Next Board Meeting: December 12, 2019
The next Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation will be a Regular Meeting held at the Manchaca Fire/Rescue, located at 665 Farm to Market 1626, Austin Texas, on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 4:00 pm. Agenda and Backup will be posted here 72 hours prior to the meeting.
Evolution of Sound Policy
Evolution of Sound Policy. Since 1904, the legal framework applied to groundwater resources in Texas has been the common law “Rule of Capture.” Texas is the only western state that still governs groundwater based on this legal doctrine that provides a landowner the right to capture and develop water beneath their property. the courts have […]
Blanco River Aquifer Assessment Tool A Tool to Assess How the Blanco River Interacts With Its Aquifers: Creating the Conceptual Model
The Blanco River watershed spans five counties through the Texas Hill Country and supplies water to some of the fastest growing population centers in Texas, if not the country (Figure ES – 1). Over this reach, the Blanco River is both fed by and feeds the Trinity and Edwards aquifers, blurring the line between groundwater […]