Save Our Springs Alliance
Read about Aquatics Advisory Board decision to end free 9 - 10 pm swim at Barton Springs Pool.
A letter from fellow swimmer, Kam Magor
and send your input to
aquaticsoffice@ci.austin.tx.us
then plan to attend the next public stakeholder meeting with the Aquatics Advisory Board on Feb. 10, 6-7pm, Aquatics Office, 400 Deep Eddy
Twelve listed endangered species of the Edwards Aquifer win reconsideration of inadequate critical habitat designations
Today we celebrate twelve special blessings -- made possible in part by the end of the extreme, anti-environment Bush era. Late Friday, December 18th, U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel approved a settlement in a lawsuit brought by environmentalists to force the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to reconsider designated "critical habitat" for 12 listed endangered species native to the Edwards Aquifer. The settlement requires the Service to redo the habitat designations over the course of the next three years. The current designations will remain in place during this time.
SOS Alliance attorneys Bill Bunch and Andrew Hawkins represented the plaintiffs in the case, the Center for Biological Diversity, the San Antonio-based Aquifer Guardians in Urban Areas (AGUA), and the New Braunfel's based Citizen's Alliance for Smart Expansion (CASE). Nine of the subject species live in caves of northern Bexar County and three are found in springs in Comal and Hays counties.
Read the full press release and the full settlement HERE
New Study Warns of Coming Water Shortages,
Urges Central Texas Communities to Conserve More
A new study by Clean Water Fund warns that Central Texas is likely to experience serious long-term water shortages as population continues to increase and the effect of drought and climate change make themselves felt. The report urges Central Texas communities to amplify their efforts to conserve water.
You can read this report, called "The Coming Crisis: Water Availability and Municipal Conservation Efforts in Central Texas," by clicking here.
Austin Council Member Bill Spelman Links Lower Water Use with
CLICK HERE to a powerpoint presentation prepared by Austin City Council member Bill Spelman analyzing peak day water demand trends for the City of
Water Treatment Plant #4
Costs Too Much - We Don't Need It
Read our debate handout by clicking here
Should Austin commit a billion dollars on "Water Treatment Plant No. 4?"
SOS Receives Best All-Time Winner in Chronicle Best of Austin
SOS is recognized by the Chronicle for many years of awards for our (and your) work to save Barton Springs and the Edwards Aquifer. Our thanks to the Chronicle and its readers for this acknowledgement.
SOS Alliance and Downstream Landowners File Appeal of Belterra’s Sewer Discharge Permit in Travis County District Court
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