If your water comes from Canyon Lake, you are a Neighbor
Fischer Neighbors:
Working to protect water resources in the
Texas Hill Country
Why Canyon Lake Matters
Who drinks Canyon Lake water? In addition to multiple subdivisions, these towns do:
- Canyon Lake
- Fischer
- Sattler
- Startzville
- Kyle
- Buda
- San Marcos
- New Braunfels
- Bulverde
- Boerne
- Spring Branch
- Blanco
- north San Antonio
Canyon Lake provides recreation, livelihoods, and drinking water to residents and tourists alike.
The Threat to Canyon Lake and the Trinity Aquifer
Lennar Homes proposes to build Broken Cedar Ranch, an 850-home development, on FM 484 between Canyon Lake and Fischer. They have applied to TCEQ for a wastewater permit allowing up to 600,000 gal/day of treated effluent into waterways flowing directly into Canyon Lake.
- • More traffic on already strained roads
- • Pressure on schools, emergency services, and infrastructure
- • Stormwater runoff from new impervious cover
- • Long-term risk to the lake, groundwater and wells, and property values
The county has little authority to manage growth. The fight that can be waged is on the wastewater permit. We await TCEQ response to public comments submitted in the period ending February 10, 2026. After that, we will request a contested case hearing.
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Take action to support responsible water management in Texas — write your legislators and request that they allow county commissioners enough authority to manage sustainable growth in their own counties.
What we're protecting
Water resources & quality
Canyon Lake, the Trinity Aquifer, and the Guadalupe River.
Hill Country wildlife
Springs, creeks, rivers, and the vegetation and wildlife that depend on them.
Safe roads & services
Schools, fire, EMS, law enforcement, and traffic flow that works for residents.
Rural community character
Dark skies, quiet, and the rural way of life that brought us here.
Our Mission
Fischer Neighbors promotes responsible growth to protect the drinking water and natural resources of the greater Canyon Lake area, along with the character of the local community in Fischer, Texas.
This takes the form of three main activities:
- Informing residents about issues related to proposed development
- Promoting public participation in decision-making
- Advocating for responsible stewardship of land and water
Fischer Neighbors:
Buda, Kyle, San Marcos, New Braunfels, Canyon Lake, Sattler, Startzville, Fischer, Blanco, Spring Branch, Bulverde, Boerne, north San Antonio, and the subdivisions amidst them all.