Table 3-5.
Summary of Draft Edwards Aquifer Authority Critical Period Management Rules¹

Reduction Stage	Well Levels Initiating Drought Response			Drought Response Maximum Allowable Withdrawal ^5,6
	J-17^2(ft-msl)	TA69-47-306^3(ft-msl)	J-27^4(ft-msl)
I	650	670	845	95 % of permitted (monthly) withdrawal
II	640	660	840	90 % of permitted (monthly) withdrawal
III^7	630	655	835	85 % of permitted (monthly) withdrawal
^1Information provided by EAA on March 22, 2000. ^2Applicable to Bexar, Comal, and Hays Counties. ^3Applicable to Medina County. ^4Applicable to Uvalde County. ^5Alternative responses related to base withdrawal multipliers and conservation plans available from EAA. ^6Reductions in maximum allowable withdrawal applicable to permitted municipal use (including irrigation transfers) only. ^7Emergency springflow protection measures may apply in Stage III.