{"id":123689,"date":"2026-01-15T02:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T02:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/123689\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T02:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T02:06:20","slug":"city-of-san-antonio-cleans-out-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/123689\/","title":{"rendered":"City of San Antonio cleans out river"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gwt4rx2fypjliqtf.jpg\" alt=\"San Antonio river cleanup\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/video\/fmc-wztev8qdl2psgwkg\" data-v-4292be72=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio river cleanup<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-4292be72=\"\">The City of San Antonio is cleaning out the river. They do this once every two years and part of the river is drained while they do this.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">SAN ANTONIO, Texas &#8211; The City of San Antonio is cleaning out the river.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">They do this once every two years and part of the river is drained while they do this.<\/p>\n<p> San Antonio river cleaup  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTBC\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Adrian Arroyos with the San Antonio River Authority described some of the things they found.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&#8220;Shopping carts, e-scooters, phones, wedding rings, kind of a big one, metal chairs, anything that you would see in the downtown area,&#8221; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&#8220;Floatable debris, as you can see, can create a nuisance within our channels itself,&#8221; said Jessica Shirley-Saenz, interim assistant director for public works for the stormwater operations division.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Crews started on Monday, Jan. 12, and the cleanup runs through Jan. 19. They&#8217;re also making sure the infrastructure is in good shape.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&#8220;It&#8217;s incredibly important for one, for safety. We want to make sure we maintain all of that infrastructure and that it&#8217;s sound, that we make any repairs as needed so that it functions properly whenever we need it to. Secondly, it allows us to help manage the ecological health as well,&#8221; Arroyos said.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/san-antonio-river-cleanup.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The river is drained from W. Josephine Street to South Alamo Street and includes the downtown River Loop. The trail is still open, and so are the roads.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The San Antonio River Authority is working to save native fish while the river is drained. They&#8217;re also removing non-native species like giant apple snails.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">They will also install 800 feet of barriers to deter apple snails.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The city is reminding people not to litter. Be careful of dropping things or things falling out of your pocket along the river.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&#8220;Once it&#8217;s in the river, we do this every two years, so it&#8217;s not really going to be one of those things where you can be able to easily recover pretty quickly,&#8221; Shirley-Saenz said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information from interviews conducted by FOX 7 Austin&#8217;s Angela Shen<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/bexar-county\/san-antonio\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/environment\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Environment<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Antonio river cleanup The City of San Antonio is cleaning out the river. 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