With the Barton Springs and Edwards aquifers at historic low levels, the new general manager of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, Charlie Flatten, is sounding the alarm on the growing water crisis in Central Texas. Rapid population growth combined with years of below-average rainfall have put immense strain on the region’s finite groundwater supply, raising the specter of unprecedented Stage 4 drought restrictions if conservation efforts don’t ramp up soon.

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