Thanks to a rainy spring, the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) today lifted Stage 3 drought conditions and returned groundwater permit holders in parts of Comal County to Stage 2.
EAA’s San Antonio pool also includes Medina, Bexar, and parts of Atascosa, Caldwell, Guadalupe, and Hays counties.
On Saturday, the 10-day average for the J-17 index well was 640.2 feet above mean sea level (ft amsl), and Comal Springs was at 159 cubic feet per second (cfs), resulting in both indicators exceeding the threshold for Stage 3…