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EDWARDS AQUIFER REGION 1615 N. St Mary’s Street • San Antonio, Texas 78215 • 210.222.2204 • 1.800.292.1047 • www.edwardsaquifer.org

Drainage basins in the drainage area collect surface water runoff and funnel it into streams that cross the recharge zone.

In the artesian zone, the water flows generally from west to east.

Drainage Area

County Lines

Recharge Zone

San Antonio City Limits

Artesian Zone

Minor Rivers

EAA Jurisdictional Boundary

Major Rivers

Water movement through the Edwards Limestone is generally slower south and east of the fresh water zone. This water remains in contact with the limestone and gypsum longer, allowing dissolved mineral concentrations to increase to over 1,000 milligrams/liter.

NORTH EAST

WEST

Intermittent Streams

SOUTH

How Does The Aquifer Work? About 85% of precipitation falling on the area is lost back to the atmosphere by evaporation or by transpiration of water vapor from vegetation.

This generalized diagram of a north-south cross section of the Edwards Aquifer region highlights the key components of the aquifer and how they inter-relate and function to form a natural underground system for storing water. The Edwards Aquifer is a karst aquifer, which means it consists of porous, honeycombed formations of Edwards Limestone and other associated limestones that serve as natural conduits through which water travels and is stored under ground. Water reaches the aquifer as rain runoff that first collects on the drainage area (Edwards Plateau), soaks into the water table, and then emerges as spring-fed

North

streams that flow downhill to the recharge zone. In the recharge zone, where the Edwards Limestone is exposed at the land surface, the water actually enters the aquifer through cracks, crevices, caves, and sinkholes, and then percolates further underground into the artesian zone. Here, a complex network of interconnected spaces, varying in size from microscopic pores to open caverns, stores and carries water in a west to east direction. Because water in the artesian zone is under pressure, there are areas where water is forced back to the surface through openings such as springs and free-flowing wells. Where there is not enough artesian pressure to force water to the surface, wells equipped with pumps can extract water from the aquifer for human use.

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Recharge dams slow storm water runoff over the recharge zone so more water runs into the aquifer.

Surface water reservoirs downstream of the recharge zone hold stream runoff but do not recharge the aquifer.

Surface streams flow beyond the aquifer area all the way to the bays and estuaries of the Gulf Coast.

Flowing artesian wells and springs exist where hydraulic pressure is sufficient to force the water up through wells and faults to the surface. Pumps are used where there is less hydraulic pressure.

Rainfall over the area south and east of the recharge zone has little effect on recharge.

Water in the artesian zone of the porous Edwards Limestone is confined between two relatively less permeable geologic formations.

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Groundwater Management Area 10 - Modeled Available Groundwater

Aquifer Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Leona Gravel Leona Gravel Leona Gravel Saline Edwards (BFZ) Saline Edwards (BFZ) Saline Edwards (BFZ) Saline Edwards (BFZ) Saline Edwards (BFZ) Saline Edwards (BFZ) Edwards (BFZ) Edwards (BFZ) Edwards (BFZ) Austin Chalk Buda Limestone Edwards (BFZ) Edwards (BFZ)

County Bexar Caldwell Comal Comal Guadalupe Guadalupe Hays Hays Medina Medina Travis Travis Uvalde Medina Medina Uvalde Caldwell Caldwell Hays Hays Travis Travis Hays Hays Travis Uvalde Uvalde Kinney Kinney

Regional Water Planning Area L L L L L L K L L L K K L L L L L L K L K K K L K L L J J

Modeled Available Groundwater River Basin San Antonio Guadalupe Guadalupe San Antonio Guadalupe San Antonio Colorado Guadalupe Nueces San Antonio Colorado Guadalupe Nueces Nueces San Antonio Nueces Colorado Guadalupe Colorado Guadalupe Colorado Guadalupe Colorado Guadalupe Colorado Nueces Nueces Nueces Rio Grande

TWDB Report 2010 19,998 0 27,176 2,108 0 0 955 2,860 4,373 996 634 7 639 12,369 4,013 9,385 64 134 9 235 699 39 2,292 307 1,166 2,935 758 6,319 2

2020 19,998 0 27,176 2,108 0 0 955 2,860 4,373 996 634 7 639 12,369 4,013 9,385 64 134 9 235 699 39 2,292 307 1,166 2,935 758 6,319 2

2030 19,998 0 27,176 2,108 0 0 955 2,860 4,373 996 634 7 639 12,369 4,013 9,385 64 134 9 235 699 39 2,292 307 1,166 2,935 758 6,319 2

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2040 19,998 0 27,176 2,108 0 0 955 2,860 4,373 996 634 7 639 12,369 4,013 9,385 64 134 9 235 699 39 2,292 307 1,166 2,935 758 6,319 2

2050 19,998 0 27,176 2,108 0 0 955 2,860 4,373 996 634 7 639 12,369 4,013 9,385 64 134 9 235 699 39 2,292 307 1,166 2,935 758 6,319 2

2060 19,998 0 27,176 2,108 0 0 955 2,860 4,373 996 634 7 639 12,369 4,013 9,385 64 134 9 235 699 39 2,292 307 1,166 2,935 758 6,319 2

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Groundwater Management Area 10 Desired Future Conditions

Aquifer

Desired Future Condition Summary

Austin Chalk (Uvalde County) No drawdown (including exempt and non-exempt use).

Date Desired Future Condition Adopted 8/23/2010

Buda Limestone (Uvalde County)

No drawdown (including exempt and non-exempt use).

Edwards (BFZ) Northern Subdivision

Springflow at Barton Springs during average recharge conditions shall be no less than 49.7 cubic feet per second averaged over an 84 month (7-year) period; and during extreme drought conditions, including those as severe as a recurrence of the 1950s drought of record, springflow of Barton Springs shall be no less than 6.5 cubic feet per second averaged on a monthly basis.

8/4/2010

Edwards (BFZ) Northern Subdivision Saline Zone

Well drawdown at the saline-freshwater interface (the so-called Edwards Bad Water Line) averages no more than 5 feet and does not exceed a maximum of 25 feet at any one point on the interface.

8/4/2010

Desired future conditions and modeled available groundwater for the Edwards Aquifer within jurisdiction of the Edwards Aquifer Authority are set by the Texas Legislature (Act of May 28, 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., ch. 1351, § § 2.02 and 2.06, 2007 Tex. Gen. Laws, 4612, 4627, and 4627; Act of Edwards (BFZ) San Antonio May 28, 2007, 80th Leg., R.S. ch. 1430, § § 12.02 and 12.06, 2007 Tex. Gen. Laws 5848, 5901, and Segment within Edwards 5903). The DFCs are specified in Sections 1.14(a), (f), (h), and 1.26 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Aquifer Authority Act. The DFCs are specificed in Sections 1.14(a), (f), (h), and 1.26 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Act, and relate to levels in index wells (J-17 in the San Antonio pool and J-27 in the Uvalde pool) or flows in the Comal Springs and San Marcos Springs. Refer to the Edwards Aquifer Authority Groundwater Managment Plan for details. Edwards (Kinney County)

8/23/2010

5/28/2007

Water level in well number 70-38-902 shall not fall below 1184 feet mean sea level.

8/4/2010

Leona Gravel (Medina County)

Average drawdown of 15 feet.

5/17/2010

Leona Gravel (Uvalde County)

No drawdown (including exempt and non-exempt use).

8/23/2010

Trinity

Average regional well drawdown not exceeding 25 feet during average recharge conditions (including exempt and non-exempt use); within Hays-Trinity Groundwater Conservation District: no drawdown; within Uvalde County: 20 feet. Not relevant in Trinity-Glen Rose GCD. Note: Hays-Trinity Groundwater Conservation District and Trinity-Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District are no longer within the Groundwater Management Area 10 boundary.

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Groundwater Management Area 9 - Modeled Available Groundwater

Aquifer Marble Falls Ellenburger-San Saba Ellenburger-San Saba Hickory Hickory Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity

County Blanco Blanco Blanco Blanco Blanco Bandera Bandera Bandera Kendall Kendall Kendall Bandera Bandera Bandera Bexar Blanco Blanco Comal Comal Hays Hays Kendall Kendall Kendall Kerr Kerr Kerr Kerr Medina Medina Travis

Regional Water Planning Area K K K K K J J J L L L J J J L K K L L K L L L L J J J J L L K

Modeled Available Groundwater River Basin Colorado Colorado Guadalupe Colorado Guadalupe Guadalupe Nueces San Antonio Colorado Guadalupe San Antonio Guadalupe Nueces San Antonio San Antonio Colorado Guadalupe Guadalupe San Antonio Colorado Guadalupe Colorado Guadalupe San Antonio Colorado Guadalupe Nueces San Antonio Nueces San Antonio Colorado

TWDB Report 2010 261 2,655 6 1,162 1 21 101 561 46 103 169 76 903 6,305 24,856 1,322 1,251 6,906 3,308 4,721 4,410 135 6,028 4,976 318 15,646 0 471 1,575 925 8,920

2020 261 2,655 6 1,162 1 21 101 561 46 103 169 76 903 6,305 24,856 1,322 1,251 6,906 3,308 4,710 4,410 135 6,028 4,976 318 14,129 0 471 1,575 925 8,672

2030 261 2,655 6 1,162 1 21 101 561 46 103 169 76 903 6,305 24,856 1,322 1,251 6,906 3,308 4,707 4,410 135 6,028 4,976 318 14,056 0 471 1,575 925 8,655

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2040 261 2,655 6 1,162 1 21 101 561 46 103 169 76 903 6,305 24,856 1,322 1,251 6,906 3,308 4,706 4,410 135 6,028 4,976 318 13,767 0 471 1,575 925 8,643

2050 261 2,655 6 1,162 1 21 101 561 46 103 169 76 903 6,305 24,856 1,322 1,251 6,906 3,308 4,706 4,410 135 6,028 4,976 318 13,450 0 471 1,575 925 8,627

2060 261 2,655 6 1,162 1 21 101 561 46 103 169 76 903 6,305 24,856 1,322 1,251 6,906 3,308 4,706 4,410 135 6,028 4,976 318 13,434 0 471 1,575 925 8,598

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Groundwater Management Area 9 Desired Future Conditions

Aquifer

Desired Future Condition Summary

Date Desired Future Condition Adopted

Edwards Group of EdwardsTrinity (Plateau)

No net increase in average drawdown in Kendall and Bandera counties. Not relevant in Kerr and Blanco counties.

7/26/2010

Ellenburger-San Saba

Allow for an increase in average drawdown of no more than 2 feet [in Blanco County].

8/29/2008

Hickory

Allow for an increase in average drawdown of no more than 7 feet [in Blanco County].

8/29/2008

Marble Falls

Allow for no net increase in average drawdown [in Blanco County].

8/29/2008

Trinity

Allow for an increase in average drawdown of approximately 30 feet through 2060.

7/26/2010

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Priority Groundwater Management Areas (PGMAs) Dallam County PGMA - 1990

Briscoe, Swisher, and Hale County PGMA - 1990

Dallam

Sherman Hansford Ochiltree Lipscomb

Hartley

Moore Hutchinson Roberts Hemphill

Oldham

Potter

Deaf Smith Parmer

Bailey

Carson

Gray

North - Central Texas Trinity and Woodbine Aquifers PGMA - 2009

Wheeler

Randall Armstrong Donley Collingsworth

Castro

Swisher Briscoe

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Hall Childress Hardeman

Lamb

Hale

Floyd

Motley

Cottle

Cochran Hockley Lubbock Crosby Dickens

King

Foard Knox

Wilbarger

Baylor

Wichita Archer

Clay

Montague Cooke

Grayson

Fannin

Lamar Red River Delta

Bowie

Titus Jack Wise Denton Collin Yoakum Terry Lynn Kent Stonewall Haskell Garza Young Hunt HopkinsFranklin Morris Cass Camp Throckmorton Rockwall Rains Marion Wood Upshur Parker Tarrant Dallas Gaines Dawson Borden Scurry Fisher StephensPalo Pinto Jones Kaufman Harrison Van Zandt Shackelford Gregg Smith Hood Johnson Ellis Andrews Eastland Martin Howard Mitchell Nolan Taylor Callahan Panola Henderson Erath Somervell Rusk Navarro Hill Comanche Shelby AndersonCherokee Bosque Loving Winkler Ector Midland Glasscock Coke Sterling Runnels Coleman Brown Freestone Nacogdoches Hamilton Tom Green McLennan Limestone Ward Mills San AugustineSabine Crane Coryell Houston Upton Reagan Leon Reeves Angelina Concho Irion Falls Lampasas McCulloch Trinity San Saba Robertson Madison Bell Tyler JasperNewton Menard Schleicher Polk Milam Walker Pecos Burnet Crockett Mason Brazos Llano Williamson San Jacinto Grimes Burleson Kimble Sutton Hardin Montgomery Travis Lee Gillespie Blanco Orange Washington Liberty Terrell Bastrop Jefferson Hays Kerr Waller Edwards Austin Harris Kendall Fayette Val Verde Caldwell Real Comal Chambers Brewster Bandera Colorado Guadalupe Fort Bend Galveston Gonzales Lavaca Bexar Medina Uvalde Kinney Wharton Brazoria Wilson De Witt Jackson Maverick Atascosa Karnes Frio Zavala Victoria Matagorda Goliad Calhoun Bee Refugio Dimmit La Salle McMullen Live Oak

El Paso County PGMA - 1998 El Paso Hudspeth

Culberson

Jeff Davis

Presidio

Reagan, Upton and Midland County PGMA - 1990

San Patricio

Hill Country PGMA - 1990 (Includes Northern Bexar County Study Area - 2001)

Webb

Duval

Central Texas Trinity Aquifer PGMA - 2008

Nueces

Kleberg Zapata

Jim Hogg Brooks

Starr

Designated PGMA

Jim Wells

Aransas

Hidalgo

Kenedy

Willacy Cameron

Major and Minor Aquifers 0

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This map was prepared by the TCEQ for display purposes only. No claims are made to the accuracy or completeness of the information shown here nor is this map suitable for any other use. The scale and location of mapped data are approximate. For more information about this map, please contact TCEQ Groundwater Planning and Assessment Team. December 2013.

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