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About
EAA Overview
The Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) is a regional water management agency that regulates the use of the aquifer through integrity, transparency, and respect for the resource and the people that use it.
The EAA Act (Act) was adopted by the Texas Legislature in 1993 in response to the legal threat of federal takeover of the aquifer under the Endangered Species Act. The Act created the EAA as a political subdivision of the state to preserve and protect the Edwards Aquifer. By mandating a capped permitting system that limits withdrawals from the aquifer, the Act was intended to preserve the resource while also protecting threatened and endangered species in the aquifer-fed Comal and San Marcos springs to the extent required by federal law. Legal challenges related to the passage of the Act delayed the EAA from operating until June 28, 1996.
The Edwards Aquifer Authority is a political subdivision of the State of Texas that was created to manage, enhance and protect the Edwards Aquifer system. The EAA participates in the Region L water planning group and is a member of Groundwater Management Areas 7, 9, 10, and 13; the Texas Association of Groundwater Districts; and the Texas Water Conservation Association.
Mission
Vision
Core Values
EAA Core Values
These core values, identified by staff through a deliberative and shared process, speak to standards of self-imposed accountability and expectation in attitude and conduct, which are to be demonstrated in the EAA’s daily work. They are not descriptions of the work itself or the strategies employed to accomplish the overall mission, but they serve as foundational guideposts for how the EAA will go about accomplishing its work. The EAA core values underlie the agency’s work, setting ideals of how staff will interact with each other, with customers and stakeholders and with the diverse communities that their work touches every day.
Collaboration
We are interactive, diverse, and inclusive in everything we do.
Creativity
We allow for and foster innovation in ideas and practices that lead to solutions in an ever-changing world.
Science Based
Science drives and motivates our mission.
Integrity
We exhibit trust, honesty, transparency, and accountability at all times.
Professionalism
We pursue excellence, respect others, and communicate effectively with those we serve, both internally and externally.
Stewardship
We manage, protect, and enhance the Edwards Aquifer system to ensure its long-term sustainability for the benefit of all users and uses of the resource.
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