Comal County is scheduled to present a draft process on Oct. 29 for selecting land for its water-quality protection program. The proposal would give property owners a clearer view of the water-quality, acreage and scoring criteria the county could use to compare conservation projects.
Landowners with qualifying tracts could be scored for conservation projects, while taxpayers have a stake in how any eventual loan proceeds are allocated. The document describes a selection framework; the scheduled court business is a presentation of that draft.
From the source record
Draft maxima add to 100 points; commissioners retain final selection discretion.
A proposed screen for eligible land
The draft says the county expects a $30 million subsidized Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan from the Texas Water Development Board. That is the funding expectation stated in the document, rather than a record of money received. The selection rules would matter because they describe which tracts could enter the county’s consideration for projects funded through the program.
Under the draft, a tract would need at least one Tier I water-quality criterion and generally at least 50 acres, with an exception for land adjoining conserved property. Those are proposed entry conditions. A landowner whose parcel falls short of the acreage guideline would therefore need to examine the adjoining-land exception rather than assume the point system alone determines eligibility.