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Hays County Commissioners Accept Settlement for Damages to Hamilton Creek and Hamilton Pool Caused by Poor Construction and Design Practices and Inadequate Pollution Controls

13th May, 2010 - Posted by katherine - No Comments

This Statesman blog reports that the Hays County Commissioners Court voted to accept the terms of a $3.5 million settlement to end a lawsuit that over pollution of Hamilton Creek and Hamilton Pool caused by construction operations at the Ranches at Hamilton Pool subdivision.  The article notes that construction of the subdivision by “Rodman Excavation, Inc. of Frisco and Coldwater Development, Ltd., and engineer Aaron Googins as well as several subsidiaries and associate companies” resulted in “massive amounts of sediment from the subdivision to run into Hamilton Creek and ultimately into Hamilton Pool, affecting water quality, aquatic life and the public’s enjoyment of the water.”  The Travis County Commissioners had already apporved the terms of the settlement in March of 2009.

Under the settlement, Hays County will receive $425,000 ; Travis County, $2.1 million to cleanup Hamilton Pool and Hamilton Creek;  and the State of Texas, $500,000.  Three downstream landowners will also receive money.

Check out the article for more details.