The San Marcos City Council is holding a discussion tonight to address concerns about a planned 820,000-square-foot film studio on the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer. | RianeRoldan
Protesters rally outside San Marcos City Hall in protest of a deal to give economic incentives to a film studio that would be built on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone.
The San Marcos City Council is holding a discussion tonight to address concerns about the environmental impact of a new development coming to San Marcos: an 820,000-square-foot film studio on the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer.. Proponents of the studio project point to its economic benefits and its potential diversify the local economy with a more creative industry.
But two council members who voted in favor of the deal decided to bring it back to council after a grassroots movement known asThe group says its aim is"to protect the San Marcos River and the Edwards Aquifer Zone from further development and destruction." Its message spread across social media, and their Instagram account quickly gained thousands of followers in the days after it was created.
Recharge zones are pieces of land that can absorb rainwater and replenish the aquifer below, which is why many environmentalists oppose development on them. More development prevents water from seeping in through the ground and into the aquifer. The Edwards Aquifer provides drinking water to a number of cities, but it's also the source of the San Marcos Springs, which feeds the San Marcos River.
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