Beware: BexarMet to the rescue!
I’m still trying to decide what I think about SAWs cutting off the water to put out the Helotes mulch fire but the following statement boggles the mind:
SAWS votes to cut the water supply for Helotes firefighting effort - San Antonio Business Journal:
However, BexarMet may still not be in a position to provide all the necessary water to continue the firefighting efforts, Olivares says.
T.J. Connolly, a public relations professional hired by BexarMet to be the utility’s spokesman, had critical words for SAWS.
“When I last checked, TCEQ was the leading authority in the State of Texas in protecting the Edwards Aquifer,” Connolly says.
“If the TCEQ believes their plan is sound, as a partner, BexarMet doesn’t believe in cutting and running. This fire must be put out. Time is of the essence.”
Is this the same BexarMet that told customers last summer that they needed to boil their drinking water? Is this the same TCEQ whose lack of oversight started this mess? Given BexarMet’s history, they are past being able to redeem themselves with good PR, so what gives?
That’s when Olivares presented a plan to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to fix persistent water supply problems in several North Side areas, including Timberwood Park, Stone Oak, Hollywood Park and Hill Country Village.Olivares asked for, but was not granted, an emergency declaration by state officials, which would have spared BexarMet from having to bid out the contract.
“She’s said the same thing now for the third meeting in a row,” he said. “The TCEQ may come back with some concerns, but we have no doubt that we are within our legal rights.”
A spokeswoman for TCEQ Executive Director Glenn Shankle said Tuesday the situation “is currently under review.”
Could it be that if Gil Olivares rescues TCEQ from their mistakes, TCEQ might rescue Gil Olivares from his?
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