posted on October 14, 2010 22:52
The Edwards Aquifer Authority took the first steps toward the development of a comprehensive water-quality protection program designed to prevent pollutants from leeching into the recharge zone after it rains.
The Edwards Aquifer Authority board had explored limiting the amount of impervious cover for future development over the recharge zone. Impervious cover involves the amount of pavement used on roads, buildings and parking lots.
However, the board now is considering an approach that would address improved storm-water management and monitoring.
Water regulatory officials are concerned that storm-water runoff from streets and parking lots could wash pollutants from cars and trucks into the recharge zone, the aquifer’s most environmentally sensitive area. This region, which stretches across far North San Antonio, continues to be encroached upon by development. The board could propose a formal rule for public comment by early 2011.
The Edwards Aquifer Authority is charged with managing, enhancing and protecting the Edwards Aquifer, the primary source of drinking water for San Antonio.
October 13th, 2010 | San Antonio Business Journal