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Join GEAA for breakfast! Saturday, March 13

March 3, 2010

Long-time GEAA supporters Fred and Carol Fisher are hosting a fundraiser breakfast for us next Saturday, March 13th – featuring eggs from their backyard henhouse and Carlos Guerra’s famous cinnamon buns while supplies last. Feel free to stop by 334 Shannon Lee here in San Antonio anytime between 9:00 and 10:30 am to break bread (homemade, of course) with us and put some money in the kitty for GEAA while you’re there. Contributions based on your ability to pay will all go towards GEAA’s work of protecting our water. Please help us make this event a success – Spread the word

Join Us Feb. 26th! Reception Featuring Keynote Speaker Al Armendariz

February 2, 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010 5:30 – 7:30 pm Blue Star Contemporary Art Center 116 Blue Star San Antonio, TX 78204 Libations and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Business attire For more information, contact: Elena Serna 210-320-1457 Elena@AquiferAlliance.org

January Conference: Pumping Limits for Texas Aquifers: Desired Future Conditions Process

January 7, 2010

The Texas A&M Graduate Water Program, Texas Agrilife Extension, and the Texas Water Development Board have planned a conference addressing pumping limits for Texas’ aquifers and the desired future condition process. The upcoming conference is scheduled for January 20-21, 2010, and will be held at the Thompson Conference Center on the UT Austin campus. The slate of speakers represents some of the most important players in groundwater management in Texas and the various presentations are sure to address many of the most challenging issues currently facing groundwater managers in Texas. This process will also directly impact Texas landowners. Read on for

Edwards Endangered Species Finally Protected

December 21, 2009

The Center for Biological Diversity and two GEAA member groups, AGUA and Citizen’s Alliance for Smart Expansion (CASE), settled a major lawsuit to protect endangered species found only in the Edwards Aquifer and Comal Springs on Friday, December 18, 2009. The settlement with US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) represents a significant victory in the aquifer protection wars. In response to the lawsuit, the Obama administration agreed to reconsider critical habitat designation for 12 endangered Texas invertebrates, including three species from Comal Springs and nine species from caves in Bexar County. These 12 species are immediately threatened by excessive water withdrawal

GEAA’s Online AUCTION! Just in time for Christmas shopping!

December 3, 2009

To raise enough funds to get us through this year, we’re hosting an online auction just in time for your Christmas shopping! The auction will end on Sunday, December 13th. Thanks to our member groups and business members, we’ve got a great collection of items: Two Southwest Airlines roundtrip tickets to any destination, good for one year A weekend stay at the beautiful Villa Del Rio B&B A ziplining adventure tour with Cypress Valley Canopy Tours near Austin Golf for four at the gorgeous Tapatio Springs Resort & Country Club River rafting trip for four through Rockin ‘R’ River Rides One

Read GEAA’s Comments about the Loop 1604 EIS Scoping Process

November 2, 2009

GEAA and AGUA (Aquifer Guardians in Urban Areas) recently submitted initial comments on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process to assess improvements to Loop 1604 from Potranco Road to I-35 North. Read the full text here and let us know what you think!

Where I Work: Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance

November 20, 2023

by Rachel Hanes November 20, 2023. As policy director at the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, Rachel Hanes works to protect the Edwards and Trinity aquifers.

Water for the future: Comal County has opportunities for reuse.

October 30, 2023

By Rachel Hanes / Policy Director, Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Oct 28, 2023 Updated Oct 29, 2023. It is vitally important for residents in Comal County to

Digging into healthy soil to battle climate change

October 12, 2023

By: Deborah Reid-Technical Director, Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, for the Express News Oct 3,2023 Perhaps you are familiar with the vital role healthy soils play

Austin joins fight against proposed private dam on South Llano River

September 21, 2023

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 Austin Monitor BY NINA HERNANDEZ GEAA sends letter urging the city’s support of the resolution to seek a contested case hearing.

77 groups including GEAA join the Texas Coalition for State Parks to educate Texans on $1 billion dollar Centennial Parks Conservation Fund

September 8, 2023

Focus Daily News August 31, 2023 November 7th 2023 is a very important date for all Texans! GEAA is proud to join the Texas Coalition

SB 2038-Development in the Extra Territorial Jurisdiction and what it means for the environmentally sensitive hill country

August 29, 2023

In an Aug 24, 2023 interview with KLRN Public Television On The Record host Randy Beamer, our Executive Director Annalisa Peace delves into what a