San Antonio area’s drought is not over, but things are getting better

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Thanks for recent rains, drought conditions across much of the region have eased considerably in the past two months.

Thanks to a return to near-normal rainfall totals, drought conditions in Bexar County and across much of the region have eased considerably in the past two months, according to data from the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Similar improvements can be found throughout the region and across Texas, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Currently, 40 percent of Texas is drought-free and only 16 percent of the state is in one of the three most-severe categories, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.Water levels in the Edwards Aquifer — a limestone cavern system that spans 3,600 square miles and provides water for more than 2 million people — have risen to their highest levels in nearly a year.

The Edwards Aquifer’s water level was at 647.1 feet on Friday. On April 4, the water level was at 634.8 feet. So in not quite two months, it has risen 13 feet. The current 10-day rolling average is 647.6 feet. If the 10-day rolling average rises above 650 feet, the Edwards Aquifer Authority could choose to further ease pumping restrictions from Stage 2 to Stage 1.

 

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