By Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair, Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club
Reminder: Virtual Public Hearing on Region H Water Plan Tonight
As reported in the previous Breaking Waves Update to The Water Column, the Region H Water Planning Group has scheduled a public hearing via webinar and telephone conference call on the draft revised Region H water plan (known as the Region H Initially Prepared Plan or IPP). [See the edition of The Water Column posted to the Houston Sierra Club Group website in late March and included in the April Bayou Banner for background on the regional water planning process.]
The webinar / telephone conference call will begin at 6 PM tonight (April 23) and is anticipated to conclude at 8 PM. Full information on the public hearing and the option for participating via the webinar or monitoring the hearing via conference call is provided in the revised public hearing notice found on the Region H website at http://regionhwater.org/meetings/documents/Notice_20200423_Hearing.pdf. As stated in the notice: “If you choose to participate via the webinar link…, you WILL have the opportunity to provide comments during the designated portion of the meeting.”
Public comments on the Region H IPP may also be submitted in writing or via email by 5 PM on June 28. Instructions on how and where to submit written comments are included in the notice.
Those folks who would like a preview of the slide presentation that will be shown as part of the webinar tonight will find that presentation on the Region H website at:http://regionhwater.org/meetings/documents/Materials_20200423_Hearing.pdf
The full text of the Region H IPP is available online through a link in the notice of the public hearing.
The Sierra Club has prepared an overview of some of the key points about the 2021 Region H Water Plan, including positive features that merit support and concerns that warrant comment.
Comments on Region H Water Plan
More extensive formal Sierra Club comments will be prepared and posted to the Houston Sierra Club Group website sometime in May.