The Endangered Springflow Act: How the Endangered Species Act Influences Groundwater Law and Protects Springflow in Texas

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dc.creatorPuig-Williams, Vanessaen
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-19T19:57:12Zen
dc.date.available2014-12-19T19:57:12Zen
dc.date.issued2015-01en
dc.description.abstractMany springs in Texas are in danger of drying up as two contradictory forces – drought and development – collide. As groundwater from an aquifer is pumped for irrigation, municipal, or industrial use, the water level in the aquifer is lowered and the result is decreased flow from springs at the surface. The lack of recharge to the aquifer caused by drought exacerbates the decline in groundwater levels and diminished springflow. Reductions in springflow are problematic because springs sustain numerous creeks and rivers, especially during drought when surface runoff from rainfall is low. As springflow decreases, so does the flow of surface water, degrading aquatic habitats, threatening consumptive uses of water, interfering with recreational activities, and harming water quality. While the Texas State Water Plan indicates that water management strategies will focus on surface water in the future, reliance on groundwater supplies, including brackish sources, to support population growth, agriculture, and a booming oil and gas industry will continue.en
dc.description.departmentThe Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law, and Businessen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/28016en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherThe Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration, and Environmental Lawen
dc.subjectEnvironmenten
dc.subjectaquatic habitatsen
dc.subjectaquiferen
dc.subjectdevelopmenten
dc.subjectdroughten
dc.subjectEndangered Species Acten
dc.subjectGroundwater Lawen
dc.subjectrunoff from rainfallen
dc.subjectSpringflowen
dc.subjectTexas State Water Planen
dc.subjectTexasen
dc.titleThe Endangered Springflow Act: How the Endangered Species Act Influences Groundwater Law and Protects Springflow in Texasen
dc.title.alternativeflow of surface wateren
dc.typeWorking paperen

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