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.
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
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
San Antonio Report by Lindsey Carnett May 31, 2024 Thanks to the San Antonio Report for this article regarding the new exemption law now in
KVUE May 21, 2024Groups opposing the plan say there isn’t enough water to support the development. “They’re asking for more than twice as much water
Texas Public Radio| By Texas Water Symposium On April 11, the Hill Country Alliance and Schreiner University hosted their annual Texas Water Symposium on these
San Antonio Express News/Steve Lee April 23,2024On April 10, the EPA issued its first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standards to protect against harmful perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
