The U.N. started the annual effort to call attention to the world’s progress toward providing access to clean water.
Bexar County draws its water from the Edwards Aquifer, one of the most prolific artesian aquifers in the world. Largely because of a lack of rainfall, levels have been down, and the San Antonio Water System has issued Stage 2 water restrictions.
Docks in the Church Cove area of Medina Lake are seen Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. The Texas Water Development Board water data website reported Medina Lake that day was 25.3 percent full, or 47 feet below normal conservation pool. The lake was 40.7 percent full a year before.
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