Environmental Issues in San Antonio

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Environmental Issues in San Antonio
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Water - Drainage

• San Antonio has not adequately handled drainage.
• The San Antonio River Improvements Project is
  attempting to put meander back into the SA river.

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Water Quantity

• The Edwards Aquifer is the (nearly) sole source
  of drinking water for SA.
• Recharge of the river is being reduced by
  development.
• Water conservation is not a priority.

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Water Recycling

• SAWS is recycling water. Trinity is part of this
  effort.

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Water - Quality

• Suburban sprawl over the aquifer recharge zone .
• PGA village

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Air Pollution

• San Antonio is in violation of EPA air quality
  standards.
• Urban Sprawl and traffic is one cause.
• Coal-burning power plants are another.

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Urban Sprawl

• Smart Growth
• Open Space
• SA Natural Areas

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Species Extinction

• Golden Cheeked Warbler
• Black-Capped Vireo
• Edwards Aquifer and Cave species

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Environmental Groups

• Sierra Club
• Bexar Audubon
• SA Audubon
• Native Plant Society
• Nature Conservancy
• Mitchell Lake Wetlands Society
• Master Naturalists

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Local Sites

• SA Botanical Garden
• Friedrich Wilderness Park
• Mitchell Lake
• Eisenhower Park
• State Parks
• SA Missions
• Brackenridge Park