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New Drought Restrictions On The Way

January 28, 2014

Trustees of the San Antonio Water System on Tuesday approved a measure asking the City Council to toughen the city’s drought rules, making restrictions on lawn watering kick in earlier. The proposed rules would mean once-a-week lawn watering would start when the Edwards Aquifer level falls to 660 feet above sea level in San Antonio instead of the 650 feet level now in city ordinance. This is an excerpt from a recent San Antonio Express-News article.

WATER Symposium – Sunday, Feb. 14th – Tuesday, Feb. 16th

January 27, 2014

GEAA is one of the sponsors of the WATER Symposium, coming up on February 14-16, 2010, at Trinity University’s Holt Conference Center. This free symposium takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of water, with presenters speaking about the science, politics, history, poetry, music, architecture, fashion, law, spirituality (and much more) of this precious resource. For a full list of presentation topics and speakers, please visit the WATER Symposium website.

83rd Legislative Session Report

June 11, 2013

Check out the report on how the bills on GEAA’s legislative agenda fared during the 83rd session. I am so pleased to report that all 15 of the “Bills We Hate” failed. Thank you so much for your calls, letters, and testimony! Five of these bad bills did make it to the Calendars Committee, which means we will have to watch out for them next session. Of 27 versions of the “Bills We Love” eight passed! The following bills are already passed into law: [arrow_list] [list_item]SB 567 – Watson, Nichols – transfers the economic regulation of investor owned water utilities from

Citizens Rally to Protect the Aquifer and Bracken Bat Preserve

June 7, 2013

You folks certainly know how to get someone’s attention! On May 29th over 200 citizens showed up to give San Antonio’s Mayor Castro and City Council an earful about why we oppose a high density development on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone next door to the Bracken Bat Preserve. GEAA was joined by Bat Conservation International, Alamo Group of the Sierra Club, Bexar Audubon Society, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Bexar Green Party, Green Spaces Alliance, Texas Audubon and many, many concerned nature lovers and water wonks who presented very compelling arguments urging City Council to take action to protect our

GEAA Opposes Crescent Hills Development

May 24, 2013

When: Wednesday, May 29th at 6:00 pm Where: City Council Chambers, San Antonio Municipal Plaza Building, 114 W. Commerce Citizens will join the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, Alamo Group of the Sierra Club, Bat Conservation International and others to address the Mayor and City Council at Citizens to Be Heard to protest the SAWS contract for water and sewer service to the Crescent Hills development in Comal County. Once again, it seems that we need to remind City Council that we do not want to subsidize development on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. Not on Our Water, Not with Our Money!

Scientists Study How Contamination Travels in the Edwards Aquifer

May 10, 2013

The Edwards Aquifer is the sole source of drinking water for more than two million residents. That’s why it’s important for scientists to understand how contamination travels in this karst aquifer. This report from WOAI TV news explains some shocking results of dye tracing studies conducted by the Edwards Aquifer Authority.

New GEAA Member Group Comfort Neighbors, holdong second Town Hall meeting on Saturday, January 25th, 2025 at 2pm to organize opposition to Lennar’s Comfort 590 development.

January 17, 2025

The meeting will take place at the The Lobby Coffee Shop 523 Seveth St. Comfort, TX. If you are unable to attend but would like

Scenic Loop Helotes Creek Alliance holding a meeting and Million Gallon March to demonstrate oppostition to Lennar’s Guajolote development in Grey Forest. SATURDAY FEB. 1st 2025!!!

January 17, 2025

On Saturday, February 1st the Scenic Loop Helotes Creek Alliance is holding a meeting and Million Gallon march to demonstrate opposition to Lennar’s Guajolote development in Grey Forest.

Lennar’s development plans in the Hill Country put Edwards Aquifer at risk.

January 3, 2025

Jan. 1, 2025 Express News Op Ed by Annalisa Peace. Developer’s plans for the Guajolote Ranch have the potential to pollute San Antonio’s water supplies

Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance 2025 Legislative Agenda Released

November 22, 2024

By: Joseph DeCarlo News4SA Nov. 20, 2024 https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/edwards-aquifer-2025-legislative-agenda-released?fbclid=IwY2xjawGtwqFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfKY-eO2ga0uxru8W6orK9iTXaw3CRD9otycbU7F3ARtu9SO4oliVPOqow_aem_InAxcaRonIm1FzdqOKRt_A GEAA’s policy director, Rachel Hanes discussed the release of our new 2025 Legislative Agenda in this News4SA

Feds grant $1.9M in funding toward land protections for properties near Camp Bullis

November 4, 2024

San Antonio Report by Lindsey Carnett Nov. 2, 2024 As noted in the SA Report article here, property owners within the Camp Bullis “sentinel landscape”

Save the Pedernales River and Hamilton Pool!

October 8, 2024

Join the effort to ensure a billionaire’s private resort does not drain water from our public parks. We are urging everyone to learn about the