WELCOME TO THE GREATER EDWARDS AQUIFER ALLIANCE (GEAA)

We are a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes the effective broad-based advocacy for the protection and preservation of the Edwards Aquifer, its springs, watersheds, and the Texas Hill Country that sustains it.

The Edwards Aquifer Ecosystem of Central Texas is one of our most valuable, irreplaceable and endangered public treasures. The EPA recognizes it as a “Sole Source” water supply. It is the only source of drinking water for millions of Texans.

It is our right and duty to preserve and protect the Aquifer, its contributing Hill Country watersheds, its great springs, and its native biodiversity for the benefit of all residents and all future generations. As individuals and community-based organizations, we invite everyone who shares the desire to preserve the Edwards Aquifer to join with us.

The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance has originated a comprehensive program of science, advocacy, and public engagement aimed at protecting the quality and quantity of spring flows from the Edwards and Trinity aquifers. We are in need of support to fund key projects that are currently underway.

The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA) is excited to launch Under Our Feet, a new interactive website designed to promote better understanding and protection of the Edwards and Trinity aquifers and, especially, the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone that supplies water for over 1.5 million Texans.

Realizing that very few people understand what a marvelous resource we have in our uniquely prolific karst aquifer, GEAA designed this site to encourage everyone to love this mysterious underground landscape as much as we do. “Under Our Feet” provides users with an overview of the Edwards and Trinity aquifers, karst groundwater systems, the Edwards watershed landscape, risks facing the aquifer systems, how to protect karst aquifers, and how to stay involved. Users will discover which zone of the Edwards Aquifer they live in, what that means in the groundwater cycle, what risks the aquifer is facing, and what actions they can take to protect the Edwards Aquifer. The site uses interactive maps, links, infographics, and photos to provide an engaging experience for all users.

Adults will be encouraged to “Take the Pledge” to adopt habits and practices that will protect the Edwards spring-fed streams and keep our water supply healthy. Children can “Adopt a Blind Salamander, one of the endangered species that lives under our feet and nowhere else.

Latest News

‘Crowding 850 houses onto 230 acres’: Fischer community group stands up to large home developments

Fischer Neighbors are organizing to push back against a proposed development that would squeeze roughly 850 homes onto about 230 acres of rural land. This plan would strain water resources, clear-cut all trees, and change the character of the community. The upcoming TCEQ hearing about the wastewater permit tied to the project is a great opportunity for people to speak up before regulators about their concerns. Fischer Neighbors has been hosting town halls, sharing guidance on how to comment, and

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Guajolote Ranch development in limbo after San Antonio City Council vote

San Antonio Current by Michael KarlisFebruary 5, 2026 🚨 BIG NEWS for water defenders! Today the San Antonio City Council stood strong for clean water, unanimously voting no on a Municipal Utility District for the Guajolote Ranch development — slowing down a project that could threaten our precious Edwards Aquifer! 💧🙌 Thanks to community voices and advocates standing up for every Central Texan who relies on this lifeline. The fight isn’t over, but today we made real progress! 🌟

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Speak Out Against Lennar’s Guajolote Ranch 2/5

This coming Thursday, February 5th, San Antonio City council will be voting on whether to approve the creation of a Municipal Utility District (MUD) for Lennar’s Guajolote Ranch subdivision.  Due to concerns about the negative impacts this high density subdivision would have on San Antonio’s Edwards Aquifer water supplies, GEAA has been opposing this project for the last three years. You can read our comments urging denial of the MUD application here. You can see additional concerns about this MUD here. You

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Salado Creek Community Meeting

GEAA Technical Director Mike Clifford presented at a community meeting in Salado, along with GEAA Member Group Save Texas Streams’ Advocacy Director Brian Zabcik. The meeting was held to organize opposition to the Reserve at Salado Creek development’s plans to dump up to 700,000 gallons per day into Salado Creek, which is in the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. If you want to learn more, click here to read GEAA’s comments. If you want to take action, next week there will

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‘Crowding 850 houses onto 230 acres’: Fischer community group stands up to large home developments

Fischer Neighbors are organizing to push back against a proposed development that would squeeze roughly 850 homes onto about 230 acres of rural land. This plan would strain water resources, clear-cut all trees, and change the character of the community. The upcoming TCEQ hearing about the wastewater permit tied to the project is a great opportunity for people to speak up before regulators about their concerns. Fischer Neighbors has been hosting town halls, sharing guidance on how to comment, and

Read More »

Guajolote Ranch development in limbo after San Antonio City Council vote

San Antonio Current by Michael KarlisFebruary 5, 2026 🚨 BIG NEWS for water defenders! Today the San Antonio City Council stood strong for clean water, unanimously voting no on a Municipal Utility District for the Guajolote Ranch development — slowing down a project that could threaten our precious Edwards Aquifer! 💧🙌 Thanks to community voices and advocates standing up for every Central Texan who relies on this lifeline. The fight isn’t over, but today we made real progress! 🌟

Read More »

Speak Out Against Lennar’s Guajolote Ranch 2/5

This coming Thursday, February 5th, San Antonio City council will be voting on whether to approve the creation of a Municipal Utility District (MUD) for Lennar’s Guajolote Ranch subdivision.  Due to concerns about the negative impacts this high density subdivision would have on San Antonio’s Edwards Aquifer water supplies, GEAA has been opposing this project for the last three years. You can read our comments urging denial of the MUD application here. You can see additional concerns about this MUD here. You

Read More »

Salado Creek Community Meeting

GEAA Technical Director Mike Clifford presented at a community meeting in Salado, along with GEAA Member Group Save Texas Streams’ Advocacy Director Brian Zabcik. The meeting was held to organize opposition to the Reserve at Salado Creek development’s plans to dump up to 700,000 gallons per day into Salado Creek, which is in the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. If you want to learn more, click here to read GEAA’s comments. If you want to take action, next week there will

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