Environmental Group Asking Council To Overturn SAWS Sewer Agreement for Comal...
A regional water watchdog group is asking for the City of San Antonio’s help in shutting down the efforts of a developer who wants to build a high-density neighborhood north of San Antonio. The...
View ArticleSpeakers Protest Development At City Council, But Can Council Do Anything?
San Antonio City Council last night heard three hours of pleas from opponents of a high-density housing development who said it will be the beginning of the end of the Bracken Bat Cave. Dozens of...
View ArticleSAWS Switches Water Source For Northeast Bexar County
Residents in Northeast Bexar County will have a different water source for the next several weeks as the San Antonio Water System addresses water concerns from Lake Dunlap. The affected area of...
View ArticleEdwards Aquifer Authority Declares Stage Three Restrictions
With the lack of rain and the summer heat beating down the area, the Edwards Aquifer Authority is declaring Stage 3 pumping restrictions. It's only the second time that the EAA has declared Stage 3 for...
View ArticleEdwards Aquifer Authority Declares Rare Wintertime Stage 3 Restrictions
In a rare move for this time of year, the Edwards Aquifer Authority has declared Stage 3 water restrictions. SAWS customers need not worry. A spokesperson tells TPR there is enough reserve water on...
View ArticleThe Source: Dueling Plans & Shortfall Scares, San Antonio's Water Future
A study paid for by the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce details the impacts of water shortages on the city's future growth. Jobs, spending, migration are all affected drastically if the city continues...
View ArticleCity Leaders To Mark Progress Of Aquifer Protection Program
With water on the minds of many, the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program is a citywide, long-standing effort to maintain sustainable water levels. In April, the San Antonio city council will hear once...
View ArticleThe Source: Impacts Of Record-Setting Drought Restriction
The Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) imposed stage three water restrictions on April 10, the earliest in area history and only the fourth time ever for the "San Antonio pool." Despite summer being...
View ArticleThe Source: Saving Bat Colony All About Finding The Money
The future of the Bracken Bat cave is far from resolved. The cave, which has the largest maternal bat colony in the world, made news last summer when Galo Properties announced a planned housing...
View ArticleGreater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Calls For SAWS Moratorium On Development
The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance is calling on the San Antonio Water System to place a moratorium on the construction of new developments in Northern Bexar County over concerns of sewer lines under...
View ArticleThe Source: Calls For Development Freeze Over Recharge Zone
Water conservation advocates are calling on the San Antonio Water System to cease permits for service to new developments over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone until a plan for growth can be...
View ArticleMajor Source Of Aquifer Shelter Funding Waits On City Decision
On Thursday, the San Antonio City Council will decide whether to ask voters to renew a sales tax for aquifer protection and park maintenance. This one-eighth of a cent sales tax could potentially have...
View ArticleCity Council Says It’s A Go, People To Vote On Tax For Aquifer
In May, San Antonians will have the opportunity to vote on whether to continue an aquifer protection program that collects one-eighth of a cent sales tax. After meeting on Wednesday for an initial...
View ArticleTexas Planners Look To Aquifers, And Following San Antonio Example, To...
LUBBOCK — The torrential storms of last month essentially ended one of Texas’ worst-ever droughts, but much of the excess water has already flowed into the Gulf of Mexico or will evaporate by year’s...
View ArticleThe History And Future Of The Edwards Aquifer Authority
A full house at the Pearl Stable was on hand to reflect on the legacy of the Edwards Aquifer Authority on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, and look to the future, at the San Antonio Clean...
View ArticleSAWS Opens New Water Desalination Plant
The San Antonio Water System officially opened on Friday its desalination plant that will pull water from the salty Wilcox Aquifer. It’s one of the largest inland desalination plants in the country.
View ArticleFuture Flow In Doubt For San Antonio River Blue Hole
Every summer there is a drop in the water level of the Edwards Aquifer. This is one of the most prolific artesian aquifers in the world. It is the main source of drinking water for San Antonio and over...
View ArticleWater Violations In San Antonio Could Get Costly
The San Antonio Water System is stepping up enforcement since levels at the Edwards Aquifer test well triggered Stage 1 Watering Restrictions several weeks ago.
View ArticleThe Source: To The Batcave!
In the first segment: The newly proposed Crescent Hills Development in Comal County sits near the entrance to the cave of the largest colony of Mexican Freetail Bats, Bracken Bat Preserve, and over the...
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