For the first time since April 2011, San Marcos and the San Antonio Pool of the Edwards Aquifer have moved out of the Stage 1 critical management period.
San Marcos Public Services Director Tom Taggart announced Feb. 13 that the city was lifting Stage 1 restrictions after the Edwards Aquifer Authority declared the region out of the Stage 1 period.
The EAA's management rules are based on aquifer levels as measured in the San Antonio J17 Index Well.
With the Stage 1 restrictions lifted, residents may return to year-round watering rules, which prohibit wasting water or watering with sprinklers between 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
