In a rare move for this time of year, the Edwards Aquifer Authority has declared Stage 3 water restrictions. SAWS customers need not worry. A spokesperson tells TPR there is enough reserve water on hand at its Carrizo Aquifer storage site in southern Bexar County to not impose restrictions on its customers. But, SAWS itself will have to reduce its pumping out of the Edwards Aquifer by 35 percent. SAWS, along with small municipalities like Universal City and Alamo Heights, are permit holders of the EAA. SAWS happens to be the largest permit holder. Environmental conditions forced the restrictions. EAA's senior public relations manager, Terri Herbold, said the agency's scientists monitoring the J-17 well, where the aquifer is measured in the San Antonio area, declared the water level below 640 feet for 10 consecutive days. "We declare the stages based on environmental conditions, based on the aquifer level and the spring flow level," Herbold said. SAWS is in Stage 2 customer restrictions
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