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Jacob's Well suspends 2024 swimming season

If you were hoping to swim in Jacob's Well this summer the chances are not looking good. ....

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Thanks to recent rain, water flowing at Jacob's Well again

After months of dry conditions, recent rainfall has restored flow to Jacob's Well again. The Hays County watering hole experienced zero flow of water starting in July of last year. That only happened six times since the summer of 2000, according to the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association. ....

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Jacob's Well Was Dry for Seven Months—One Company Just Kept Pumping

Utility giant Aqua Texas pumped 66 million gallons beyond its legal limit in 2023. ....

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Who's Killing Jacob's Well?

For the second year in a row, the iconic spring-fed swimming hole has stopped flowing, the consequence of drought and overpumping. ....

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Protecting water resources in Central Texas

Editor's Note: The Texas Hill Country Conservation Network has created The Hill Country Land, Water, Sky and Natural Infrastructure Plan to protect natural resources in this area. This conservation series seeks to illuminate aspects of the plan, as well as other resource protection plans, looking at best management practices. This is the third part in the series.[San Marcos, ....

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