Press Release from the Edwards Aquifer Authority
9/19/24
San Antonio, TX – The Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) has declared Stage 4 Critical Period Management for Edwards groundwater permit holders in the San Antonio Pool of the EAA’s jurisdiction (Atascosa, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, and Medina counties) based on declining aquifer conditions effective Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Yesterday, the Comal Springs ten-day rolling average was at 99 cubic feet per second (cfs), which is within the Stage 4 threshold for the EAA Critical Period Management Plan (CPM). Additionally, the ten-day average at the J-17 index well was 632.2 feet above mean sea level (ft msl), and the San Marcos Springs ten-day rolling average was at 98 cubic feet per second (cfs).
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