Spotlights
June 23, 2023
June 2, 2023
Drought Update – June 2, 2023
We’re over halfway through calendar spring and, while April and May rains have provided much-needed recharge to the Edwards and Trinity aquifers, we remain in Critical Drought status (Stage III). It was officially declared on October 20, 2022 when one of the District’s drought triggers, Lovelady monitor well, passed below its Critical Drought (Stage III)…
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May 17, 2023
April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023
April 10, 2023
Early April Rain and More in the Forecast!
Last week (4/6 – 4/7) an average of 2.2 inches fell across the District to put the month of April above its historical average (2.1 inches). This is the first above-average month since November 2022 and the first of 2023 – and there is more rain in the forecast! Area creeks including Onion and Slaughter saw…
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March 29, 2023
Drought Update – March 30, 2023
We currently remain in Critical Drought status (Stage III). It was officially declared on October 20, 2022. One of the District’s drought triggers, Lovelady Monitor Well, passed below its Critical Drought (Stage III) trigger on October 17, 2022. February rainfall delivered an average of 1.3 inches across the District, about 0.7 inches shy of its…
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March 28, 2023
March 6, 2023
Request for Statements of Interest and Qualifications for Scientific, Planning, and Programmatic Consulting Services For Groundwater Management Area 10
The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD), acting administratively on behalf of the Groundwater Management Area 10 (GMA-10) Joint Planning Committee, requests statements of interest and qualifications from qualified consulting firms to perform scientific and programmatic consulting services for GMA-10. The selected applicant will be associated with, or have available for consultation, a Texas…
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February 16, 2023
Drought Update – Feb. 16, 2023
The District remains in Critical Drought (Stage III). January rainfall delivered an average of 0.89 inches across the District. This was less than the historical January average of 2.2 inches (figure 1). While any rain is good rain in a drought, January yielded little aquifer recharge. So far in February we’ve received 1.3 inches –…
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