Notice is given that Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Board of Directors will hold a Public Hearing at its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. at the District office located at 1124 Regal Row, Austin, TX, 78748.


The City of Buda, 405 E Loop St, Buda, TX, 78610, filed an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) application with the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (District). The City of Buda is applying for a Storage and Recovery Permit that authorizes the production of Class D Conditional Edwards Aquifer water during times of non-drought periods for the purposes of injection, storage, and recovery from an ASR recovery well. The City of Buda is requesting a Class D Conditional Permit to withdraw up to 133,660,000 gallons/year from the Edwards Aquifer; this permit class is reserved for ASR projects and is 100% curtailed during drought. The City of Buda ASR project involves the production of Edwards Aquifer water for injection into the Middle Trinity Aquifer for subsequent recovery and use as public water supply. The ASR project and associated wells are located at 673 Cullen Blvd, Buda, TX, 78610.


For further information, please contact the District, 1124 Regal Row, Austin, TX, 78748, (512) 282-8441, bseacd@bseacd.org . You may also contact the applicant, the City of Buda, via Blake Neffendorf, Public Works Director, at (512)-312-2876, bneffendorf@budatx.gov.