Photo of a dry Barton Creek | February 2026 District’s Current Drought Status: Stage 3 Exceptional Drought After delivering the warmest February on record, 2026 has now produced a record-breaking March as well. The month concluded
Tim Young, General Manager of Operations at PGMS, beside a smart meter in the Ruby Ranch neighborhood. It might be surprising to hear Ruby Ranch Water Supply Corporation (Ruby Ranch WSC) had overpumping penalties with
One household’s journey of transitioning to 100% rainwater harvesting.__________ Want to learn more about rainwater harvesting? Join us for ‘Introduction to Rainwater Harvesting Event’ on Tuesday, April 28 1:00-2:30pm at Dripping Springs Presbyterian. You’ll hear
The Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Board of Directors will hold a Public Hearing at its regular meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at the District office, 1124 Regal Row, Austin, Texas,
Photo of Onion Creek under Old San Antonio Road | February 2026 District’s Current Drought Status: Stage 3 Exceptional Drought This February felt more like late spring than winter. KXAN reported, “There were 23 days in the
Photo of a dry Barton Creek | January 2025 District’s Current Drought Status: Stage 3 Exceptional Drought January delivered a true weather roller coaster. The month opened with three record-high temperatures in the first week,
As we start a new year, I’d like to introduce myself as the new General Manager of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. Many of you know me from my long tenure as the (former) General Manager of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District in western
Volunteers collecting seeds on a section of the Austin Water’s Water Quality Protection Lands | October 2025 People associate clean air and water with broad expanses of natural landscape for a reason. Clean water and
Photo of a dry Sculpture Falls on Barton Creek. This is one of the many creeks in the area that, when flowing, provide recharge to the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer. The Barton
The Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (District) is soliciting statements of interest and qualifications for assisting the District in submitting a grant application to the Texas Water Development Board’s (TWDB) Groundwater Research, Science, and Data Collection Grant for Fiscal Year 2026. The grant application will propose to create
2025 RecapWhile 2025 did not surpass Austin’s record for the hottest year, it still ranked among the city’s top five with an average temperature of 71.9°F. The hottest year on record remains 2024, with an
The District entered Stage 3 Exceptional Drought (previously known as Stage IV Exceptional Drought) on October 1, 2025—only the second time we’ve made such a declaration. Now, we are approaching the threshold for Stage 4