NewsDrop-Dec-2024

EAHCP | PERMIT RENEWAL

By: Sarah Garcia EAHCP Intern

SAN MARCOS RIVER

Texas blind salamander

EAHCP PERMIT CONSERVATION MEASURES SUBCOMMITTEE GUIDES

RENEWAL EFFORTS

The Subcommittee consisted of Dr. Kimberly Meit zen from Texas State University, Mark Enders from the City of San Marcos, Phillip Quast from the City of New Braunfels, Linda Bevis from the San Anto nio Water System, Marc Friberg from the Edwards Aquifer Authority, Daniel Large from the Guada lupe-Blanco River Authority, and Kerim Jacaman, Melani Howard, Adam Yablonski, and Myron Hess,

who represented the EAHCP Stakeholder Commit tee. Over the course of nine meetings, the Sub committee collaboratively developed conservation measure recommendations, using over 12 years of relative experience and EAHCP expertise.

Report, which can be located at www.edwardsaqui fer.org/habitat-conservation-plan/. A special thank you to the EAHCP team and the Subcommittee for all their invaluable contributions, the success of the final report could not have been achieved with out their support.

The Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP) is renewing its Incidental Take Permit with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As part of the process, existing HCP components will be reas sessed, new elements recommended, and potential modifications will be discussed.

The Conservation Measures Subcommittee, part of an Implementing Committee directive, was tasked with evaluating the current HCP conservation measures while preserving the plan’s core principles.

The Subcommittee’s hard work culminated in a comprehensive Conservation Measures Subcommittee

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