Barton Springs and Lovelady Level Check – August, 2022
Barton Springs and Lovelady Level Check The recent rains we’ve seen are providing some slight relief when it comes to the levels at Barton Springs and Lovelady, the District’s two drought triggers. The key word is slight. Please continue to conserve. We are in no way out of the drought. Currently, the District remains in […]
Barton Springs and Lovelady Level Check – Sept. 8, 2022
Barton Springs and Lovelady Level Check The recent rains we’ve seen are providing some slight relief when it comes to the levels at Barton Springs and Lovelady, the District’s two drought triggers. The key word is slight. Please continue to conserve. We are in no way out of the drought. Currently, the District remains in […]
All About Drought
All About Drought: How does the District make a drought declaration? The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (District) has two drought triggers. They are the Lovelady Monitor Well and Barton Springs. Only one of the two drought stage triggers needs to be reached for a drought declaration to be made. However, to exit a drought […]
Drought Update – Aug. 25, 2022
Drought Update August 25, 2022 How much rain did we get? Widespread rain moved across Central Texas on Monday. The highest totals occurred across the Austin/Travis County area (peak 4 inches) while Hays County saw a peak of 2.6 inches (Buda area). Are we still in drought? Yes, despite the welcomed rain we are still in […]
Barton Springs and Lovelady Level Check – August 2022
The rain we’ve seen this week has helped out Barton Springs a bit. We haven’t seen much of a spike for Lovelady yet, but the Lovelady Well typically responds slower. Despite our recent downpours, we still need more rain to get out of drought. We plan to send out a drought update soon. In the […]
Barton Springs and Lovelady Level Check – Aug. 24, 2022
The rain we’ve seen this week has helped out Barton Springs a bit. We haven’t seen much of a spike for Lovelady yet, but the Lovelady Well typically responds slower. Despite our recent downpours, we still need more rain to get out of drought. We plan to send out a drought update soon. In the […]
Drought Update Video – August 2022
The National Weather Service is forecasting storms on Thursday and Friday. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that we get some beneficial rain. Principal Hydrogeologist Brian Smith talks about where we are with the current drought. Drought Update – Aug. 17, 2022
Drought Update Video – Aug. 17, 2022
The National Weather Service is forecasting storms on Thursday and Friday. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that we get some beneficial rain. Principal Hydrogeologist Brian Smith talks about where we are with the current drought. Drought Update – Aug. 17, 2022
Barton Springs and Lovelady Level Check – August 2022
Here are the latest level checks for Barton Springs and the Lovelady Well, the District’s drought triggers. Both Barton Springs and Lovelady continue their steady decline. Currently, the District remains in Stage II Alarm Drought. We are keeping our fingers crossed for rain on Thursday and Friday, but it still won’t be enough to get […]
Barton Springs and Lovelady Level Check – Aug. 17, 2022
Here are the latest level checks for Barton Springs and the Lovelady Well, the District’s drought triggers. Both Barton Springs and Lovelady continue their steady decline. Currently, the District remains in Stage II Alarm Drought. We are keeping our fingers crossed for rain on Thursday and Friday, but it still won’t be enough to get […]
