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A 180 on the Pedernales
Steve Baxter, a fifth-generation rancher from Lampasas, poses near the Pedernales River, which bisects the Arch Ray development’s property. The company said it will reuse wastewater onsite, rather than send effluent into the river. – Standard-Radio Post/Ken Esten Cooke
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By Ken Esten Cooke Standard-Radio Post publisher on January 22, 2025
A 180 on the Pedernales

Arch Ray, the development on the eastern edge of town, has done an about-face on how it will treat wastewater from its facility. After consulting a new project engineer, Arch Ray will now treat and redistribute its wastewater around its property, as opposed to having it processed into treated effluent and sent down the Pedernales River.

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