Stage 2 restrictions for Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District in Texas
4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Bastrop County, TX
Caldwell County, TX
Hays County, TX
Buda, TX
Kyle, TX
Travis County, TX
Start Date: 12/14/2023
- End Date: 4/4/2024
The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District went from Stage 3 Critical Drought to Stage 2 Alarm Drought on March 1. The district entered Stage 3 in October 2022 and went to Stage 4 Exceptional Drought in December 2023. Several inches of rain in the first two months of 2024 enhanced the flow at Barton Springs and helped refill the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers and area creeks.
KVUE News (Austin, Texas), March 1, 2024
The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District board of directors voted to move to a Stage 4 Exceptional Drought declaration, the first time such a declaration had ever been made. Stage 4 would mean significant pumping restrictions and permanent reclassification for certain District permittees beginning Jan. 1, 2024.
KXAN (Austin, Texas), Dec 15, 2023
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