Texas Gov. Greg Abbott reappointed Steve Ehrig and appointed Jennifer Storm to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s (GBRA) board of directors Wednesday, March 5.
New Braunfels-based GBRA oversees water resources in its 10-county district.
Steve Ehrig
Gonzalez resident Ehrig is a founding member of Ehrig Brothers Ag, E-BARR Feeds, and E Brothers Ranches. He is a director of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, serves on the Area Go Texan Committee, and is a longtime active supporter of the Gonzales Livestock Show Association.
Ehrig is a member of the Gonzales County Young Farmers of Texas, Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Program, Gonzales County Agents’ Advisory Board, Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, Texas & Southwest Cattle Raisers Association, and the Texas Farm Bureau.
Jennifer Storm
Jennifer Storm of Buda is CEO of Buda Economic Development Corporation. She is a board member of the Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership and the Greater Buda Chamber of Commerce. She also is a member of the Texas Economic Development Council and the International Economic Development Council. Storm received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Marketing from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
These appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.
GBRA works with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which owns and operates Canyon Lake, to allocate water resources for public and private utilities.
The authority’s 10-county statutory district includes some of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. GBRA was previously headquartered in Seguin.
Its 10-county statutory district, which begins near the headwaters of the Guadalupe and Blanco Rivers, ends at San Antonio Bay, and includes Kendall, Comal, Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales, DeWitt, Victoria, Calhoun and Refugio counties.
“GBRA…. which owns and operates Canyon Lake, to allocate water resources for public and private utilities.”
Considering the effect allocation has on the residents of Canyon Lake proper, someone who actually lives in the community should be on the board. This is intentional to gain more control over our water rights.
Directly from GBRA : ( https://www.gbra.org/operations/canyon-reservoir/ )
“Who owns Canyon Reservoir?
Canyon Reservoir was built and financed through a partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and GBRA. The Dam and Reservoir are owned by the federal government – who also owns the rights to the flood control portion of the reservoir (from elevation 909 up to 943 feet mean sea level). GBRA owns the right to the conservation storage portion of the Reservoir (the water stored at elevation 909 feet msl or below). Under its permit with TCEQ, GBRA has the right to store water in the Conservation Pool portion of the Reservoir for water supply purposes and to deliver that water to customers. GBRA pays about 35% of the debt on the Dam and Reservoir, as well as a portion of the annual operating expenses.”