Editor's note: The above video was published on July 26, prior to the agreement between the City of Blanco and Texas Water Company.
Back in late July, Blanco's city attorney sent a legal demand to the Texas Water Company, accusing it of keeping water from Blanco by prioritizing delivery to other customers. The demand followed Blanco seeing tank levels drop to dangerous lows earlier in the month. "Intentionally or not, the company’s initial communications about the cause of the issue were clearly misleading," the City said in its."During the midst of this emergency, including the day-of, the [Texas Water] Company made verbal and written demands to Mayor Mike Arnold to pay for replacement of the pipeline that serves Blanco and other nearby users.
The City said at the time that it believed Texas Water Company's actions were a violation of the law and a violation of a"long established memorandum of understanding" between the City and the company. The City was asking the company to keep at least 500,000 gallons, or 10 feet, of water in the Stallion Tank that supplies Blanco.
"The City of Blanco and The Texas Water Company concluded an amicable session of mediation related to ongoing water transportation and other matters on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. At the conclusion of the mediation, a short-term agreement was signed by the City and TWC.