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Drought Management Plan

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The District adopted a Drought Management Plan on April 15, 2011. 

The District adopted this plan for the purpose to conserve, preserve, protect, and recharge the groundwater resources of Burnet County, and to prevent waste and degradation of quality of those groundwater resources.

Provisions of this plan shall apply to all Burnet County wells and all persons or organizations, public or private, owning or operating wells within Burnet County, regardless of purpose of use, size, capacity, date drilled, ownership, or the exempt or non-exempt status of a well.
 
View Drought Management Plan

The various drought stages will be initiated by the District’s Board of Directors (the Board) during a monthly board meeting, utilizing the Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) or other factors including requests from local citizens and water users as deemed appropriate by the Board.  The District may also utilize its various monitor wells to determine if aquifer levels are declining and may take action as deemed necessary.  Each drought stage will last a minimum of 30 days and renew automatically unless changed by Board action.



View Monitor Well Water Levels

View Burnet County Rainfall Maps

View Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI)

STAGE 3 - SEVERE DROUGHT

INITIATED BY DISTRICT

 

View  Stage 3—Severe Drought  Provisions