20200421-003c: FM 620 and Anderson Mill Road SER #4652 Recommendation — original pdf

Recommendation

1 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MOTION 20210421 003c Date: April 21, 2021 Seconded by: Pam Thompson Subject: FM 620 and Anderson Mill Road Wastewater SER #4652 Motion by: Katie Coyne RATIONALE: WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes that Service Extension Requests (SER) located in the Drinking Water Protection Zone and outside of the City of Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction require Council approval and review by the Environmental Commission; WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes that Watershed Protection Department staff have completed the review for FM 620 and Anderson Mill Road Wastewater SER #4652 and do not recommend approval of the request; WHEREAS, this site is the headwaters of Bull Creek; contains two springs, one karst recharge feature, and four wetlands; and is in the critical water quality zone & water quality transition zone to Bull Creek; WHEREAS, this site is at the headwaters of federally‐listed threatened Jollyville Plateau salamander habitat; WHEREAS, through prior scientific studies, WPD biologists identified a robust population of salamanders in this tributary; WHEREAS, the runoff from the development would flow downstream into habitat, and thus could negatively affect that salamander population; and WHEREAS, the intensity of development on the site increases, the probability of harm to salamander increases. THEREFORE, the Environmental Commission recommends denial of the proposed wastewater service extension request. VOTE 6-1 For: Bedford, Thompson, Brimer, Coyne, Barrett Bixler, and Guerrero Against: Creel Abstain: None Recuse: Ramberg  Absent: None Approved By: Linda Guerrero, Environmental Commission Chair 2