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SECTION 6: DROUGHT <br />11/1/2020 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />12/1/2020 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />1/1/2021 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />5/1/2022 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />6/1/2022 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />7/1/2022 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />8/1/2022 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />9/1/2022 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />10/1/2022 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />1/1/2023 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />2/1/2023 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />3/1/2023 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />4/1/2023 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />5/1/2023 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />6/1/2023 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />7/1/2023 <br />0 <br />0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />A <br />Table 6-7. Historical Drought Events Summary, 1996-2023 <br />Hays County 52 0 0 $0 $0 <br />SIGNIFICANT E1/ENTc <br />May 2022 — December 2022 <br />May was a dry month across most of South Central Texas, exacerbating an ongoing drought. <br />Hays and Williamson counties moved into severe (D2) drought. All public water systems <br />encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions, and many had mandatory restrictions in effect, <br />with reports noting the San Marcos water system at Stage 2. The Edwards Aquifer was 26.4 feet <br />below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation pool level. Rivers across the <br />region were below or much below normal seven-day streamflow at the end of the month. All the <br />counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month while <br />drought conditions continued. December was another dry month across South Central Texas, but <br />City of San Marcos I Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update 2024 1 Page 8 <br />