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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 discharge point, are among those meeting requirements to contest the permit for the proposed Guajolote Ranch Wastewater treatment plant, which could release up to 1 million gallons of treated treated wastewater per day into Helotes Creek.

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 Peace explains that the Guajolote property is just one of many that the city and county should consider investment money to help protect. “We would like to see more conservation easements purchased,” she said. “The city has done a lot, but according to a Southwest Research Institute study here: https://aquiferalliance.org/…/Final_Report_revised…, the threat of the high density subdivision and the threat from storm water and polluted storm water is still very real for the Edwards, so we

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

By: Jenni Lee KVUE Defenders Reportor 7-17-24 During an interview with KVUE News in Austin, GEAA’s Technical Director Mike Clifford shares concerns regarding Milestone Community Builders, an Austin developer who plans to build a wastewater treatment plant near FM 1626 and State Highway 45. The plant would serve the builder’s proposed Hays Commons Development, a residential and commercial proposal that sits on 500-plus acres of land.  “They’re going to be irrigating treated sewage over the recharge zone where we are here. And when you do that … if the soils aren’t thick enough, it will just leach down into the aquifer,”

The locals in this area are facing upcoming TCEQ wastewater permits, with a public meeting occurring on June 13 for the Villages at Grape Creek permit. Thanks to Pedernales River Alliance for hosting this meeting! More information can be found at https://www.pedernalesriveralliance.org/…/whats…/