2. The District manages new well construction
including business and commercial well
permits.
The District is charged to gather
information needed to make sound
decisions and provide information to
citizens and local agencies.
3. Part of our responsibility is to collect water
level data throughout western Hays County.
We have 44 monitoring wells each with its
own hydrograph and rainfall comparisons.
Wells are monitored monthly and uploaded
to the District’s website for the public’s
review
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5. November 2012 vs. November 2013 Overall
Well Water Levels are up 5.7 feet
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7. January – September 2013 Rainfall
totals:
Dripping Springs: 24.07 inches
Wimberley: 22.05 inches
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14. As of December 11, 2013, the District has
declared a return to drought stage Alarm.
To permit holders, this means a 20%
curtailment in their production cutback.
Domestic and Agricultural wells are exempt
from District production curtailments, but
are encouraged to reduce during drought
times.
15. The District uses three drought triggers:
The Pedernales River, the Blanco River and
the Palmer Drought Severity Index
To move back to drought stage Critical, the
two rivers must flow for 30 consecutive days
below the drought stage trigger.
Also reviewed are the drought conditions
indicated within the Palmer Drought
Severity Index for our area.
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19. Please go to our website,
www.haysgroundwater.com and check out
our Water Level Monitoring map and see
how close you live to one of our monitoring
wells.
You may be able to compare our historic well
level data to your well level.
20. My Information:
Rick Broun, General Manager HTGCD
512-858-9253
Email:
Manager2@haysgroundwater.com
Website: www.haysgroundwater.com
