SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Water will be scarcer in much of Central Texas under tighter use restrictions approved by the Edwards Aquifer Authority.
The authority board voted Tuesday to cut pumping of water from the aquifer by 40 percent.
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The decision came after the 10-day average level of the aquifer’s water fell below the critical threshold of 630 feet above sea level. The average fell to 629.7 feet, with the daily reading on Tuesday falling to 628 feet.
The 40 percent reduction under Stage IV restrictions is unprecedented and increased what already had been a 35 percent reduction under Stage III restrictions.
The aquifer supplies water to municipal utilities, agriculture and industrial customers in Bexar (BAYR) and Medina counties and parts of Atascosa, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe and Hays counties.
