Drought Update – July 2024
After last year’s brutally hot and dry summer, this season has come as a welcome reprieve. During July 2024 Camp Mabry saw 10 triple digit days with an average high of 96° as compared July 2023’s 25 triple digit days and an average high of 103°. Even though the Hill Country missed out on major […]
Well Water Testing: Why It Matters
While water suppliers are required to test for contaminants regularly, there’s no such requirement for private wells. This means it’s solely up to well owners to check and maintain their water’s quality. The majority of well owners rarely, if ever, get their water tested. This is commonly based on the assumption that if it looks […]
Data Collection at the Barton Springs Multiport Monitoring Well
This July the District’s Aquifer Science team collected some of its first datapoints from the Barton Springs Multiport Monitoring Well located in Zilker Park near Barton Springs Pool. While the well was drilled earlier this spring, the final stage of construction was completed in May when Westbay Instruments multiport equipment was installed. While a traditional […]
