Folks, It depends upon the program that funds the gauges. Some gauges are covered completely under federal funds and with budget cuts coming, I think the USGS has to decide whether they want to cut services or personnel or both.
Note that there were no gauges slated for removal in the Edwards Aquifer Authority region. That is because most of those are paid for with cooperative money - the Edwards Aquifer Authority bill for having the USGS run approximately 30 gauges is more than $300,000 per year. In addition, the USGS kicks in some cooperative money for the system. This includes the gauges at San Marcos, Comal, San Pedro, San Antonio, Hueco, and Leona springs as well as two gauges on each of the upstream portions of the major rivers that cross the Edwards limestone in the recharge zone. Geary Geary M. Schindel, P.G. Chief Technical Officer EDWARDS AQUIFER A U T H O R I T Y 1615 N. ST. MARY'S STREET SAN ANTONIO, TX 78215 (210) 222.2204 OFFICE (210) 299.5262 FAX (210) 326.1576 MOBILE --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
