BexarMet Water District received notification this week that it would be receiving the Leadership Circle Award for the third year in a row from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts office.  The award is for successfully  implementing financial transparency on BexarMet’s website and local government.

Annette Holmes, regional representative for the Texas Comptroller’s office, wrote, “I am pleased to inform you that the Bexar Metropolitan Water District has earned a SILVER Leadership Circle Award by scoring 13  of 20 possible points on our ratings criteria.  The silver insignia indicating that you have earned this award will be added to your listing on our Texas Transparency website.” 

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     Stage 2 water restrictions are ending as of Wednesday, January 4, 2012, according to a statement released by San Antonio City Manager Cheryl Sculley.  Stage 1 restrictions will be in place and will remain as long as the level of the J-17 Edwards Aquifer Monitoring well remains above 650.0 feet.  BexarMet entered Stage 1 restrictions on April 12, 2011 and hit Stage 2 restrictions on May 31, 2011.  This marks the first time in San Antonio history that the city has begun the year on mandatory water restrictions.

     The water level at the J-17 monitor well hit 650.7 feet on December 3, 2011 and began the 30-day countdown during which the aquifer level had to remain above 650.0 feet for 30 consecutive days.  Although Stage 2 restrictions are lifted, Stage 1 restrictions remain in place.  In order for Stage 1 to be cancelled, the level of the aquifer must remain above 660.0 feet for 30 consecutive days.

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As 2011 comes to a close, the San Antonio region, including all BexarMet service areas, remains under Stage 2 watering restrictions.  Thankfully, local lawns and landscapes don’t need weekly watering as they do in the summer.   However, looking ahead to 2012 takes Bexar and surrounding counties into uncharted territory.

Typically, winter is a time for aquifer levels to rebound and cause cancellation of mandatory water restrictions until early summer.  However, for the first time since water restrictions became a reality in San Antonio, the area will begin a calendar year on Stage 2 restrictions.  According to a recent newspaper article, 2012 will mark the first time that farmers to the west of Bexar County will begin their annual irrigation season with some sort of mandatory water restrictions in effect.

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