Staff Report

HAYS COUNTY —  The Barton Springs Edwards-Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) declared a Stage III Critical Drought on Oct. 20 for the first time since 2013. Permittees will need to meet new reductions in pumpage in November. 

Lovelady Monitor Well passed below its critical drought trigger on Oct. 17, according to a news release. Only one of the district’s two drought triggers, Lovelady Monitor Well and Barton Springs, need to be reached for a drought declaration to b...