Officials with the San Antonio River Authority said trash and litter buildup is an ongoing issue at many waterways, especially near Espada Dam.
“Unfortunately after these rain events, we’re still in a highly urbanized area, this is where we’re going to really see a lot of this,” said SARA Watershed and Parks Operations Manager Tommy Mitchell. “A lot of this trash is really just sitting in the storm drains, and then once we receive that rain, it just flushes it out.”
“We have a lot of folks who utilize this area, do a lot of recreating here, fishing, hiking, things like that. And we get a lot of responses saying ‘I had no idea, I didn’t realize this is where all that trash is going,’” Mitchell said. “I think just awareness of that, being really mindful as far as your trash and how you manage your trash, would help a lot.”
With more rainy days ahead, the River Authority is asking people to be mindful of littering and not taking trash bins out earlier than their pickup date because chances are once it blows away or gets on the street, it will end up at Espada Park and other areas down the river.
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