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- Fecha de creación mayo 26, 2003
- Última actualización 30 de abril de 2025
Programa de Monitoreo de Aguas Subterráneas (Invierno de 2003)
Turner Collie and Braden, Inc. (TCB) and LBG-Guyton and Associates (Guyton) conducted a survey of the groundwater resources of the Edwards Balcones Fault Zone (BFZ) aquifer and the Trinity aquifer in Bell County, which culminated in the Groundwater Resources Management Information report presented to the Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District (the District) in January 2002. One of the findings of the survey was that the groundwater resources of the Trinity aquifer are being reduced at a greater rate than they are being replenished. An example of the declining water resources of the Trinity aquifer is provided in Figures 1 and 2. These two figures are hydrographs for Trinity aquifer wells. Figure 1 illustrates the declining depth to water for state well number 40-61-901 which is located on Farm-to-Market (FM) 93 south of the City of Temple and screened in the Hosston formation of the Trinity aquifer. Figure 2 illustrates the declining depth to water for state well number 58-05-403, which is located near the intersection of Royal Street and Armstrong Road southeast of the community of Salado and screened in the Hensell formation of the Trinity aquifer. The rate of the water-level decline within these wells has averaged about 4.1 feet per year in state well number 40-61-901 and about 3.5 feet per year in state well number 58-05-403. Another finding of the survey is the identification of "bad water" areas of the Trinity aquifer within Bell County. These "bad water" areas are locations within the District where the concentration of total dissolved solids (TDS) in the groundwater is greater than 1000 milligrams per liter (mg/L) and unsuitable for long-term human consumption. With few exceptions the TDS concentration of the Trinity aquifer groundwater within Bell County is greater than 1000 mg/L.
