Staff Report
Stage II drought declaration previously called by the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Board of Directors will be discussed at its 4 p.m. on Dec. 10 using a Zoom video conference.
The district’s board previously declared a Stage II alarm drought at its regular meeting on Oct 8. The Lovelady Monitor Well passed below its drought trigger in late September and only one of the two triggers needed to be reached for a drought declaration.
When a Stage II alarm drought is declared, district permittees are required to implement mandatory measures 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, and 20% for Trinity and Alluvial/Austin Chalk Historical permittees.
The directors will discuss drought enforcement procedures at the Dec. 10 meeting. Public awareness efforts, implementation, aquifer drought monitoring and timelines are some of the items that will be explained.
Members of the public can access the Zoom meeting by using the ID (838 1535 4713) and password (821328). For those who wish to provide public comment, please register by calling (512)-282-8441 or emailing [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Comments will be limited to three minutes per individual.
