About
- About
  
  The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is committed to conserving, protecting, recharging, and preventing waste of groundwater and preserving all aquifers in the District. The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was created in 1987 with a directive to conserve, protect, and enhance the groundwater resources in its jurisdictional area.
Aquifer Science
- Aquifer Science
  
  BSEACD Aquifer Science team provides sound science to support policy and tactical decisions made by the District that affect water supply users and endangered species habitat. Collecting basic hydrogeologic data and planning and executing projects enhances the understanding of the water resources within the District’s boundaries.
Regulatory Program
- Regulatory Program
  
  The Regulatory Compliance Team is responsible for a wide range of the District’s responsibilities. Regulatory Compliance Team members have also actively attended and participated in community outreach and regional development and planning groups and served as District liaisons to local municipalities, political subdivisions, permittees, and licensed drillers and pump installers in the area.
Education
- Education
  
  The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer District actively participates and hosts events designed to engage and educate groundwater users and District residents. Events include stewardship awards, festivals, creek cleanups, presentations to schools and community groups, and teacher trainings.
Projects
- Projects
  
  The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District has a number of special projects to help advance the scientific understanding and better manage groundwater resources within the District.
Publications
- Publications
  
  One of the most effective ways to conserve, protect, and manage our the groundwater resources is to keep you informed of the science, current conditions, and regulations affecting our District. Sign up on the Friends of the District email list and receive: Quarterly newsletters, Aquifer status updates, Drought declarations, Conservation information, and Important news.
Transparency
- Transparency
  
  The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District strives to meet a high standard by providing clear, consistent pictures of spending, and by sharing information in user-friendly formats, to promote financial transparency and accountability, not only through financial reports but also through summaries, visualizations, downloadable data, and other relevant information.

Publications

Maps

Welcome to the District Map Library. If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, a good map must be worth 10,000. This is a collection of maps created for District presentations, newsletter articles, etc.

Interactive Maps
Map Gallery
Downloadable Boundary Files

Interactive Maps

Maps and Graphics Gallery

CentralTexasWaterMap_2017

Central Texas Water Resources map (tabloid)
Central Texas Water Resources map (poster)

Well Drilling Activity in SW Travis County PGMA (Nov. 2017)

Timeline of 30 years of District History

BSEACD Exclusive and Shared Territory with Well Grid (Dec 2015)

Generalized Stratigraphic Column

BSEACD Director Precincts (updated June 2016)

SW Travis County PGMA Drilling Trends with regional geology (May 2016)

WesternTravisCoPGMA_Wells_July2014 — Well Drilling Activity in the Western Travis County PGMA (July 2014)

CCN_2012_tabloid — Water Service Areas within BSEACD (pdf)

PermittedVolume_representativeWells_small — BSEACD Permitted Volumes by Permit Type (Jan 2012)

DrillersReports_CoA_small — Submitted Drillers Reports in Central Texas

Management_zone_map_allRDS — BSEACD Management Zones (pdf)

BSEACD_Hydrozones_1_4_07_web — BSEACD Hydrogeology Zones (pdf)

ConceptualHydrologyandcrosssection — BSEACD Conceptual Hydrology

GAT map — Geologic Atlas of Texas

Downloadable Boundary Files

In order to use these maps you must download and install the free program Google Earth. If you don’t already have Google Earth installed on your computer you can get it here.

BSEACD Administrative Boundary (kmz file, easy way to find out if you’re in the District through Google Earth.)
BSEACD Director Precincts (updated November 2022)