As of earlier this month, Jacob’s Well is at zero flow.
WIMBERLEY, Texas — A water utility company with customers in Hays County was fined $448,710 for pumping almost twice the amount of water it was allowed in 2022 out of the Trinity Aquifer, which feeds Jacob’s Well. That’s according to report from KUT.
The Trinity Aquifer supplies water to the Wimberley and Dripping Springs areas. Charlie Flatten, a spokesperson for the groundwater conservation district, told KUT that over-pumping is partially responsible for Jacob’s Well running dry.
As of earlier this month, the popular swimming hole is at zero flow.
Flatten also said this isn’t the first time Aqua Texas has pumped more than it was allowed, saying it’s “pretty habitual” for the company.
“But this is a special circumstance caused by the most severe drought that we’ve had since the ’50s,” he said.
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