The harvesting is underway and the fruits of the hard labor are evident! Good job Community Gardeners! We did have one gardener give up a plot and we don't have anyone on the waiting list, so if you are interested in organic gardening, please give us a call at 681-1232 and ask for Yvonne Acuna.
 

Petition to the City of San Antonio (COSA) for expanding the  Mandatory Detention designation in Huebner Creek Watershed upstream of the City of Leon Valley.

Direct questions to staff -  Melinda Moritz, Public Works Director, Elizabeth Carol, Community Development Director, and Fire Chief Valdez

Leon Valley staff has petitioned the City of San Antonio to designate all areas in the Huebner Creek watershed North of Leon Valley as "Mandatory Detention". Staff has presented our case to the San Antonio Development Process Task Force, and has received support of our request to date from the City of San Antonio, the San Antonio River Authority, and Bexar County.

In working to improve our floodplain and better protect our citizens, Staff determined that our primary course of action was to petition the City of San Antonio to take measures to better control storm water runoff from new development along the Huebner Creek watershed North of Leon Valley. We are specifically asking that any new development (including re-development) of these properties are provided with on-site detention measures in lieu of sloping runoff into Huebner Creek, which may create more water downstream and add to the already high risk of flooding to the citizens of Leon Valley. We are asking that the City of Leon Valley be protected from additional storm water based on our history of flooding and topography. Once designated as a "Mandatory Detention" zone, staff believes that this will lessen the impact of storm water runoff from new development upstream, and also allows staff to work towards improving our floodplain and emergency planning within our city limits.

If you would like additional information regarding this process or our request of the City of San Antonio, please contact any of the staff members listed above at 210-684-1391.

This notice will be posted for 30 days, after which if all questions and concerns are addressed, we will move forward with our petition to the City of San Antonio (COSA) for expanding the Mandatory Detention designation in Huebner Creek Watershed upstream of the City of Leon Valley.

Please click the following link to review the power point presentation:

• Huebner Creek Mandatory Detention PowerPoint 
• Mandatory Detention Area Map 
• Stormwater Map