Ground-Water Discharge from the Edwards and Associated Limestones, San Antonio Area, Texas, 1973

Author Rappmund RA (US Geological Survey)
Year 1974
Description Annual report for 1973 on discharge from the Edwards Aquifer issued by the Edwards Underground Water District
Report Number Bulletin 32
Publisher Edwards Underground Water District
Location Edwards Aquifer Balcones Fault Zone San Antonio Segment
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Summary

The estimated total well and spring discharge from the Edwards and associated limestones in the San Antonio area during 1973 was 838,000 acre-feet, which is the record high for the period 1934-73. The increase was due primarily to above-average springflow.

The total discharge from wells and springs for 1973 was about 12 percent more than in 1972, and 53 percent greater than the average for 1934-72.

About 37 percent of the total discharge came from wells, and approximately two-thirds of this discharge was from wells in Bexar County. Well discharge in 1973 was 16 percent less than in 1972, while springflow increased by about 41 percent.