April Aquifer District eNews Now Available
Press Release: Board Resolution concerning the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline
For Immediate Release: For more information, contact: Robin Gary, Senior Public Information and Education Coordinator at rhgary@bseacd.org, 512-282-8441 BSEACD Board of Directors approves resolution concerning the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline Kinder Morgan’s proposed natural gas pipeline—the Permian Highway Pipeline—would cross through sensitive areas within the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District in Hays County. On […]
March Aquifer District eNews Now Available
February District eNews now available
Groundwater user water quality concerns due to recent rains
Flooding in the highland lakes region has caused the City of Austin to issue a boil water and emergency conservation notice for Austin Water customers on Oct. 22, 2018. Several groundwater users have contacted the District to ask if they should be concerned about groundwater water quality. There is no indication that regional groundwater quality […]
Aquifer District Lifts Drought Declaration
For Immediate Release: Monday, October 15, 2018 For more information, contact: Robin Gary, Senior Public Information and Education Coordinator at rhgary@bseacd.org, 512-282-8441 At the October 11 Board Meeting, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District’s Directors declared a No-Drought condition for the aquifers within the District, effective immediately. While rainfall totals across central Texas varied significantly […]
Aquifer District Habitat Conservation Plan Approved by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department
For Immediate Release: Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 For more information, contact: Robin Gary, Senior Public Information and Education Coordinator at rhgary@bseacd.org, 512-282-8441 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has finalized and issued a 20-year Incidental Take Permit (ITP) to implement the District’s Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for Managed Groundwater Withdrawals from the Barton Springs […]
2018 BSEACD Director – General Election
November 6, 2018 BSEACD -Director General Election for Precinct 2 and Precinct 5. If you are interested in running for a position on the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Board of Directors in the November 6, 2018 General Election, you may pick up your candidate packet at the District offices located at 1124 Regal Row, […]
Aquifer District Declares Stage II Alarm Drought
For Immediate Release: Monday, July 16, 2018 For more information, contact: Robin Gary, Senior Public Information and Education Coordinator at rhgary@bseacd.org, 512-282-8441 Aquifer District Declares Stage II Alarm Drought On July 12, the District’s Board of Directors declared Stage II Alarm Drought, because the 10-day average discharge at Barton Springs, one of the District’s two […]