Friday, April 24, 2009

Fish and Wildlife Service contributes $1 million to Edwards Aquifer plan

From Austin Business Journal, April 22, 2009...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program a $1 million habitat conservation planning assistance grant.

The Edwards Aquifer Authority will use the funds, in part, to develop a comprehensive plan for protecting federally listed endangered or threatened species while managing pumping rights out of the aquifer. In 2007, the Texas Legislature mandated the creation of the aquifer recovery implementation program. The Edwards Aquifer Authority has a deadline of Sept. 1, 2012 to complete this plan.

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