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H-E-B Campaign to Benefit GEAA Member Groups
We are pleased to announce that H-E-B has selected Earth Share of Texas to be the beneficiary of its in-store coupon promotion for April, in recognition of Earth Day. This means that customers can tear off and add check-out coupons worth $1, $3, or $5 to their total bill. H-E-B has supported many Earth Share of Texas organizations with corporate grants or in-kind contributions. The April tear-pad promotion enables H-E-B customers to support the program work of Earth Share of Texas organizations. GEAA and our member groups will benefit, because the contributions will be divided among Earth Share of Texas organizations
Natural Resources Committee Hears GEAA’s Top Bill
The House Natural Resources Committee met yesterday to hear comments about HB 595 and HB 1508, among others. Several GEAA members and supporters came to speak in support of these bills – thank you! If you’d like to see a recording of yesterday’s hearing, go to the Natural Resource Committee’s archived broadcasts and click on the broadcast listed for 3/17/09, starting at 12:06 pm. For a list of relevant bills considered at yesterday’s meeting, read below: HB 595: Leibowitz/Rodriguez – Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing discharges of sewage effluent into any water in the contributing or recharge zone of
HaysCan News Roundup
Growth in Hays County is straining our roads, open spaces and water supply. Citizens are demanding intelligent, honest planning for future growth and special interests are jockeying for influence and a stake in the lucrative development bonanza. The RoundUp invites you to tune in as we will be presenting the “healthy skeptic’s view,” digging below the spin and uncovering the truth behind the votes and decisions of our local government decision makers. Read more here.
GEAA asks Legislature to Take Action to Protect Water & the Hill Country
When: Wednesday, January 14th at 1:30 p.m. Where: on the South Steps of the State Capitol What: Leaders of the 45 member groups of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (representing 25,000 Texans in 19 Counties) go to the State Capitol to advocate their legislative agenda. Citizens from throughout the Texas Hill Country are concerned about the impacts of high-density development on our water resources – both in terms of the quantity of water available and the quality of our groundwater. The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA), working with our member and the region’s elected officials has crafted a legislative agenda that
Rep. Leibowitz Files Bill to Prohibit Discharge of Sewage Effluent into Edwards Aquifer Waterways
“I filed H.B. 595 because the 1.7 million Texans whose source of drinking water is the Edwards Aquifer should not have to worry about treated sewage contaminating their water,” said Leibowitz. “In 2007, the Helotes debris fire contaminated wells near the aquifer when water was applied to the fire for just a few short days. Now, there’s a proposal to pour up to 1 million gallons of treated sewage each day into a creek that directly feeds the Edwards Aquifer. That’s just unacceptable.” The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, the Alamo Soil and Conservation District, the cities of San Antonio and Austin,
GEAA Enlists Your Help with Warbler Watch Program
To help implement the proposed “Warbler Watch” program for the Texas Hill Country, GEAA recently established a partnership with Texas A&M University (TAMU) researchers. The goal of this collaborative program is to develop and implement a long-term and sustainable monitoring program, which will determine trends in distribution, abundance, habitat use, and breeding success of the GCWA across its breeding range. We propose to integrate with and expand upon comprehensive GCWA studies initiated by TAMU in 2003, which were enlarged to include a range-wide monitoring program during 2008. GEAA would help recruit volunteers and landowners, and distribute related educational materials to a

GEAA Launches new interactive website “Under Our Feet”.
On The Record with Randy Beamer | August 16, 2024 As we celebrate National Water Quality Month this August, we are asking GEAA members and

Local environmentalists in court battle to defend Helotes Creek threatened by proposed development
By: KENS 5 Hannah Tiede Aug. 14, 2024 KENS 5 interviews GEAA staff as we share the good news that Helotes homeowners got their first

Regulators: Critics can continue fight against Guajolote Ranch wastewater plant
By Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express News Aug. 14, 2024 GEAA, San Antonio Metro Health, and resident Elizabeth Ann Toepperwein, who owns property near the proposed

GEAA Board Member Alan Montemayor speaks on plastic pollution in Texas Waterways.
KLRN On the Record | Randy Beamer Aug, 8 2024

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality sets hearing for Guajolote Ranch developmment proposal.
PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR AUG 14 9:30 AM IN AUSTIN By: Patty Santos KSAT12 Aug. 5, 2024 In this KSAT12 interview our Executive Director Annalisa

The best option for Guajolote Ranch is conservation.
By: Lesli Hicks & Steve Lee Express News July 26, 2024 https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/guajolote-ranch-conservation-19596501.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwcmVzc25ld3MuY29tL29waW5pb24vY29tbWVudGFyeS9hcnRpY2xlL2d1YWpvbG90ZS1yYW5jaC1jb25zZXJ2YXRpb24tMTk1OTY1MDEucGhw&time=MTcyMjUzNzA5NTY1Ng%3D%3D&rid=N2VjNTJhNmMtNzEzYy00YWY1LTgyMTQtYTYyOTVlMWJiYmI3&sharecount=MQ%3D%3D