Clean Water In Texas

Many people in Texas regard water as oil because of its long and hot drought seasons that come most of summer and fall. Now more than ever has Texas grown so rapidly. Since the 70s Texas has been at a steady incline in both population growth and resource usage. With the constant growth and usage of open water sites across the lone star state, many cities are trying to grasp rights to the water below them. One city in particular has almost exclusively relied on ground water. Texas and its people, may be at risk due to Texas policies, corporate control, and overall resource management.
San Antonio is a city located at the south-central corner of Texas. It is situated between Austin and The Valley (Border towns). However out of its two neighbors
This in turn filtered faster through the ground water of San Antonio and actually helped sustain the local populace (Siedenburg 699). As less limestone “clogging” and other pollutants didn’t inhibit the production of more clean groundwater. The Clean Water Act of 1970 is also at risk, due to corporations demanding it to be unconstitutional, as it inhibited their right to dump in public water systems (Siedenburg 699). It also has been obstructed by the Federal Government by receding information to the public. This is a problem as San Antonio and most Texans are growing increasingly dependent on aquifers and groundwater. With the lack of information and a possible referendum of the bill, there may be a possible water shortage.
Business and capitalism may also play a crucial role in the water industry in San Antonio, and Texas as a whole. With the coupled amounts of public misinformation and the inability to successfully garner any money for dams or brackish water plants, Texas legislature has turned to big business. It’s a tragedy of the commons for most of west Texas as most of its former public taxpayer districts, are now unrestricted regions that may be owned by any company who has land claims in the vicinity (Schoolmaster, Andrew
We struggle with the rampant weather, healthcare procedure and the general policies. Now Texas citizens must also endure the water rights debate that is increasingly becoming a huge concern across the state. Not only are conservation issue being raised, nor the use of Texas policy for private corporations to monetize groundwater. The state of Texas is growing into a dilemma and losing the battle for resource expenditure of public above ground water. Prime examples of the dilemma are becoming public in cities that rely heavily on ground or above ground water such as Odessa, San Antonio, and Austin. Texas must update its constitution and its citizens must reform for the state to brace itself for any more additions to its