The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s primary purpose is to provide water and wastewater services within its 10-county district. The temporary restraining order issued today is not only disappointing, but infringes on GBRA’s ability to keep the public safe by providing clean drinking water and reclamation services. Recognizing the importance the Guadalupe Valley Lakes to the surrounding…
– Drawdown of Guadalupe Valley Lakes to begin September 16 – SEGUIN, TEXAS – In an effort to ensure the safety of the surrounding communities, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) will begin a systematic drawdown of the Guadalupe Valley Lakes on September 16, 2019. Third-party engineering assessments have determined a drawdown is the only available…
VICTORIA, Texas – Registration is now open for the 2019 GBRA Bowhunt at Coleto Creek Park and Reservoir. Participants must register by noon Friday, August 23, 2019. The bowhunts will be held over 21 consecutive weekends from October 4, 2019 to February 23, 2020, and are restricted to the use of archery equipment only. The…
SEGUIN, Texas – The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) is continuing discussions on how to mitigate safety risks to recreationalists downstream of its four remaining hydroelectric lakes. One option to significantly lower lakes McQueeney, Placid, Meadow, and Gonzales by up to 12 feet was discussed at the GBRA board of directors meeting Wednesday, July 17, 2019,…
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…