Municipal Operations LLC requesting permission to dump wastewater into Helotes Creek 5-10-2023 KSAT 12 Story coverage: https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/05/11/greater-edwards-aquifer-alliance-works-to-protect-water-quality-as-development-booms-in-nw-bexar-county/
In a recent press conference, residents of San Antonio, Grey Forest, and Helotes came together with GEAA’s Technical Director, Nathan Glavy, to discuss preparations for the May 9th public hearing that the TCEQ has granted. The hearing will give residents an opportunity to voice concerns over the harmful environmental impacts the Lennar Homes proposed Guajolote tract project could have on their community. See news coverage below: Fows29: https://foxsanantonio.com/news/instagram/neighbors-fight-possible-development-concerns-of-wastewater-in-edwards-aquifer# News4: https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/neighbors-fight-possible-development-concerns-of-wastewater-in-edwards-aquifer# Express-News: https://www.expressnews.com/hill-country/article/guajolote-ranch-wastewater-permit-tceq-17904362.php GEAA’s Comments on the permit application are available HERE. Below is the PLAN OF ACTION that GEAA has provided for community members who wish to voice their concerns with the proposed project:
A public meeting will take place May 9th at 7pm regarding the application and preliminary decision for the TPDES permit (permit no. WQ0016171001) for Municipal Wastewater for the proposed Guajolote Ranch development. The property is located in northwest Bexar County, just over 5 miles northwest of San Antonio in the Edwards Aquifer Contributing Zone, an area that catches rainwater and channels it downstream towards the sensitive land that recharges San Antonio’s drinking water. The meeting is an Informal Discussion Period where the public will be encouraged to ask questions of the applicant and TCEQ staff concerting permit application. You can read
Next Tuesday will be your last chance to weigh in on the City of Boerne’s Mobility and Major Thoroughfare plans before the Boerne City Council votes to approve or send it back to the drawing board. When: March 28, 2023, at 6 PM See notice here. Where: Boerne City Hall, City Council Chambers, 447 N. Main Street, Boerne, TX 78006. The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance is very concerned about the impact to Trinity and Edwards water supplies due to the large number of caves and recharge features that lie within the path of proposed major arterial roadways. Check out these maps to see the
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
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
Dear GEAA Members and Friends, The Sunset Advisory Commission public hearing on TCEQ will take place on Wednesday, December 15th. Join us that day in
It is once more time for the annual TCEQ Hearing on the rules that regulate development on the Edwards Aquifer. As you are all aware,
Dear GEAA Members and Friends, The holiday season is coming upon us fast! Once Thanksgiving passes, we will be bombarded with holiday paraphernalia, Christmas lights
We are pleased to announce that H-E-B has selected EarthShare of Texas to be the beneficiary of its in-store coupon promotion for November, in recognition
Many thanks to those of you who showed up at the TCEQ Sunset Review Town Hall meeting last Monday. Thanks, too, to our panelists, State
SEGUIN − The League of Women Voters (LWV) and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) are co-sponsoring a regional public forum, “State Water: What You Should