GEAA’s Executive Director Annalisa Peace will be speaking at the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center’s Second Annual Water Festival. The event is on Saturday, March 29th. She will be joined by other speakers including educators and activists. They will engage in community dialogue on local water issues. Come out and take part in the conversation! More about the festival here:
Deceleration News Greg Harman Feb. 14, 2025 YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE! Hundreds of residents gathered in Grey Forest, Texas earlier this month to decry plans for 2,900 homes on the outskirts of San Antonio—expected to discharge a million gallons of treated wastewater daily into the Helotes Creek watershed. Those who have studied the project said contamination could reach local water wells in less than a day after discharge. And, they warned, with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg amplifying the point, that contamination would inevitably reach the Edwards Aquifer, which is relied upon by nearly 2 million area residents. “There is a saying
Mayor Nirenberg visited the Helotes area that could be affected by developer’s proposed wastewater plant. https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/02/17/northwest-bexar-county-residents-oppose-wastewater-permit-over-drinking-water-concerns KSAT 12 Zaria Oates, Reporter Ricardo Moreno, PhotojournalistFebruary 16, 2025
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/officials-work-to-prevent-treated-waste-water-from-entering-helotes-creek
By Express-News Editorial Board,Opinion Staff Feb 14, 2025 For more than two years, private and public stakeholders — including the city of San Antonio, Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio Water System and Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance — have objected to the sewage plant and Guajolote Ranch development. A two-year study by Southwest Research Institute found that “installing additional wastewater systems in the region, regardless of type, would … significantly degrade the watershed and the quality of water recharging the Edwards Aquifer,” Ronald Green, who led the study team, said. READ THE FULL EXPRESS NEWS ARTICLE HERE: Protecting Edwards Aquifer requires higher standard at Hill Country
by: Marisa Nunez KXANFeb 10, 2025 / 04:34 PM CST https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/water-nonprofit-report-explores-solutions-to-water-crisis-despite-housing-affordability-concerns The report written by GEAA’s Policy Director Rachel Hanes, recommends Texas legislators support both long-term housing affordability and water supply protection.
More below from Chad Swiatecki Austin Monitor Thursday, February 6, 2025
The march hosted by Scenic Loop Helotes Creek Alliance was meant to demonstrate the million gallons per day of sewage effluent that will flow into Helotes Creek
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.
By Zachary-Taylor Wright MySA Jan. 24, 2025. The builder wants to discharge 600,000 gallons a day of treated water into creeks https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/wastewater-dumping-texas-hill-country-20041291.php
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
On Sunday, February 2nd 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.
