Next Board Meeting: January 26, 2017

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, January 26, 2017 at 6:00 pm. The Agenda and Backup materials will be here 72 hours before the meeting. Please note that […]

Next Board Meeting: January 12, 2017

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, January 12, 2017 at 6:00 pm. The Agenda and Backup materials will be here 72 hours before the meeting. Agenda Backup Needmore […]

Job Posting – Regulatory Compliance Specialist

CLOSING DATE:  January 11, 2017 STARTING RATE:   $20.00 -22.00 an hour dependent on qualifications (base pay with opportunity for additional performance-based compensation) DOWNLOAD JOB POSTING HERE TO APPLY: Only complete application packages (including resume, cover letter AND a submitted Applicant Information Form) submitted by January 11, 2017 will be considered. A short list of candidates […]

EP Aquifer Test In Progress

Aquifer tests are an essential part of the District’s permitting process.  The Board and staff rely heavily on results of these tests to inform permit volumes and conditions. In the spring, Electro Purification (EP) submitted a test well application to allow them to perform an aquifer test on three wells.  District staff worked with EP […]

Dripping Springs Wastewater Discharge Permit Application

Update (7/4/2018):  The City of Dripping Springs reached a settlement agreement with the City of Austin, Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, Save Barton Creek Association, Protect Our Water, and several private property owners. Update (5/21/2018):  On May 21, the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) held a preliminary hearing to […]

Notice of Board Quorum November 10, 2016

NOTICE is hereby given that a Quorum of the Board of Directors of the Barton Springs/ Edwards Aquifer Conservation District will likely attend a Public Meeting held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Dripping Springs Ranch Park, in the Special Events Venue Room located at […]

Next Board Meeting: November 17, 2016

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 17,  2016 at 6:00 pm. The Agenda and Backup materials will be here 72 hours before the meeting.

Next Board Meeting: October 20, 2016

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 20, 2016 at 6:00 pm. The Agenda and Backup materials will be here 72 hours before the meeting.

Study: Surface and Groundwater Interactions in Onion Creek and Blanco River

The Edwards and Trinity Aquifers provide critical water resources to Central Texas. Streams that create the beautiful Texas Hill Country are in fact hydrologically linked to the aquifer (groundwater) systems. Aquifers provide springflows that sustain the streams, and the streams, in turn, recharge the aquifers. Many studies, going back decades, document the surface and groundwater […]