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Lower
Leon Creek
below the site of
Kelly Air Force Base
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County: Bexar
Parameters: Polychlorinated biphenyls
Basin: San Antonio River
Segment: 1906
Project Background and
Goals
Lower Leon Creek, Segment 1906, flows from a point 100 meters
upstream of State Highway 16 northwest of San Antonio in Bexar
County to its confluence with the Medina River. The watershed is
primarily a highly urbanized residential area, and drains
approximately 190 square miles. The watershed includes Lackland Air
Force Base and the former site of Kelly Air Force Base.
In 2002, the Texas Department of State Health Services issued an
advisory restricting the consumption all species of fish from the
creek because concentrations of PCBs in the tissues of fish posed
an unacceptable risk to consumers. The goal of this project is to
reduce concentrations of PCBs so that it will be safe for people to
consume fish from the creek.
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Public Participation
TCEQ staff are currently working with the Steering Committee of
the San Antonio River
Authority 
to keep the public informed of the status
of TMDL activities. The Steering Committee is established under the
Texas Clean Rivers Program. Project staff are working with
stakeholders to form an advisory group specifically for the Lower
Leon Creek project.
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For More Information
For additional information regarding this assessment, please
call Kerry Niemann at 512/239-0483. Or e-mail us at tmdl@tceq.state.tx.us, and
reference the Lower Leon Creek TMDL project in the subject
line.
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