AG Opinion to Watch: How Far Does Edwards Aquifer Authority Go?

A January 5th 2015 Attorney General Opinion request asks whether the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District authority extends outside the boundaries of the district.

The opinion requests raises these flags for the Attorney General Opinion Committee:

• The district claims to regulate all groundwater from aquifers in the area
• The requestor believes the authority of the district is only for the aquifers in its enabling statutes- the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifers. 
• The district’s boundaries were set in 1987 legislation and no legislation has expanded the boundaries.

Attorney General Opinion Request: RQ-003-KP