Press Releases - 2010

December 2010

• Texas Water Development Board Approves a $2,500,000 Loan to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority to Finance Development Costs of a Water Supply Project
• Texas Water Development Board Approves a $4,400,000 Loan to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority to Finance Development Costs of a Water Supply Project
• Lake Wood (H5) Lowering Extended Thru January 14 to Perform Routine Dam Maintenance
• GBRA to Discuss New Land Lease Policies on Lake Wood

November 2010

• Lake Wood (H5) Lowering Extended Thru Dec 17 to Perform Routine Dam Maintenance
• Lake Wood (H5) Lowering Extended Nov. 24 for Routine Dam Maintenance
• November 6 Forum to Address State Water Issues

October 2010

• Coleto Creek Park Manager Earns Nature Tourism Award
• Forum to Address State Water Issues
• Lake Wood (H5) to Be Lowered October 10 thru November 6, 2010 to Perform Routine Dam Maintenance

September 2010

• GBRA Lake Wood Recreation Area to Host KIDFISH Sept. 11
• Regional Water/Wastewater Study Available - Public Meeting To Be Held

August 2010

• Action by the General Manager Lifts Ban on Inflatables and Water Toys
• Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust Earns National Recognition
• Public Input Sought For Parks Water Reuse Irrigation Feasibility Study

July 2010

• Lake Placid (TP-4) to be Lowered August 3-6 for Routine Dam Maintenance
• Port Lavaca Water Treatment Plant Completes Alternate Disinfectant Procedure
• Hydro Lakes Open to Most Uses
• Restrictions for Lake Dunlap and Lake Placid Modified
• Algae Bloom Adds Taste and Odor to Water
• Modifications Open Lake Dunlap for Some Uses
• Coleto's Bowhunts Rapidly Approaching

June 2010

• Restrictions Modified on Hydro Lakes
• More Access Granted on Lake McQueeney
• Restrictions Eased on Lake McQueeney
• Post Flood Assessment Continues on Hydro Lakes
• GBRA's Coleto Creek Park to Host July 4 Fireworks Display
• GBRA to Lower Lakes for Inspections and Debris Assessment
• Port Lavaca Water Treatment Plant to Begin Modified Disinfection Process
• Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Awards Four Academic Scholarships
• GBRA GM Orders Restrictions on Area Hydo Lakes
• Heavy Rains Bring Flooding to Comal and Guadalupe Counties

May 2010

• Releases from Canyon to Flow at 400 CFS Through Memorial Day Weekend
• GBRA and TPWD Host 17th Annual Coleto Creek Kid's Fishing Tournament
• Lake Dunlap Lowering to be Extended thru May 28
• Lake Dunlap to Be Lowered May 9 thru May 22 to Resume Routine Dam Maintenance

April 2010

• GBRA Changes Lake Dunlap Dam Maintenance
• GBRA will treat Gonzales-Area lakes to control Waterhyacinth
• Lake Dunlap to Be Lowered April 18 thru May 1

March 2010

• Lake McQueeney Maintenance Rescheduled

February 2010

• Lake McQueeney to Be Lowered Feb 28 thru March 13 for Dam Maintenance
• Canyon Reservoir Reaches Conservation Pool

January 2010

• WH/Jim King Estate Ranch Places 786-Acre Easement with Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust
• Lakes Gonzales and Wood Lowered To Freeze Invasive Plants