SEGUIN, Texas – The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority will test a newly installed warning alert system at McQueeney Dam Sunday, July 14, 2019, at noon. The new alert can be triggered remotely from GBRA’s control room if an unscheduled release of water occurs from the dam alerting recreationalists nearby or within the restricted zones downstream of…
SEGUIN, Texas — The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) will temporarily substitute chlorine for the current chloramine disinfectant used in the treatment of drinking water at Port Lavaca Water Treatment Plant (PLWTP). This annual conversion will be begin Monday, July 8, 2019, and will continue through Sunday, July 28, 2019. Water from the Port Lavaca WTP…
Courtesy of Vistra Energy FANNIN, Texas – GBRA’s Coleto Creek Park will host its Red, White & Boom! fireworks display Thursday, July 4, 2019. The annual celebration is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Vistra Energy — Coleto Creek Power. Coleto Creek Park, on the shores of the Coleto Creek Reservoir between Goliad and…
VICTORIA, Texas — The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) will be hosting the 26th Annual Kids Classic fishing tournament from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Coleto Creek Park. Kids, between two and 16 years of age will be able to test their fishing skills and compete for the heaviest weighted fish. Children…
SEGUIN, Texas—Following spillgate failures at two of its aging dams, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) is expanding the restricted zones upstream and downstream of McQueeney Dam and upstream of TP-4 on Lake Placid, effective Wednesday, May 22, 2019, until further notice. Access will be restricted on Lake McQueeney from the McQueeney Dam to approximately 900…
Design and Construction will take several years to complete; funding remains an issue SEGUIN, Texas—The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) experienced a spillgate failure at Lake Dunlap, in Guadalupe County, at approximately 7:49 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The spillgate failure at the 91-year-old dam has resulted in the dewatering of Lake Dunlap. GBRA experienced a…
SEGUIN, Texas—The Texas Senate confirmed four directors of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) on Wednesday, April 10. Immediate Past Chair Robert (Rusty) E. Brockman, Jr. of Comal County, Secretary/Treasurer Kenneth A. Motl of Calhoun County, Stephen (Steve) B. Ehrig of Gonzales County, and Director Oscar H. Fogle of Caldwell County were appointed by Governor Greg…
SAN MARCOS, TX – The City of San Marcos Water Treatment Plant (SMWTP), operated by the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA), earned the Texas Optimization Award from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The SMWTP was recognized for meeting and exceeding rigorous industry requirements for 12 consecutive months for each of the last five…
SEGUIN, TX – The annual meeting of the Guadalupe River Basin Steering Committee is from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) River Annex in Seguin. The steering committee was established as part of the Clean Rivers Program to solicit public input on local water quality issues. Each…
Dennis Patillo of Victoria named chairman SEGUIN, Texas – The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) board of directors elected Dennis L. Patillo of Victoria as chairman of the nine-member governing body at its first meeting of the year, January 16, 2019. Don Meador of Hays County is vice-chair and Kenneth A. Motl, DVM, of Calhoun County…