NewsDrop-June-2025

AQUIFER MANAGEMENT SERVICES

By: Aquifer Science Staff

GOES LIVE on EDWARDSAQUIFER.ORG THE EAA’S ENVIRONMENTAL DATA PORTAL

Figure 1: The Environmental Data Portal users can select sites using an interactive map to view and download the information.

Since its inception 29 years ago this month, the EAA has understood the value of environmental data to manage, enhance, and protect the Edwards Aquifer. All throughout this time, EAA staff have collected a wide range of environmental data across the Edwards Aquifer region, including but not limited to rainfall, temperature, groundwater levels, and springflow. In the last five years alone, the EAA has collected more than 100 million data points at more than 190 sites. These robust data allow the EAA to monitor the health of the Edwards Aquifer system and enable rigorous modeling and research efforts that inform science-based policy. The EAA is proud to share that the Environmental Data Portal has now launched! The Environmental Data Portal allows the public to access these vetted environmental data across the Edwards Aquifer region. Users can download information from several data types including groundwater wells, rain gauges, springs and streams, and weather stations, The sites and site type can be selected through the interactive map or by site name. The por tal also connects users to information about current aquifer conditions, EAA research initiatives, and links to other valuable external data resources.

Over the last 29 years, the EAA has been collecting and sharing environ mental data with the region. The EAA not only recognizes the importance of collecting these data, but what is just as important is making them available for public use. With tools like Environmental Data Portal, the EAA hopes that data can be more widely used by citizens and scientists alike to learn more about this unique resource and manage it sustainably for future generations.

“We are excited to offer up our continuous environmental data to the public and will continue to add more sites going forward,” says Bryan Anderson,

Director of the EAA’s Data Management Team and lead for the Environmental Data Portal.

“This data portal would not be possible without our dedicated Data Management Team, especially our Principal Data Analyst, Newfel Mazari.”

See more details by visitng our environmental data portal page: https://data.edwardsaquifer.org/

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