Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Recent rains did not relieve San Marcos

From KXAN, April 28, 2009...

San Marcos entered stage one drought restrictions on Tuesday at noon in response to the Edwards Aquifer Authority ’s declaration of stage restrictions.

The EAA entered stage one on Monday due to low springflows at San Marcos springs.

Both the EAA and City of San Marcos enter stage one when spring flows and/or index well levels fall below designated triggers. The triggers for stage one occur when the ten day average J17 index well level falls below 660 feet above mean sea level or when the ten day average flow rate at San Marcos springs falls below 96 cubic feet per second.

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