Comment EI-33899
Received or sent (printed as 4/14/2025)
Mr Assenza, I am writing to officially voice my opposition to Texas Materials' proposed quarry railway in Burnet and Lampasas Counties. As a nearby property owner I have some information to share. My southern most property line is the North Fork of the San Gabriel River (NFSGR). During times of good rainfall water flows downstream to the San Gabriel River. The San Gabriel empties into Lake Georgetown and Granger Lake. Both lakes are US Army Corps of Engineers impoundment and both are vital for drinking water for the area. Just west and upstream of my property, the NFSGR crosses under FM 2340 via culverts and onto private ranch land. The NFSGR meanders through many parcels of land which consists of hundreds and hundreds of acres of privately owned land. The headwaters are eventually located in the small community of Lake Victor, near FM 2340 and US Hwy 281. The citizens of my area were provided with a very blurry and shabby map of the proposed route, but I am convinced that the route will cross these headwaters in one or even many locations. It is an environmental concern that needs to be fully and intensely investigated. Water is life...when the rains come, we need to utilize every drop. We need your help. We are American citizens who obviously don't have the deep pockets of the foreign entity that owns Texas Materials. They care nothing about our lives or our businesses. They care even less about our environment or our history. Please stand with us. Thank you
Submitted by: Carla Wills · Burnet, TX
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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