Share comments at LCRA’s public meeting on rock crusher
The LCRA is currently reviewing a permit application for a proposed rock quarry near Inks Lake and Longhorn Cavern state parks and Camp Longhorn. The agency is hosting a public meeting May 13 in Burnet. Image courtesy of Randy Printz
The Lower Colorado River Authority is hosting a come-and-go public meeting May 13 to collect comments on a permit for a proposed rock crusher off of Hoover Valley Road near Burnet.
The meeting is from 8-11 a.m. Tuesday in the Burnet Community Center, 401 E. Jackson St. Attendees will have three minutes to share their comments at a designated station. There will be no presentation or question-and-answer session from LCRA representatives.
Comments also may be submitted online, by mail, or in person through 5 p.m. May 13.
Members of the public are invited to share their thoughts on the Highland Lakes Watershed Ordinance permit application from Austin-based Asphalt Inc. While no topic is off limits, only those addressing stormwater runoff from the project site and water-quality impacts are within LCRA’s authority to consider.
Asphalt Inc.’s permit application, filed Jan. 2 with the LCRA, has undergone multiple revisions during technical review. The LCRA has flagged unresolved deficiencies related to hydrologic modeling, erosion-control costs, and stormwater management. The most recent May 2 letter from the LCRA to Asphalt Inc. notes the applicant has until May 11 (or July 2, if Asphalt Inc. requests an extension) to correct outstanding issues or risk permit denial.
The LCRA permit application has received over 2,000 comments since the comment period opened in January. The proposed site’s location is near Camp Longhorn, a youth summer, as well as Longhorn Cavern State Park and Inks Lake State Park.
Asphalt Inc. was recently granted an air-quality permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. To move ahead with the project, it must secure approvals from the LCRA along with the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District and the Texas Department of Transportation.