Edwards Aquifer

Now, the rainfall has done very little, though, to ease the drought in South Texas.

Currently, the Edwards Aquifer is over 20 feet below its conservation level, which we think about for October.

91% of the state is still under drought conditions.

South Texas under extreme or severe drought over a good bit of the area.

And, uh-

So that goes into the Edwards Aquifer

...

so, I mean, it go...

I mean, you can just clearly see it.

So I respectfully disagree.

If you haven't been out there and seen it, and you have the TCEQ fining them and telling, saying this is a problem, um, the Edwards Aquifer Authority, we're talking with them as well because I believe they're gonna see that a... see that this is a problem.

And, um, Bexar County is saying it too.

Chapter twenty-three, South Great Plains, Key Message one.

Case study, The Edwards Aquifer.

Yields of major U.S. crops, such as corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, sorghum, and cotton, are expected to decline over this century as a consequence of increases in temperatures and possibly changes in water availability and disease and pest outbreaks.

Chapter ten, Ag and Rural.

... really freaked out about all the, the build out there, and it's a big water, potential water, water use, uh, angle on the side of Hinojosa and the anti-data center people because there's lots of places in Texas that are running out of water.

Um, that Edwards Aquifer underneath Austin's gonna be running out of water, like j- the replenishment is not nearly enough to keep up with population growth.

There's lots of farmers outside T- uh, San Antonio and Bexar County who are having to drill new wells.

South Texas is pretty bad, too.

... is concerned about.

But growing up in San Antonio, it was the Edwards Aquifer.

Mm-hmm, yep.

And there's, you know, once...

Right

... do the best we can.

So the, uh, interesting thing about the Edwards Aquifer is that there is actually a recharge zone.

Mm-hmm.

Right.

The Edwards Aquifer supply runs 15 to 20 plus grains per gallon.

Once you're above seven grains per gallon, homeowners really start to notice the effects and see the biggest benefit from softening.

Okay, so what does that mineral load actually do once it's inside a house?

Chapter 23, South Great Plains, Key Message 1.

Case Study, The Edwards Aquifer.

Yields of major U.S. crops, such as corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, sorghum, and cotton, are expected to decline over this century as a consequence of increases in temperatures and possibly changes in water availability and disease and pest outbreaks.

Chapter 10, Ag and Rural, Key Message 1.