The Edwards aquifer is the sole source of public water supply
for more than 1 million people in the San Antonio area and supplies
large quantities of water for agriculture, industry, and the
military. The dissolutioned, faulted limestone aquifer is the
major source of water for Bexar, Comal, Hays, Medina, and
Uvalde Counties. The annual compilation of estimates of
recharge to and discharge from the Edwards aquifer is part of a
continuing program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in
cooperation with the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA).