Buda already was dealing with one lawsuit for approving the Garlic Creek West subdivision. Now, on comes another.
The Save Our Springs Alliance (SOS) and the Buda Community Action Network (BudaCAN) filed an intent to bring a second lawsuit against the city and the developers.
SOS and BudaCAN say B&W Development, Weber Properties and the city violated the clean water act during construction by building a roadway and soil dam across the Garlic Creek without the proper permits.
The two groups also say an unknown substance that has a "milky, gelatinous consistency" discharged into the creek during construction and has traveled downstream.
Buda City Administrator Bob Mathis said developers have acted according to code.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) turned back a similar complaint from a neighboring property owner on July 8. The TCEQ said a permit wasn't required because the developers built not a dam, but a small earth berm.
SOS attorneys said the notice letter was based on federal law, rather than TCEQ regulations.
SOS and BudaCAN filed suit against Buda and the Garlic Creek West developers earlier this year, challenging the development agreement on the 2,000-home subdivision that could double the city's population. The environmental groups say a portion of the development is being planned over the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer.
