When a Water District Joins a Pipeline Fight

Where: Central Texas

What: Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District voted to join the lawsuit against a Kinder Morgan pipeline

What are water district representatives saying?

  • the pipeline has avoided review by appropriate environmental agencies
  • the pipeline has avoided vetting by the public
  • “cannot ensure construction and operation of the pipeline will be reasonably protective of our water resources”
  • potential for “economic and environmental impacts would be disastrous”

Hays Free Press | Water district joins in fight against natural gas pipeline

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