New Web site invites visitors to Wimberley

From News 8 Austin, January 9, 2009...

Known for its river and quaint shopping district, Wimberley's economy depends on its visitors.

Rhett Ryan is the manager at the Gallery on the Square. He said his business depends on tourists.

"Without tourism, I don't think we could survive," he said.

Ryan's family has been in business on the square for years. As the national economy has experienced a downturn, they have seen a change in the way their customers shop.

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Too Many Straws in the Well

From Austin Chronicle, November 14, 2008...

Aside from the marked drop in local farm produce in the region, another worrisome sign of the deepening impact of droughts and groundwater pumping is the recent cessation of water flow from Jacob's Well, a Hill Country haven for swimmers and picnickers. The well, just northwest of Wimberley, is a perpetual artesian spring that feeds Cypress Creek from water in the Trinity Aquifer. Having withstood withering droughts over the years, the well's current dry spell is only the second time in recorded history that the spring has stopped flowing.

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Central Texas spring's flow an indicator of the extreme drought

From KVUE, November 3, 2008...

Jacob's Well, a natural spring in Hays County, currently has water, but the flow stopped last month for only the second time in its recorded history.

The well is fed by the Trinity Aquifer which is the primary water supply for Wimberley and much of the Hill Country. Baker says everyone should be concerned.

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