Posted on March 11th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Clean air, clean water interests collide over Helotes debris fire
Into this toxic haze steps an angry man, Helotes Mayor Jon Allan, perhaps the lone heroic figure in this 2 1/2-month disaster.
When Allan speaks everyone listens, and this is what he’s saying: Resume fighting the fire with water. The strategy of using a crane [...]
Filed under: Edwards Aquifer, Helotes, Helotes fire, Henry Zumwalt, SAWS, San Antonio Water System, TCEQ, mulch fire, texas | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 7th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Environment | Water
Officials revealed Tuesday that wells apparently polluted by firefighting efforts at the Helotes debris pile also are showing bacterial contamination with high levels of fecal coliform.It’s unclear whether the fire and bacterial contamination are related. State and local officials are planning more talks today to determine the next step in dealing with [...]
Filed under: Helotes, Helotes fire, Henry Zumwalt, TCEQ, mulch fire | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 8th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Just a really quick post about another snag in putting out the Helotes Mulch Fire. SAWS is going to vote to see if they will get a restraining order against anyone using water to put out the Helotes mulch fire. At the bottom are links to all the previous CNN stories so you can do [...]
Filed under: Bexar Met, Bexar Metropolitan Water District, BexarMet, Helotes, Helotes fire, Henry Zumwalt, SAWS, San Antonio, San Antonio Water System, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, aquifer, bexar county, mulch fire, texas | No Comments »
Posted on February 7th, 2007 by TechDigger
I’m still trying to decide what I think about SAWs cutting off the water to put out the Helotes mulch fire but the following statement boggles the mind:
SAWS votes to cut the water supply for Helotes firefighting effort - San Antonio Business Journal:
However, BexarMet may still not be in a position to provide all the [...]
Filed under: Alex Briseno, Bexar Metropolitan Water District, BexarMet, Gil Olivares, Helotes fire, SAWS, San Antonio Water System, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, mulch fire, texas | No Comments »
