Save Las Moras Springs

03/08/2023

09/02/2022

Plans were underway to revive tourism at Fort Clark Springs. But then, in a scenario increasingly common across the state, the water stopped flowing.

08/30/2022

This blessed rainfall in the Edwards Trinity recharge zone is why Las Moras is miraculously filling back up, also no need for irrigation as the rain has been widespread across Kinney and surrounding counties. Hoping we have learned something about conservation from the latest drought episode. Dry spells will come again, our water table should be monitored and protected more carefully in the future.

08/12/2022

Click on “How do aquiphers work” for a precise and simple video explanation. It’s important we get informed by experts, with no personal gain involved.

08/11/2022

LEADING BY EXAMPLE!

𝗔𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗙𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗜 𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗠 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧

On June 9, 2022, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District’s Board of Directors declared Stage II Alarm Drought at its regular Board Meeting. The District’s drought triggers, Lovelady Monitor Well and Barton Springs, passed below their drought triggers in late May and early June respectively. Only one of the two drought stage triggers needs to be reached for a drought declaration to be made. However, to exit a drought stage, both Barton Springs and Lovelady must rise above their respective drought trigger values. This latter requirement keeps the District from making multiple declarations about drought over short periods of time.

Declaration of Stage II Alarm Drought requires all District permittees to implement mandatory measures specified in their User Drought Contingency Plans (UDCPs) to meet monthly pumpage reduction requirements.

💧20% for Edwards Historical and Conditional Class A permittees
💧50% for Edwards Conditional Class B permittees
💧100% for Edwards Conditional Class C and Class D permittees
💧20% for Trinity and Alluvial/Austin Chalk Historical permittees

End-user customers served by water utilities on groundwater wells are required to comply with their utility’s water use restrictions for this drought stage. Generally, restricting outdoor water use, including limiting landscape irrigation, pool filling and refilling, and non-essential water use such as water fountains, is sufficient to reach monthly pumpage targets for Stage II Alarm Drought. July is the first month that permittees will need to meet reductions in pumpage. Permittees should refer to the monthly drought allocations listed in their User Drought Conservation Plan (UDCP) and Drought Target Charts.

The District encourages continued conservation, with July and August often being the hottest and driest times of the year. In the summer months, outdoor water use is significantly higher and can account for 60% or more of home water use. Planting native or drought-tolerant landscapes, mulching, and using compost can substantially reduce the amount of irrigation water required to keep plants healthy.

Making sure your irrigation system is functioning at peak efficiency and replacing leaking gaskets and hoses can help conserve water. Installing a rain barrel or rainwater harvesting system can make an even bigger impact in reducing overall water use.

More on Stage II Alarm Drought: https://bseacd.org/2022/06/aquifer-district-declares-stage-ii-alarm-drought-3/

08/05/2022

Some insight into the Kinney County Water Issues from Kinney County Post.

Record Year for KCGCD may not be the record we need.

08/01/2022

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS ARTICLE FROM 2005! It will tell a bit of the history of our groundwater wars in Kinney County. Alot of you who remember 15-20 years ago when water marketers were trying to buy our water probably thought it got better, it has not. We are still in this position of locked horns with little oversight, board members with personal interests, and poor monitoring systems.

Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine, the Outdoor Magazine of Texas: Editorial Information.

07/29/2022

Uvalde Farmers reducing irrigation pumping, stage 3 restrictions implemented. Currently there are no mandatory restrictions for Kinney Co. If we do enter restrictions, only city limits will be subject, the GWCD has it set up where irrigation and pumping by landowners will not be reduced. We need to wake up!! No water/No life

Some stray sea breeze showers from the Gulf of Mexico could fall over this coastal plains of Texas late Thursday and Friday. A few rogue showers may stay together long enough to reach San Antonio or other cities along the I-35 corridor.