The City of San Marcos, Hays County, the Hays County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) No. 351, the Upper San Marcos Watershed Reclamation & Flood Control District (RECL& FCD), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas held public meetings on the Supplemental Watershed Plan and Environmental Document (Plan-ED) for Upper San Marcos River Dam Sites 4 and 5 in Hays County.
As part of the NRCS ongoing project for Dam Sites 4 & 5, public meetings were conducted on August 22, 2023. See the materials below that were shared at those meetings.
Comment Form (English & Spanish version)
NCRS is seeking additional public comments on these materials. To share your feedback, you can either mail your completed form (address shown on the Comment Form) or email your comments to Mark Northcut (NRCS) at mark.northcut@usda.gov. Comments should be submitted by September 22, 2023.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, the City of San Marcos, Hays County, the Hays County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) No. 351, the Upper San Marcos Watershed Reclamation & Flood Control District (RECL & FCD), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas, and the Ad Astra consultant team will develop a Plan-ED that identifies rehabilitation alternatives for these dams. The process started this summer and will continue through the fall of 2024. Contact Mark Northcut, USDA-NRCS Landscape Planning Staff Leader, at mark.northcut@usda.gov or 254-742-9824 for information on the project rationale and watershed planning funding. To learn more about the watershed planning process and its details, contact Matt Harper, Ad Astra Project Manager, at mharper@wrs-rc.com or 314-458-7852.
Additional info:
- The dams’ primary purpose is to provide flood risk reduction.
- Dams currently don’t meet NRCS criteria for high-hazard dams.
- Project goal: ensure dams continue to meet State of Texas criteria.