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Please keep conserving water, new announcment from BSEACD

December 16, 2023

12.16.23 This was released from the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD). We need to keep conserving water, as we have been doing at a 40% reduction in usage according to the Level 4 Drought Contingency Plan. Thanks for all you do to keep conserving-despite our recent rain. 

Dear community members,

While the District has been in drought for the last 18 months, our Board of Directors declared Stage IV Exceptional Drought last night for the first time in our agency’s 36-year history.   

This transition is a result of the Lovelady monitor well, one of two drought trigger determinants, reaching a 10-day average of 456.9 feet-mean sea level (ft-msl). This is below the District’s 457.1 ft-msl Stage IV drought threshold for Lovelady, which has been monitored since 1949. Crossing into Stage IV drought status means significant pumping restrictions and permanent reclassification for certain District permittees starting January 1, 2024. All permittees will be contacted directly with additional information.

The District urges community members in and outside of the District to conserve water resources to minimize surface and groundwater depletion. For additional information, please read our full press release and visit the District's Drought Information and Resources page.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this time and will continue to keep you informed. Thank you for being part of our community. 

Regards,  

- District Staff
Press Release
Drought Information & Resources
 
 

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Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) is a groundwater conservation district charged by the Texas Legislature to work with well owners to conserve and protect the Edwards and Trinity aquifers and groundwater resources within its territory. BSEACD covers 430 square miles in parts of Travis, Hays, and Caldwell counties; home to about 400,000 people.