Quote of the Week

Fri., Sept. 9, 2011

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"The aquifer can no longer afford anything other than minimal use, and that may be the situation for many, many more months."

– from a conservation notice warning that the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer District could enter Stage III Critical Drought today (Thursday, Sept. 8)

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