Water connects generations. From ranching and farming to family traditions and recreation, water has helped shape life in South-Central Texas for generations.

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📚 Education helps build the next generation of groundwater guardians. Learning about the Edwards Aquifer creates stronger connections to this shared resource.

That’s why our EOC is your aquifer education destination, free and open to the public, and the place to be to learn all about ...the journey of water in South-Central Texas.

Start the adventure today at the EOC! Go to www.eaaeoc.org to schedule a FREE visit! Monday-Friday 8 am-5 pm

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Official statement from the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) regarding the Seco Creek Sinkhole Gate:

Since 2023, the Seco Creek Sinkhole diversion channel, in Medina County, has had a gate which was installed to ensure regulatory compliance with the state of Texas’ surface water laws. ...Specifically, the gate enables the EAA to control the diversion of water to the sinkhole in compliance with the terms of a state-issued permit that authorizes surface water flows in the Seco Creek to be intentionally diverted to the Seco Sinkhole via a manmade channel for enhanced recharge to the Edwards Aquifer. The manmade channel was established through the agency’s predecessor, the Edwards Aquifer Underground Water District (EUWD), and in 2022-2023 the EAA went through a process with the State to update diversion permits for each of its four recharge structures to accurately reflect historic recharge to the aquifer caused by these structures and to ensure continuing compliance.

The gate remains closed for two reasons: 1) to generally protect the quality of water entering the aquifer, allowing first-flush stormwater flows in the creek to bypass the sinkhole, thus reducing the risk of pollutants entering the sinkhole; and 2) to specifically comply with the State’s injection permit conditions, which require the gate remain closed until applicable criteria are developed that will clearly define water quality standards for stormwater that will flow into the diversion channel, into the sinkhole, and then the aquifer itself.

In its closed position, the gate mimics the natural flow of stormwater prior to there being a manmade diversion channel from the creek to the sinkhole. The closed gate restrains but does not completely prevent water from entering the sinkhole.

💧EAA NewsDrop💧⬇ DYK? The EAA has a First Responders Mapping Program (FRMP) that helps emergency responders better manage and contain firewater runoff before it reaches sensitive environmental areas.

Read about it in our latest issue where you can catch up with past EAA interns, ...learn about how we collaborate with local leaders, see how the Edwards Aquifer Refugia Program (EARP) has been going strong, and updates from the EAA Education Outreach Center and the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy!

NewsDrop-July-August-2026

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📢Get the latest updates from the EAA by watching our board meeting live at 1 p.m. today. Hear announcements, reports, and the latest aquifer conditions by tuning in here on our Facebook page or watching it on Zoom at this link: https://edwardsaquifer-org.zoom.us/j/92987137410

Springs are one of the most visible connections between groundwater and surface water, supporting ecosystems, recreation, and communities.

DYK? The Comal Springs ecosystem is the largest springs system in Texas and the San Marcos Springs ecosystem is the second largest in Texas?!

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