FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Proactively Addresses Endangered Species Listing of Freshwater Mussels in the Guadalupe River Basin NEW BRAUNFELS, TX – On June 4, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is scheduled to conduct an inspection of the hydroelectric infrastructure at Canyon Reservoir on June 4. This process requires a complete shutdown of flow from Canyon Dam for a period of time that…
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) has Drought Contingency Plans in place for both its retail and wholesale customers in order to safeguard the water supply for the communities it serves. With water storage in Canyon Reservoir…
New Braunfels Utilities, the City of New Braunfels, and Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Launch One Water New Braunfels (New Braunfels, TX – August 15, 2023) – Today, at the Headwaters at the Comal, New Braunfels Utilities (NBU), the City…
MEDIA ADVISORY COLETO CREEK BOWHUNT REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 2024 WHAT: Registration for the annual bowhunt at Coleto Creek Park and Reservoir is now open for 2024. Bowhunts will be available on weekends from September 28, 2024 to January 26,…
DROUGHT RESPONSE STAGE ADVISORY MILD WATER SHORTAGE CONDITIONS INITIATED FOR WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) has Drought Contingency Plans in place for both its retail and wholesale customers in order to…
Construction Begins on Lake McQueeney and Lake Placid Dams NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – Construction to replace the dams at Lake McQueeney and Lake Placid is underway, with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) issuing the formal notice to…
GBRA Board Welcomes Three New Directors SEGUIN, Texas – Three new directors joined the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) Board of Directors today, taking the oath of service at the Board’s regularly-scheduled monthly meeting. Robert…
TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES AND PUBLIC GROUPS: The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) issued a Categorical Exclusion from a full environmental review on March 13, 2023, for Guadalupe Blanco River Authority, Guadalupe County, Texas,…
GBRA to Host Clean Rivers Program Steering Committee Meeting SEGUIN, TX – The annual meeting of the Guadalupe River Basin Steering Committee is from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA)…
San Marcos Surface Water Treatment Plant Earns Ninth-Consecutive TCEQ Award The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) water treatment operation at the City of San Marcos Surface Water Treatment Plant recently earned the Texas…
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Names New CEO SEGUIN, Texas – The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) Board of Directors has named Darrell Nichols General Manager/CEO, effective immediately. Nichols is the seventh General Manager/CEO…
Boil Water Notice Rescinded 2/3/2022 Customers located in Cordillera Ranch Subdivision: On 2/2/2023, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the Cordillera Ranch Subdivision public water system, PWS# TX1300048, to issue a…
Boil Water Notice for Community Public Water Systems 2/2/2023 Customers located in Cordillera Ranch Subdivision: GBRA is issuing a boil water notice for customers located in the Cordillera Ranch Subdivision due to a temporary reduction in…
GUADALUPE RIVER FLOW ADVISORY Canyon Reservoir Release Adjustments WHAT: Work on the Canyon Dam commissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is expected to impact releases out of Canyon Reservoir through mid-April 2023. WHEN:…
Boil Water Notice Rescinded 10/15/2022 Customers in the North Alamo Beach area: On 10/14/2022, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the GBRA Calhoun County Rural Water public water system, PWS# TX0290007, to issue a Boil…
Boil Water Notice for Community Public Water Systems 10/14/2022 Customers in the North Alamo Beach area: Repair of a water main leak due to a contractor working in the area, has caused reduced distribution system pressure in your area. Due…
For Port Lavaca Customers at Highway 35 and FM 2433 There will be a temporary service outage for customers along Highway 35 at FM 2433 tomorrow – Tuesday, September 13 – due to a pipeline repair. We anticipate this outage to take place…
MEDIA ADVISORY COLETO CREEK BOWHUNT REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 2022 WHAT: Registration for the annual bowhunt at Coleto Creek Park and Reservoir is now open for 2022. Bowhunts will be available on weekends from October 1, 2022 to January 29,…
Temporary Disinfectant Conversion from Chloramine to Free Chlorine The GBRA Calhoun County Rural Water public water system, (PWS) ID #0290007, will temporarily convert the disinfectant used in the distribution system from chloramine to…
Guadalupe Fatmucket The Guadalupe Fatmucket is a rare mussel that is exclusively found in the Guadalupe River Basin. The mussel was originally thought to be a variation of the Texas Fatmucket, which is found in the Colorado River Basin …
Guadalupe Orb The Guadalupe Orb is a rare mussel that was first identified as a unique species, exclusively found in the Guadalupe River Basin, in 2018. The mussel was originally thought to be a variation of the Texas pimpleback, which is…
False Spike The False Spike is a medium-sized freshwater mussel that is native to central Texas. The mussel was thought be extinct before being rediscovered in 2011 on the Guadalupe River near Gonzales, Texas. In September of 2021, the…
Monarch Butterfly The Monarch butterfly is a large brightly colored North American native that is distributed over six continents around the globe along with the milkweed plants on which it feeds. Two populations of Monarchs perform long…
Piping Plover The Piping Plover is a small migratory shore bird that winters on the Texas Gulf Coast. The piping plover has three distinct populations that migrate from the Northern Great Plains, the Atlantic Coast and the Great Lakes. The…
Whooping Crane The Whooping Crane is the tallest bird in North America. This species was almost wiped out at the turn of the 19th century due to hunting pressures. The Whooping Crane was listed as endangered in the federal register in 1970…
Eastern Black Rail The Black Rail is an elusive, marsh bird that lives in fresh, brackish and salty wetlands of the United States. The Eastern Black Rail subspecies is the smallest rail in North America and has been listed as federally…
Red Knot The Red Knot is a migratory shorebird that breeds on the elevated tundra of central Canada before migrating each fall to multiple wintering grounds on the coasts of North and South America. The Rufa Red Knot subspecies has been…
Golden-cheeked Warbler The Golden-cheeked Warbler is a migratory songbird that spends its breeding season from March to June on the Edwards Plateau of central Texas. The bird was listed as endangered under the ESA in 1990. The USFWS…
Undescribed Eurycea species #2 Common Name: Undescribed salamander species Scientific Name: Eurycea species 2 (Devitt, 2019) Federal Endangered Species Act Status: No Status State of Texas Species Conservation Status: Not Listed…