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Once in a decade opportunity to tell legislators what you think of TCEQ.
GEAA members and friends, We know that, like us, many of you are frustrated by the shortcomings of the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ). This legislative session we have a real opportunity to achieve some improvement in how TCEQ can better serve Texans. GEAA is joining with The Alliance for a Clean Texas (ACT) to host a Lobby Day (April 11th, 2023), with Texans from across the state coming together to call on the Legislature to strengthen environmental protections. We hope you can join us! Sign up to attend and we’ll schedule meetings with your state representative and senator and
On Monday, December 19th at 6 PM Milestone will present their plans and receive public comment at the Hays County Government Office. Concerned citizens are urged to attend.
The presentation will be held in the Hays County Government Office’s Development Services Conference Room at 2171 Yarrington Road in Kyle. You can see a list of GEAA’s concerns with the link below. GEAA Comments on the Hays Commons Preliminary Plat
Art Auction Event
Celebrate Texas Waters through a Dinner & Art Auction with Texas Artists to benefit the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance! Join us on December 1, 2022 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm for an evening of celebrating Texas water with some of Texas’ most distinguished artists. Biga on the Banks will serve a special four course dinner with unlimited selected libations. See you there!
GEAA and Texas State University Students Partner to Map Wastewater Treatment Facilities Across Edwards Aquifer Region
Date: May 16, 2022 A team of four students from Dr. Yihong Yuan’s Geographic Information Science (GIS) Design & Implementation Class at Texas State University (TSU), working with the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA), have created an interactive map of wastewater treatment facilities (WWTF) within the Edwards Aquifer region. With this map, students conducted an overlay analysis to pinpoint high-risk WWTF areas within the Edwards Aquifer region based on population density and proximity to steams. The interactive map will help further GEAA’s ongoing research of the impacts of sewage and WWTFs on the Edwards Aquifer region. Click Here to view the
Reflections on Earth Day 2022
A friend reposted this very grim Earth Day message I sent to GEAA members in 2013.

Update on our proposed amendments to San Antonio’s building code
From the March 14 experience on the Park Dedication recommendations, it became apparent that staff support of an amendment is crucial.
Developers pivot to resort proposal near Barton Creek, raising environmental concerns
April 15, 2025 KVUE Developers have proposed a 70-acre resort and residential community on State Highway 71 near Bee Cave, called White Rocks. https://www.kvue.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-2040/controversial-development-near-barton-creek-changed/269-65bb6c18-c743-481e-b5bb-7a28f62558c4
Join GEAA at Todos Agua 2!
GEAA’s Executive Director Annalisa Peace will be speaking at the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center’s Second Annual Water Festival. The event is on Saturday, March

Million Gallon March: Rallying for Local Wells & San Antonio’s Primary Water Source
Deceleration News Greg Harman Feb. 14, 2025 YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE! Hundreds of residents gathered in Grey Forest, Texas earlier this month to decry plans for

Northwest Bexar County residents oppose wastewater permit over drinking water concerns
Mayor Nirenberg visited the Helotes area that could be affected by developer’s proposed wastewater plant. https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/02/17/northwest-bexar-county-residents-oppose-wastewater-permit-over-drinking-water-concerns KSAT 12 Zaria Oates, Reporter Ricardo Moreno, PhotojournalistFebruary 16,

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/officials-work-to-prevent-treated-waste-water-from-entering-helotes-creek

Protecting Edwards Aquifer requires higher standard at Hill Country development
By Express-News Editorial Board,Opinion Staff Feb 14, 2025 For more than two years, private and public stakeholders — including the city of San Antonio, Metropolitan Health