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Wells are going dry in the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District as heat and drought persist. One woman was unable to find a water hauling service to bring water to her home cistern. The state’s largest springs, which come from the Edwards Aquifer, are nearing their lowest flow levels on record. San Marcos Springs, the second largest in Texas, is flowing at just 50% of its historical average for mid-August. The largest spring complex in Texas, Comal Springs in New Braunfels, is flowing at 30% of the historical average for August. Its primary spring has gone completely dry. Las Moras Springs in Brackettville, west of San Antonio, has stopped flowing. Barton Springs in Austin is flowing at about 14 cubic feet per second, in comparison with its average flow over the last 45 years of 67 cubic feet per second. The Texas Tribune (Austin), Aug 16, 2023