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Comment:The measures outlined in the proposed 4(d) special rule are necessary and advisable for the conservation and management of the Georgetown Salamander. The only way now that this species will be saved is by regulation and restrictions on its habitat. The benefits of protecting the salamander outweigh the costs. Such as the water regulation in the surrounding area. This benefits the community and saves the salamander. At the rate that species are being extinct, we should be taking every step in saving the ones that have a clear and easy solution. Especially one that is so affordable and adaptable.
Having a geological assessment done in the recharge zone of the Edwards aquifer zone will allow for a more accurate preservation plan and would ensure that no further damage will be done. Section-8 Water Quality Best Management Practices is designed to make sure that the water entering and around the stream is less contaminated as possible. This may affect the surrounding homes by implementing them to install BMP's in their homes. "All development projects, including, but not limited to, individual home sites, shall implement temporary BMP's to minimize sediment runoff." This reduction of sediment runoff will help the communities water out of their tap as well as the water that is used by the salamanders.
In addition to this the city is implementing a water quality management plan. This will lead to "public education and outreach, hazardous waste education, integrated pest management, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction-site storm-water runoff control, post-construction storm-water management, and pollution prevention for municipal operations including City and County maintenance activities in the ETJ." Once all of the infrastructure is there, then there is no more costs to the city. And the surrounding water will be clean and the salamander will be saved and the ecosystem can flourish.
Having a geological assessment done in the recharge zone of the Edwards aquifer zone will allow for a more accurate preservation plan and would ensure that no further damage will be done. Section-8 Water Quality Best Management Practices is designed to make sure that the water entering and around the stream is less contaminated as possible. This may affect the surrounding homes by implementing them to install BMP's in their homes. "All development projects, including, but not limited to, individual home sites, shall implement temporary BMP's to minimize sediment runoff." This reduction of sediment runoff will help the communities water out of their tap as well as the water that is used by the salamanders.
In addition to this the city is implementing a water quality management plan. This will lead to "public education and outreach, hazardous waste education, integrated pest management, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction-site storm-water runoff control, post-construction storm-water management, and pollution prevention for municipal operations including City and County maintenance activities in the ETJ." Once all of the infrastructure is there, then there is no more costs to the city. And the surrounding water will be clean and the salamander will be saved and the ecosystem can flourish.
Very good!
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