Ground-Water Discharge from the Edwards and Associated Limestones, San Antonio Area, Texas, 1972

Author Puente C (US Geological Survey)
Year 1973
Description Annual report for 1972 on discharge from the Edwards Aquifer issued by the Edwards Underground Water District
Report Number Bulletin 31
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 1972 was 747,100 acre-feet, which is the record high for the period 1934-72. The increase was due primarily to above-average springflow.

The total discharge from wells and springs for 1972 was about 10 percent more than in 1971, and 38 percent greater than the average for 1934-71.

About 50 percent of the total discharge came from wells, and approximately two-thirds of this discharge was from wells in Bexar County. Well discharge in 1972 was 10 percent less than in 1971, while springflow increased by about 37 percent.