Edwards Aquifer

Aquifer Authority Elevates Uvalde Pool To Stage 5 Pumping Restrictions

David Martin Davies — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:36:28 +0000

The Edwards Aquifer Authority officially declared Stage 5 pumping restrictions for users of the Uvalde Pool. This stage of the EAA Critical Period Management Plan requires permit holders to reduce their authorized annual pumping from the aquifer by 44 percent.

The EAA declared Stage 5 based on declining water level readings at the J-27 monitoring well in Uvalde. It has been officially confirmed that the 10-day average is below the threshold of 840 feet above sea level.

The Source Today: A Little More In Taxes And A Little Less Water

Paul Flahive — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:57:18 +0000

In the First Segment:

Guest - San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro

Today is the first day that San Antonio will be paying the extra sales tax for the Pre-K 4 SA program, and with enrollment for the first two centers beginning in May and classes scheduled to begin in August there are still a lot of questions.

Is $29 Million Too Much To Protect Texas Salamander Habitat?

David Martin Davies — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:37:00 +0000

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for public comment about granting federal protection for new salamander species in Central Texas.

Protecting these little guys it’s going to cost about $29 million in economic impact over the next 23 years.

Decision Postponed On Century Oaks Development

Eileen Pace — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:47:43 +0000

Bexar County Commissioners have postponed a decision on whether a local developer can build hundreds of small-lot homes in far north Bexar County. Commissioners are asking developer Gordon Hartman to meet with attorneys and area homeowners who oppose the subdivision.

Residents of Hidden Oaks near Cibolo Creek fear the development of Century Oaks will cause harm to the environment; specifically, the Golden-Cheeked Warbler, the large oaks trees that are already being cut down, and the water. The land is over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone.

SAWS Forced to Adjust Water Management Plan Ahead of Schedule

Eileen Pace — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:13:18 +0000

San Antonio’s Water Plan was last updated in 2009, but changes in demographics and population have made it necessary to update the plan now instead of waiting the usual five years.

The San Antonio Water System is planning for a 1.2 percent annual population growth; an increase of 20,000 people a year. Vice President Greg Flores said SAWS has begun its investment in a new desalination plant for Bexar County’s future.