Next Board Meeting: December 13, 2018

The next  Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation will be a Regular Meeting held at the District office, located at 1124 Regal Row, Austin, Texas, on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 6:00 pm. Agenda and Backup will be posted here 72 hours prior to the meeting.

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 […]

Next Board Meeting: November 8, 2018

The next  Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation will be a Regular Meeting held at the District office, located at 1124 Regal Row, Austin, Texas, on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 6:00 pm. Agenda and Backup will be posted here 72 hours prior to the meeting.

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 […]

Notice of Quorum: October 1, 2018

NOTICE is hereby given that a Quorum of the Board of Directors of the Barton Springs/ Edwards Aquifer Conservation District will attend “A Water Conversation with Lyle Larson” a Barstow Speaker Series, on Monday, October 1, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. located at The LINE Austin Hotel, 111 E. Cesar Chaves St., Austin […]

Next Board Meeting: October 11, 2018

The next  Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation will be a Regular Meeting held at the District office, located at 1124 Regal Row, Austin, Texas, on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 6:00 pm. Agenda and Backup will be posted here 72 hours prior to the meeting.