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Many regions in Texas rely on groundwater for drinking water, irrigation, and industrial uses. Aquifers are being overdrawn faster than they can be replenished, leading to long-term depletion. 6.
Located in South Central Texas, the Edwards Aquifer encompasses an area of approximately 4,350 square miles (11,300 km 2) that extends into parts of 11 counties. [3] The aquifer's boundaries begin at the groundwater divide in Kinney County, East of Brackettville, and extend Eastward through the San Antonio area and then Northeast where the aquifer boundary ends at the Leon River in Bell County ...
In Texas, there are 98 of these districts, covering nearly 70% of the state, according to the Texas Water Development Board. The Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District has the following ...
Bridget R. Scanlon (born 1959) [1] is an Irish and American hydrogeologist known for her work on groundwater depletion and groundwater recharging, and of the effects of climate change and land usage patterns on groundwater. [2]
In general, Texas groundwater storage is projected to decrease due to the declining groundwater recharging rate under climate change. [29] A warmer and drier climate can lead to larger evaporation as well as less water for recharging groundwater aquifers especially in Western Texas where aquifers were already under significant pressure. [1]
The Edwards Aquifer is the primary water source for much of southern central Texas. [1] Burrell Day and Joel McDaniel owned a 350-acre ranch in Van Ormy, Bexar County. [2] Under the Edwards Aquifer Authority Act (EAAA), landowners who had historically used Edwards Aquifer groundwater for irrigation purposes were assured of a minimum permit amount of 2 acre-feet of production per year per acre ...
The SJRA charges the cities usage fees to cover the cost of pumping and treating the water. In 2016, the SJRA filed a lawsuit against Conroe and Magnolia because the cities refused to pay increased water fees resulting from the groundwater reduction plan. [2] The lawsuit was dismissed in June 2020. [3]
The Ogallala Aquifer (oh-gə-LAH-lə) is a shallow water table aquifer surrounded by sand, silt, clay, and gravel located beneath the Great Plains in the United States. As one of the world's largest aquifers, it underlies an area of approximately 174,000 sq mi (450,000 km 2) in portions of eight states (South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas). [1]