Spring flow and groundwater levels are at critically low levels. Most residents in western Hays County rely on groundwater for potable drinking water, whether from an individual well or a water utility like Aqua Texas or Wimberley Water Supply Corp. We need to reduce water use to preserve existing water supplies until we receive enough … Continue reading An urgent message to groundwater users in the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
June 2022 Hydro Report Springs and monitor wells in both the Trinity and Edwards Aquifers show significant drought impacts. Jacob’s Well spring flow average is less than 1 cubic feet per second (cfs). Evident in the hydrograph above, daily fluctuations in spring flow are due to local effects of groundwater pumping. Baseflow provided by Pleasant … Continue reading Wide-spread Drought
Article by Ben Eldredge is Vice President of Conservation at the Cibolo Center for Conservation and on the Board of the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District According to Micah Voulgaris at the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, we have received 1.77 inches of rain in 2022, less than the 2.02 inches received from January through … Continue reading We are all in this drought together
