Annalisa Peace Archives - San Antonio Report http://sanantonioreport.org/tag/annalisa-peace/ Nonprofit journalism for an informed community Fri, 31 May 2024 19:56:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-SA_Report_Logo_512pxArtboard-1-32x32.jpg Annalisa Peace Archives - San Antonio Report http://sanantonioreport.org/tag/annalisa-peace/ 32 32 172243930 Report: New law puts Edwards, Trinity aquifers at greater risk https://sanantonioreport.org/new-texas-state-law-edwards-trinity-aquifers-greater-risk-degradation/ Fri, 31 May 2024 19:56:38 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5370592 The Edwards Aquifer spans multiple counties and provides water to more than 2 million people.A report by the the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance finds a new law puts San Antonio's main source of water at greater risk for degradation.
Report: New law puts Edwards, Trinity aquifers at greater risk was first posted on May 31, 2024 at 2:56 pm.
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]]> 5370592 City to clarify SAWS development rules over recharge zone https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-launches-effort-to-clarify-saws-development-rules-over-recharge-zone/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:15:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5315889 Waterlines accumulate alongside a residential development project over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone in far north Bexar County.Policy changes could add specific requirements for developers to get SAWS water and sewer services in the city's extra-territorial jurisdiction areas.
City to clarify SAWS development rules over recharge zone was first posted on February 7, 2023 at 6:15 pm.
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]]> 5315889 ‘This is a bait-and-switch’: Proposed land swap that could affect endangered bird draws protest https://sanantonioreport.org/cibolo-canyons-proposed-land-swap-golden-cheeked-warbler/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5313373 Homes in the CIbolo Canyons neighborhood surrounds a pocket of land that was declared a protected habitat for the endangered migratory Golden-cheeked warbler.About 40 people at Cibolo Canyons Conservation Easement challenged a developer's proposal that could impact golden-cheeked warblers.
‘This is a bait-and-switch’: Proposed land swap that could affect endangered bird draws protest was first posted on January 19, 2023 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5313373 Amendments to aging land use plan increase density of Hill Country development https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-hill-country-development-density-edwards-aquifer/ Sun, 30 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5302275 A development eyeing nearly 3000 homes in northern Bexar County will not be subject to any new amendments made to San Antonio's land use plan.Environmentalists say these plan amendments add up to increased development density, impervious cover and increased stormwater runoff over the sensitive Edwards Aquifer recharge and contributing zones.
Amendments to aging land use plan increase density of Hill Country development was first posted on October 30, 2022 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5302275 Report: Edwards Aquifer Protection Program ‘brightest success story for conservation in Texas’ https://sanantonioreport.org/hill-country-environmental-report-edwards-aquifer-protection-program/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 02:19:48 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5267061 A bicyclist rides on the Salado Creek Greenway trail in 2021.A first-of-its-kind report on the Texas Hill Country calls the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program a shining example of conservation efforts.
Report: Edwards Aquifer Protection Program ‘brightest success story for conservation in Texas’ was first posted on March 7, 2022 at 8:19 pm.
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]]> 5267061 SAWS board gets briefing on sewage line options for development near protected land https://sanantonioreport.org/saws-sewage-line-aquifer-zone/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 21:11:02 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5230741 Landowner Brenda Chapman flips through pages of documents outlining the SAWS sewage line that is currently planned to run through her property which is under a conservation easement through a program with the City of San Antonio to maintain sensitive aquifer recharge zones.SAWS staff presented trustees with four sewage line options SAWS planners considered to service a future residential development.
SAWS board gets briefing on sewage line options for development near protected land was first posted on June 9, 2021 at 4:11 pm.
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]]> 5230741 Deal near in Bandera County wastewater fight; Honey Creek dispute to go before judge https://sanantonioreport.org/deal-near-in-bandera-county-wastewater-fight-honey-creek-dispute-to-go-before-judge/ Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5206282 Commissioners Creek flows through property owned by the Monier and Finner families.The two are among the most heated environmental disputes in the the Texas Hill Country, where growth is stressing scarce water supplies.
Deal near in Bandera County wastewater fight; Honey Creek dispute to go before judge was first posted on December 20, 2020 at 6:00 am.
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]]> 5206282 City Council is considering a $100M plan to protect the Edwards Aquifer. It has skeptics. https://sanantonioreport.org/city-council-is-considering-a-100m-plan-to-protect-the-edwards-aquifer-it-has-skeptics/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 01:16:17 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5192094 The Edwards Aquifer spans multiple counties and provides water to more than 2 million people.Most City Council members praised a $100 million plan to fund aquifer protection, but two said they'd rather wait until after the November election.
City Council is considering a $100M plan to protect the Edwards Aquifer. It has skeptics. was first posted on September 10, 2020 at 8:16 pm.
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]]> 5192094 San Antonio aquifer, trails advocates lament sales tax vote https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-aquifer-trails-advocates-lament-sales-tax-vote/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:29:21 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5187483 Some say their focus will shift to securing replacement funding for the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program and the trail network.
San Antonio aquifer, trails advocates lament sales tax vote was first posted on August 13, 2020 at 4:29 pm.
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]]> 5187483 Thrown Under the Bus? Tax Deal Leaves Future of Aquifer, Trails Programs Unsettled https://sanantonioreport.org/thrown-under-the-bus-tax-deal-leaves-aquifer-trails-in-flux/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5182905 For Mayor Ron Nirenberg, the post-pandemic plan to fund aquifer and linear trails programs is basically the same as his pre-pandemic plan.
Thrown Under the Bus? Tax Deal Leaves Future of Aquifer, Trails Programs Unsettled was first posted on July 17, 2020 at 6:00 am.
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