What are the threats to Jacobs well in Texas?
What are the threats to Jacobs well in Texas? But it's exactly this paradise, and all who come here to enjoy it, that's strain-ing Jacob's Well. “The problem is population growth, plus drought,” says Linda Kaye Rogers, the board president of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
Why is Jacobs well drying up?
Extreme drought plus relentless growth is depleting the groundwater in this suburbanizing part of the Hill Country. As water levels decline, springs are drying up. As bad as last summer was, summer 2023 has been worse. It's hotter and drier.