Archived Documents

Links to miscellaneous documents used by HTGCD staff.

Other Publications

Hays County Development Regulations

Hays County Revisions To Subdivision Rules

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) Rules for Water Well Drillers and Pump Installers

Texas Water Code, Chapter 35, Groundwater Studies, Creation & Maintenance of Groundwater Conservation Districts & Priority Groundwater Management Areas

Water and Wastewater Facilities Plan for the Portion of Hays County West of the IH-35 Corridor. HDR Engineering Inc., 2011. Prepared for Hays County Commissioner’s Court, and others.


Aquifer Science

Geology and Groundwater – Resources of Hays County, Texas; Kenneth J. DeCook, United States Geological Survey, Texas Water Board of Engineers Bulletin 6004, Prepared in cooperation with the USGS and the City of San Antonio, 1960.

Occurrence, Availability, and Quality of Ground Water in Travis County, Texas, by Gunnar Brune and Gail L. Duffin, Texas Dept. of Water Resources, Report 276, June 1983.

Geologic framework and hydrogeologic characteristics of the Edwards aquifer outcrop (Barton Springs segment), northeastern Hays and southwestern Travis Counties, Texas, by Small, Ted A.; Hanson, John A.; Hauwert, Nico M., USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4306, 1996.

Geohydrology of Comal, San Marcos, and Hueco Springs, William F. Guyton & Associates, Texas Department of Water Resources, June 1979.

Regional Water Supply Study San Marcos Area, Prepared by Guadalupe Blanco River Authority and TWDB, 1995.

Conjunctive Water Resource Management and Aquifer Restoration Study (El Paso Area), Prepared by the New Mexico / Texas -Water Commission by Boyle Engineering-Science, Inc., 1994.

DRAFT – Springlow Augmentation of Comal Springs and San Marcos Springs, Texas: Phase I – Feasibility Study, Preparted by Daene C. McKinney and John M. Sharp, Jr., Center for Research in Water Resources, The University of Texas at Austin., 1994.

Perspectives of the 2006 Drought Severity in Hays County, Texas, Raymond M. Slade, Jr., PH
DRAFT Drought Trigger Plan, May 29, 2006, Raymond M. Slade, Jr., PH
DRAFT Hays County Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan, 1988


Jacob’s Well movie clip