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20, 2008. Upon learning that the development and planning for the wastewater treatment plant had been going on for years, attendees were shocked. The situation was made worse when the consultants presenting the proposal refused to answer questions. Immediately following the meeting, angy community members organized a meeting to be held at the local water company on the following Tuesday. Notification of the Tuesday meeting was disseminated through the community via direct personal contact, email or phone. This meeting was attended by over 100 people who were confused, worried and uncertain. However, they quickly organized and by within two hours had a steering committee, a name, a membership list and a time and date for the next meeting. The “core” group (steering committee) would lead the opposition through the next 18 months. This group noticeably evolved in the 18 month period between the filing of the permit and the signing of the agreed settlement. One of the most difficult challenges facing the Alliance was determining who would lead. Judge and Mrs. Reyna, due to their standing in the community were asked to serve, and they accepted. Gary Penny, a quiet, non-confrontational man assumed the role of peaceful organizer. The Helpert brothers, Kevin and Keith, along with their brotherin-law, Todd Christianson, actively and helped the Reyna’s effectively coordinate multiple tasks for over a year. As in all organizations, the primary leadership was supported by secondaries. People set up a web site, wrote press releases, organized fund raisers, did research, contacted elected political officials and educated non-affiliated members in the community about the issue. As the organization developed, the Bull Hide Creek Clearwater Alliance, and leadership, established legitimacy in the 48
community and among the other stakeholders, including the cities. The relative proximities of the municipalities can be seen in Figure 2. Figure 2: Proximity of Lorena to the City of Waco and other WMARSS entities (All municipalities are located with McLennan County, Texas) 49
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DEDICATION I dedicate this thesis t
Page 5 and 6: NOMENCLATURE BHCCWA CAFO EPA ETJ LU
Page 7 and 8: 5.2 Role of the Researcher ........
Page 9 and 10: 1. INTRODUCTION: THE ROLE OF PERCEI
Page 11 and 12: 2. BACKGROUND: GENERAL ISSUES ASSOC
Page 13 and 14: wastewater treatment plant in their
Page 15 and 16: 3. LITERATURE REVIEW 3.1. Uncertain
Page 17 and 18: economic organization, are categori
Page 19 and 20: 3.2. The Psychological Model of Ris
Page 21 and 22: “Just get it over with because it
Page 23 and 24: culture, those judged to be “norm
Page 25 and 26: Dake also explored the role of soci
Page 27 and 28: will be conducted out again in 2013
Page 29 and 30: The research showed that people, wh
Page 31 and 32: attenuation of risk signals and per
Page 33 and 34: analysis takes the form not of rela
Page 35 and 36: need and the object, between his li
Page 37 and 38: influence is derived from meeting v
Page 39 and 40: communication produces honesty, tra
Page 41 and 42: 5. METHODS 5.1. Research Techniques
Page 43 and 44: for Proposal) through open records
Page 45 and 46: Smith, 2009b). This included a laws
Page 47 and 48: the risks this plant would present
Page 49 and 50: and Lorena were considering wastewa
Page 51 and 52: Hewitt joined the Waco Metropolitan
Page 53 and 54: would result from regional wastewat
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Page 65 and 66: plant online as soon as possible. S
Page 67 and 68: Individuals, government agencies, a
Page 69 and 70: of Waco to determine who had notifi
Page 71 and 72: manager was directly threatened by
Page 73 and 74: treatment on behalf of the combined
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Page 79 and 80: which improved morale and decreased
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Page 89 and 90: Caplin, A., & Leahy, J. (2001). Psy
Page 91 and 92: Gonzalez, B. (2009). County commiss
Page 93 and 94: Lyon, S. (2010). Affidavit of steve
Page 95 and 96: Smith, J. B. (2009c, February 22).
Page 97 and 98: The World Values Survey. (2012). Re
Page 99 and 100: APPENDIX B LOCATION OF BULL HIDE CR
Page 101 and 102: APPENDIX D BULL HIDE CREEK WASTEWAT
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The copy of the settlement agreemen
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Several challenges were encountered
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equirement with only the initial fl
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Table 1 - Bull Hide Creek WWTP Infl
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With this in mind, an excerpt of th
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Table 2 Legend: • BH = Bull Hide
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It is widely acknowledged that ther
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