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Receive report from EAA staff regarding Edwards Aquifer 2025 Critical Period Management, permitted groundwater authorization, and reported use.
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STAFF RECOMMENDED MOTION:
None. This item is for discussion purposes only.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the board to receive a report from EAA staff regarding 2025 groundwater withdrawal permits, reported usage by permit holders, and a review of 2025 critical period management (CPM), where groundwater withdrawal interruptions were made to applicable permit holders in the San Antonio and Uvalde pools of the Edwards Aquifer.
EAA rules require all non-exempt withdrawals to be metered and authorized for use within a calendar year. At the end of each year, permit holders are required to file annual use reports with the EAA, which must include, as a minimum, a beginning-year and an ending-year meter reading. From these readings, “annual use” is calculated. EAA staff review these reports, verify the annual use calculations, and compare validated annual use to each permit holder’s annual authorized withdrawal amount. Authorized withdrawal amounts were affected by CPM reductions in 2025 in the San Antonio and Uvalde Pools of the Edwards Aquifer.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
This agenda item helps build and/or create Assuredness in Regulatory Programming - a key objective in achieving the EAA’s goals identified in the 2021-30 Strategic Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.