Spotlights

Next Board Meeting: To be determined

District Operational Changes – COVID-19

Effective Wednesday March 18, 2020, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District will be closed to the public in response to the COVID-19 virus until further notice. At this time, the District has imposed a number of operational changes in order to protect the public and staff, and to prevent spread of the virus. District staff…

Press Release: BSEACD Receives Motion to Appeal Needmore Permit Decision

For Immediate Release: February 20, 2020 For more information, contact: Vanessa Escobar, General Manager at (512) 282-8441 or vescobar@bseacd.org On Monday, February 10, the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Alliance (TESPA) filed a lawsuit in Travis County against the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (District) and Needmore Water, LLC as a necessary party/defendant. Vanessa Escobar, District…

Next Board Meeting: March 12, 2020

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, March 12, 2020 at 4:00 pm. Agenda and Backup will be posted here 72 hours prior to the meeting.

Press Release: Aquifer District Names Vanessa Escobar General Manager

For Immediate Release: Monday, February 10, 2020 For more information, contact: Robin Gary, Senior Public Information and Education Coordinator, (512) 282-8441 or rhgary@bseacd.org The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is pleased to announce Vanessa Escobar has been named General Manager. As a water resource professional in Texas, she has focused her work over the last 15…

Job Opportunity: Assistant General Manager

POSITION: Assistant General Manager COMPENSATION: Competitive salary and benefits POSTING DATE: 2/5/2020 CLOSING DATE: Open until filled JOB SUMMARY The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (District) is a Groundwater Conservation District with jurisdictional area including parts of Travis, Hays, and Caldwell counties. The General Manager (GM) of the District functions as the chief operating officer…

Next Board Meeting: February 13, 2020

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, February 13, 2020 at 4:00 pm. Agenda and Backup will be posted here 72 hours prior to the meeting. Draft USF&W Annual Report Appendix

Internship Opportunity – Regulatory Compliance

Seeking intern to support the permitting and policy program.

Press Release: BSEACD Board of Directors passes vote to join as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and Kinder Morgan for violation of the Endangered Species Act

For Immediate Release:  Friday, January 17, 2020 For more information, contact: Robin Gary, Senior Public Information and Education Coordinator at rhgary@bseacd.org, 512-282-8441 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 Thursday, January 16, the District’s Board of Directors voted…