San Antonio Water System Backpedals on Right Choice – Still Considering Groundwater Importation Project
Last month, the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club praised staff at the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) for recommending to their Board that the focus of future water supplies for the city should rest on nearby brackish groundwater, rather than the importation of fresh groundwater from locations distant of the city. Unfortunately, the SAWS Board, sensing pressure from the business community, has backpedaled against that recommendation to reject all three of the groundwater proposals. The good news is that SAWS did not backpedal on their decision to pass on the groundwater supply proposal from Val Verde County. The SAWS Board obviously heard loud and clear from environmental groups, farmers, ranchers, and community...
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