W.R. Roddy 1992 <p>The Edwards aquifer in south-central Texas is one of the most productive and most important aquifers in the State, with an average annual discharge of about 608,000 acre-ft of water during 1932-82 (Reeves and Ozuna, 1985). &nbsp;The Edwards aquifer is the principal source of water for municipal, industrial, and irrigation use in all or parts of five counties- Bexar, Comal, hays, Medina, and Uvalde- and is the only source of water for San Antonio, the tenth-largest city in the United States (1980 population, 786,000) (A.H. Belo Corporation, 1985).</p> application/pdf 10.3133/ha723 en U.S. Geological Survey Water quality of the Edwards Aquifer and streams recharging the aquifer in the San Antonio region, Texas reports