Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Map

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Map Of The Edwards Aquifer Region Showing The Three Zones Of The

The eaa regulates the portion of the balcones fault zone edwards aquifer a jurisdictional area that provides water to over 2 million people and covers more than 8000 square miles across eight counties.

Edwards aquifer recharge zone map. Catchment zone unconfined recharge zone and confined zone of the edwards. The edwards aquifer maps come from official printed maps containing regulatory boundaries based on previous geologic interpretations of the edwards aquifer zonesthat is the recharge transition and contributing within the transition zones as defined in 30 tac 213. Also included in the map is utility information such as water lines wastewater lines hydrants and electric service provider areas in and around the city of georgetown.

Edwards aquifer maps and gis. Geographic names information system gnis publications. Economic development information map allows users to view property lines and property values as well as fema flood and edwards aquifer recharge zones.

Describes regulatory boundaries of edwards aquifer recharge zone based on the adoption of the texas commission on environmental quality tceq recharge zone boundary defined in september of 2005. The effects of urbanization across the recharge zone in bexar county and potential impact on the water quality in the edwards aquifer is a topic of specific concern for the city of san antonio. The act grants all of the powers rights and privileges necessary to manage conserve preserve and protect the aquifer.

Efforts by a national cooperative geologic mapping program project to compile the geology of the edwards aquifer recharge area in south central texas have helped to refine the hydrostratigraphy of one of the most permeable and productive carbonate aquifers in the united states. It is part of a much larger system that spans approximately 8800 square miles. The edwards aquifer authority manages the san antonio segment of the balcones fault zone.

User guide this downloadable pdf document explains how to use the tools available in the viewer. For this reason the edwards is often called a fault zone aquifer see section on faults caves for fault map and. The recharge zone is a 1250 square mile area where highly faulted and fractured edwards limestones outcrop at the land surface allowing large quantities of water to flow into the aquifer.

Located in the heart of south central texas the edwards aquifer is the natural water resource that supports approximately 2 million of us. Metadata the edwards aquifer maps come from official printed maps containing regulatory boundaries based on previous geologic interpretations of the edwards aquifer zonesthat is the recharge transition and contributing within the transition zones as defined in 30.

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