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increasing Texas population, the demand for water has spurred many water engineering projects which deplete natural water supplies and destroy countless acres of wildlife habitat and choice farmland. The current Texas Water Development Board's plan for future water needs is to build more damns and reservoirs, basically ignoring crucial natural habitats. Even if the human need for water will be satisfied for a few generations, many rivers, streams, and springs will go dry. Commercial fishing industries in the gulf depend greatly on the freshwater flows from rivers affecting a multi-billion dollar part of the state's economy. Proper drought management needs to be put into effect.

Some Immediate references include Medina Lake, which is about 30 feet low, Dallas' highest per person daily water consumption, and of course San Antonio's overwhelming growth. Parts of the Nueces River by Chalk Bluff have ceased to run above ground. When water is stagnant, it becomes a haven for algae and bacteria to grow, thereby increasing the risk of infections and sickness. Several areas of Mexico City are without water, forcing people to ration water and carry it by means of mules. The threat is real, and it is near. Globally, over 1.19 billion people are without portable water.

History and the Triangle of Life
The triangle of life is simply life's dependence on water, land, and air here on Earth. If any of these elements are threatened, so are all life forms in the area.
The ruins in Machupicchu, the Yucatan peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, Mesa Verde, as well as many others, teach us that severe droughts have occurred and will occur in the future. I mentioned earlier that the San Antonio expansion is like building the Titanic in the desert. We are not taking care of our problems, and by window dressing we only exacerbate them. Our authorities are not just imposing taxes and acting like we are doing something, they are endangering the future of a great city. Truly take care of San Antonio, or it will become a huge desert. People will leave San Antonio because there will be no water to drink. Shipments of water could be brought in via railroad, but how long will that last? These droughts are not new. They have been with us for thousands of years as a cleansing system for Mother Nature. When animals such as humans abuse nature, she must protect herself. By giving nothing, they will have to leave the land. History repeats itself similarly, but as long as it is possible to learn from mistakes

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