Development, drought strain water resources

Bastrop County aquifer under pressure amid global freshwater crisis

Sparse periods of rain, slow-charging aquifers and continued development in the area have seen that Bastrop County is no exception in a global freshwater crisis, local conservation authorities said.

According to the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District, water preservation and maintenance efforts are more important now than ever, as the county and regions across the globe face an abrupt decrease in available freshwater.