Water flow is lowest in seven decades of tracking

A drought that has negatively impacted local water sources has area officials concerned.

Senior Director of Aquifer Science and Modeling Paul Bertetti said that the Edwards Aquifer San Antonio pool, of which water is discharged in San Marcos, is currently in Critical Period Management Stage 2 which means that there are reductions in pumping across the San Antonio pool of the system.

The rate of flow is significantly slower than it should be at this time of year and hasn’t been like this in approximately 70 years.