Complying with the Edwards Aquifer Rules: Technical Guidance on Best Management Practices
Guidance on the rules that apply specifically to the Edwards Aquifer.
To comply with the Edwards Aquifer rules, you must implement measures known as "best management practices" (BMPs) to reduce the impact of your activity on water quality in and upstream of the aquifer. This publication includes detailed descriptions of many options available for you to use as BMPs.
The following files are available in portable document format (PDF). (Help with PDF.)
- Entire document (RG-348, 313 pages)
- Cover, Preface, Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Temporary Best Management Practices
- Chapter 2: Nonstructural Best Management Practices
- Chapter 3: Permanent Structural Best Management Practices
- Chapter 4: Innovative Technology Use and Evaluation
- Chapter 5: Management of Sensitive Features
- Chapter 6: Example Calculations
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Chapter 7: Bibliography
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Appendix A (RG-348a, 33 pages)
Optional Enhanced Measures for the Protection of Water Quality in the Edwards Aquifer -
Appendix B (RG-348b, 21 pages)
Optional Enhanced Measures for the Protection of Water Quality in the Edwards Aquifer and Related Karst Features that May Be Habitat for Karst Dwelling Invertebrates
