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Attachment G <br />n <br />EDWARM AQUIMR <br />A U T H O R ! T Y <br />August 17, 2010 <br />Dr. Craig Farquhar <br />Endangered Species Grants Coordinator <br />Wildlife Division <br />Texas Parks and Wildlife Department <br />4200 Smith School Road <br />Austin, TX 78744 <br />RE: Edwards Aquifer Authority Support For an I-ICP Land Acquisition Grant Application for the <br />"Purgatory Creek Tract" in San Marcos, I-lays County <br />Dear Dr. Farquhar: <br />Please accept this letter on behalf of the Edwards Aquifer Authority (Authority) in support of the Trust <br />for Public Lands application to secure grant funding to preserve the 289 -acre Purgatory Creek Tract. As <br />you are aware, the land is located on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Gone and is located adjacent to the <br />City of San Marcos (City) Purgatory Creek Preserve. In 2001, the Authority assisted the City in <br />purchasing portions of the Purgatory Creek Preserve in exchange for a conservation easement on that <br />property. <br />Preservation of the 289 -acre Purgatory Creek Tract would serve to protect the quality and quantity of <br />water recharging the Edwards Aquifer. Preserving properties in the area of the subject tract also helps <br />protect the quality of habitat for federally listed endangered aquatic species known to depend on flows <br />from San Marcos Springs. One federally listed species, the San Marcos Salamander, is known to exist in <br />two caves, Primers Fissure and Ezels Cave, both located approximately two miles east and down the <br />groundwater flow gradient from the subject property. <br />If federal funding is available for preserving the tract, the Authority's board would be interested in <br />participating in the project as a local partner, possibly providing cooperative funding if available at the <br />time the grant is approved, <br />If you have any questions regarding this letter of support, please contact Mr. John Hoyt, P.G., Assistant <br />General Manager Aquifer Management, at (210) 222 -2204. <br />Since - <br />r r <br />Kam# J. 6 eher <br />General Manager <br />cc: Board of Directors, Edwards Aquifer Authority <br />Ms. Lori Olson, Trust for Public lands <br />1615 N. St, Mars Street San Antonio, Texas 78215'1415 (210) 222.2204 (800) 292 -1047 <br />