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<br />L , <br /> <br />Droueht Reduction Action Items (D) (Two miti2ation actions identified) <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />D-l. Make Hays County More Drought Resistant <br /> <br />Coordinate with the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority, The Lower Colorado River Authority, <br />the Edwards Aquifer Authority, the Texas Water Development Board and others to develop a <br />Hays County Water Conservation or Drought Management Recommendations Plan and <br />implement procedures to minimize the impacts of drought on Hays County. <br /> <br />Responsibility: <br /> <br />Hays County <br />City of San Marcos <br />Guadalupe Blanco River Authority <br />Edwards Aquifer Authority <br />Lower Colorado River Authority <br /> <br />Cost: <br /> <br />$20,000 Study C~st <br /> <br />Funding Sources: <br /> <br />Texas Water Development Board <br /> <br />Timing: <br /> <br />Study 2006-2007 <br /> <br />Beneficiary: <br /> <br />Countywide <br /> <br />D 2. Construct Needed Water System Improvements in Lower Colorado Region K and I <br />South Central Texas Region L <br /> <br />Hays County is located in two regions as defined in the Texas Water Plan - Water for Texas <br />2002. Areas in Hays County north of Onion Creek are located in Lower Colorado Region K <br />and areas south of Onion Creek are located in South Central Texas Region L. <br /> <br />Historically the cities of New Braunfels, San Antonio and San Marcos have relied on <br />groundwater from the Edwards-Balcones Aquifer, which affects the base flow of the <br />Guadalupe River. The City of New Braunfels has converted from groundwater to surface water <br />from Canyon Lake. The City of San Marcos and GBRA recently constructed a pipeline and <br />water treatment plant to also convert the City's primary water source to Canyon Lake water. <br />As stated in the Texas Water Plan, the long range water goals for the region include: protection <br />of the San Marcos Springs from over-pumpage of groundwater; improved aquifer recharge; <br />and construction of additional water supply projects to meet water needs until 2050. <br /> <br />Responsibility: <br /> <br />Hays County <br />City of San Marcos <br />Guadalupe Blanco River Authority <br />Edwards Aquifer Authority <br />Lower Colorado River Authority <br /> <br />Cost: <br /> <br />$4,720 million (21 County South Central Texas Region) <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Hays Count)', Texas <br />Miligation Plan <br /> <br />141 <br />