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On The Record with Randy Beamer | August 16, 2024 As we celebrate National Water Quality Month this August, we are asking GEAA members and friends to please TAKE THE PLEDGE to protect what is under our feet!!! Have little ones? They can do their part too by adopting a salamander! GEAA was thrilled to have the opportunity for our Policy Director Rachel Hanes, to sit with KLRN’s On the Record host Randy Beamer, to talk about an exciting new campaign we have just released called “Under Our Feet”. The campaign is all about raising awareness of what is under our

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 victory to keep their creek clean! The Texas Commission for Environmental Quality has cleared the way for a court battle. It’s important to note that the judge’s decision could impact ALL of Bexar County if Lennar Homes is allowed to dump up to 4 million gallons of treated effluent into Helotes Creek daily. GEAA continues to drive the message to all involved that the treated effluent will pollute our aquifer impacting ALL San Antonians! Stay tuned…the

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