Not so impervious after all: Woodcreek relaxes environmental regulation, change is moot due to state technicality
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Dalton Sweat
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The debate in Woodcreek is currently centered on how large a house can be built on a given site, and the percentage seems to fluctuate.
Impervious cover is the amount of artificial structures, such as a home, deck or driveway, that prevent water from soaking into the ground. The number is often cited when considering how an aquifer will replenish, and Woodcreek is in the Trinity Aquifer’s recharge zone. When the city was built, it was based on a 35 percent impervious cover regulation, but a few years ago, during a lawsuit with a hotel that wanted to build above Jacob’s Well, the city dropped the restriction to 25 percent.
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