Press Releases - 2011

December 2011

• GBRA Directors Re-Elect Kunde, Fogle and Marshall as 2012 Board Officers
• ACTION BY THE GENERAL MANAGER
• New Watershed Kiosk at Tye Preston Memorial Library
• Texas Water Development Board Approves $4,400,000 Loan To Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority To Finance Development Costs
• CIAP Funding Facilitates Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust Purchase of 170-acre Wildlife Habitat
• Plaintiffs in Whooping Crane Trial Attempt to Link State's Actions to Alleged Mortalities
• Restrictions Imposed on Lake Dunlap for Safety

November 2011

• Stump Hazards Marking and Removal of Obstructions to Occur Concurrent with Completion of Lake Dunlap Dam Repairs
• Lake Wood Boat Ramp Temporarily Closed for Rebuild
• Modifications to Lake Dunlap Dam Repair Schedule
• GBRA Votes in Favor of EARIP Habitat Conservation Plan
• Status of Comal County Public Boat Ramps as of November 1, 2011

October 2011

• GBRA Board Adopts Changes in Coleto Park Usage
• Historic Partnership Provides Conservation of Wetlands and Wildlife in Guadalupe River System

September 2011

• GBRA Board to Consider Resolution Supporting Prop 2
• Four Canyon Lake Boat Ramps Continue Operation Despite Drought
• GBRA LakeWood Recreation Area to Host KIDFISH Event Sept. 10

August 2011

• Coleto's 14th Annual Bowhunts Rapidly Approaching
• Experts Refute Alleged 23 Whooping Crane Deaths

July 2011

• New Watershed Kiosk at Boerne Library
• New Plum Creek Watershed Kiosk at Kyle City Hall
• GBRA Officials Urge Water Conservation
• Lake Dunlap Lowering Schedule Delayed Until Aug. 14
• Lake Dunlap to be Lowered for Repairs to Dam

June 2011

• Port Lavaca Water Treatment Plant to Begin Modified Disinfection Process
• GBRA Initiates Stage II Drought Measures on Hydroelectric Lakes
• Watershed Kiosk to be Unveiled at Ribbon-Cutting

May 2011

• GBRA and TPWD Kicks Off 18th Annual Coleto Creek Kid's Fishing Tournament
• GBRA Adjusts Lake Dunlap Lowering Schedule to Allow More Summer Access
• GBRA Awards Five Academic Scholarships
• GBRA General Manager Earns AAWRE's Highest Honor
• GBRA To Apply Aquatic Treatments at Coleto Creek Parks

April 2011

• Governor Appoints Six to Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Board of Directors
• Lake Dunlap to be Lowered April 25-29 for Routine Dam Inspection
• Canyon Reservoir Release Reduced Due to Low Inflows

March 2011

• Texas Water Alliance and GBRA Execute Letter of Intent
• GBRA to Inflate Salt Water Barrier on Guadalupe River near Tivoli
• Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust Hires New Executive Director
• GBRA To Host Clean Rivers Program Steering Committee Meeting
• San Antonio Bay Foundation Names Executive Director
• Buda Wastewater Treatment Plant Named Plant of the Year
• Coleto Creek Park Annual Photo Contest Deadline Approaching

February 2011

• Lakes Gonzales and Wood Lowered To Freeze Invasive Plants

January 2011

• GBRA Directors Take Comments on Lake Wood Lease Changes
• GBRA Directors Elect Kunde, Fogle and Marshall as 2011 Board Officers
• Lake Wood (H-5) Lowering Extended Thru Jan 21 to Perform Routine Dam Maintenance
• 150-Acre Easement Preserves Area Over Carrizo-Wilcox Recharge Zone
• Conservation Easement Preserves more than 400 Acres of Wildlife Habitat
• Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust Secures Blanco River Conservation Easement in Hays County