The plan has helped streamline infrastructure projects in the county, said Josh Renner, WCCF environmental program director. Program participants are able to receive permit- ting within 60 days, compared to the two years
Groundwater petition voted down by board A petition from Aquifer Conservation Alliance to annex half of Williamson County into the Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District was rejected Feb. 14. What’s happening The Clearwater UWCD, which regulates the use of water wells in Bell County, received a petition from ACA to annex half of Williamson County—everything west of I-35—into its jurisdiction. However, the Clearwater UWCD board of directors voted not to approve the petition, citing the exorbitant costs it would take to run an election. It would have cost the Clear- water UWCD $75,000 to run the election in Bell County and another $380,000 to run the election in Williamson County.
The Georgetown salamander is currently a candidate for habitat conservation plan in Williamson County.
COURTESY WILLIAMSON COUNTY CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
a property owner might wait when submitting a request through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Who it’s for Other endangered species found and protected
in Williamson County include: • Black-capped vireo, song bird • Golden-cheeked warbler, song bird
• Tooth Cave ground beetle, karst invertebrate • Bone Cave harvestman, karst invertebrate
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