January 02, 2007
Wentworth ready to let SA suck Edwards dry
No, this is not a post about some kind of bizarre sexual encounter with Senator Edwards. The Edwards I was referring to is the one that's an aquifer. Wentworth wants to eliminate current water pumping restrictions imposed on the Edwards Aquifer in so-called 'wet' years.
Wentworth's plans make his San Antonio constituents happy but concern ones in Hays, Comal and Guadalupe counties. Local officials fear that if San Antonio doesn't do more to reduce its reliance on the aquifer during droughts, the springs that feed the Comal, Guadalupe and San Marcos rivers may run dry.Wentworth said that the higher limit on pumping wouldn't overtax the aquifer or the springs during wet years and that any new legislation would include lower limits during droughts. When asked whether San Antonio should do more to wean itself from the aquifer, he said the question was "controversial" and "not productive."
Uhm... Senator... your stupid ass obviously hasn't noticed but there hasn't been a wet year for a while. We are in the middle of a long term drought. Should we go over on rainfall this year, we would still be under the average over the last few years. Meaning the aquifer will not have recharged adequately. But that wouldn't stop SA, under your plan, from pulling even more water out of the system.
SA simply can not meet it's water needs from the aquifer... there just isn't enough there. So, they need to rethink surface reservoirs and even consider, desalination. Quit giving them a pass, Jeffie.
Posted by mcblogger at January 2, 2007 10:44 AM
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