July 2013
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community’s adherance to the high stan-
dards affiliated with the Texas Optimization
Program. Through this facility, surface water
from the nearby Canyon Reservoir is used,
drastically reducing the city’s pumping of
water from the Edwards Aquifer, and exist-
ing city wells are used to supplement peak
demand periods. While the integrity of the
water system is of crucial importance to this
community, efforts involving conservation
are not something new to San Marcos. For
more than 15 years, the city has advanced
sustainability practices that ultimately pro-
vide benefit to municipal operations and the
overall quality of life in the community.
COMMITTED TO
CONSERVATION
Conservation Coordinator Jan Klein says
San Marcos leaders and residents alike have
long recognized that economy, society and
the environment are closely interconnect-
ed. “We must make wise choices to ensure
San Marcos remains a beautiful and healthy
place for people to live, visit, and work,” she
says. Clean air and water, plentiful parks and
open spaces, sensible management of solid
waste, and environmentally sustainable eco-
Rain Barrels
