EAA 20 years

GOVERNANCE

The EAA plays a critical role in the continued wellbeing of an eight-county region (Atascosa, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Medina and Uvalde) by helping to ensure the conservation and sustainability of the Edwards Aquifer. A 17-member board of directors govern the agency as prescribed by the EAA Act. 15 directors are elected from single-member districts across the region. The other two, non- voting directors, are appointed—one on an alternating basis by the Commissioners Courts of Medina and Uvalde counties, and the other by the South Central Texas Water Advisory Committee (SCTWAC). SCTWAC advises the EAA’s board of directors on downstream water rights and issues.