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edwards aquifer CONSERVANCY
There Is One Universal
Constant About Money
- AND THAT IS,THERE NEVER SEEMS TO BE ENOUGH OF IT TO MEET
EVERY NEED. HERE AT TH E EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY (EAA), WE
ACT AS RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THE FUNDS ENTRUSTED TO US TO
CARRY OUT OUR MISSION OF MANAGING, ENHANCING AND PROTECTING
THE EDWARDS AQUIFER.
The EAC has just completed a strategic plan and has
established the primary funding goals for 2019 to be
pollution prevention, STEM/Education outreach &
scholarship, and water recharge enhancement. Within these
goals, initiatives, such as the creation of afund dedicated
y to addressing abandoned wells, can have a profound
impact on the quantity, quality and general wellbeing of
the water supply within the aquifer region.
The EAC plans to escalate its efforts to raise awareness
and share information about the Aquifer with potential
financial supporters, and work to secure financial gifts
Treasure and grantsfor these efforts. In time, the Conservancy could
C haiemr become a major source of fundingfor the EAA, andfurther
advance the agency's mission beyond its current means.
EVERY DAY THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFER
AUTHORITY (EAA) perform a myriad of tasks, ranging from administration to
science research. The results of these collective efforts advance the mission in
a truly meaningful way.
There are, however, opportunities just beyond the grasp of our annual budgets
- prospects that, with the appropriate financial support could be realized and
make the Aquifer that much more secure and productive. In 2014 the EAA
established the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy (EAC) as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
organization, to serve as a supporting organization for the EAA.
Specifically, the EAC is a fundraising entity, whose purpose is to seek financialIf you would like to learn more about
the Conservancy, and how you can help,
please contact Mike De La Garza at
mdelagarza@edwardsaquifer.org,
or Breanna Sauceda at
bsauceda@edwardsaquifer.org.support to supplement the costs of additional EAA initiatives and projects that
would contribute to the sustainability and vitality of the Edwards Aquifer.
Since its inception, the EAC has received major funding from the CEMEX
Company which supported an Education Excursion Program whereby educators
were given exclusive access to aquifer-related locations and personal
interaction with EAA staff geologists, hydrologists and biologists at no cost.
And H-E-B underwrote the cost for a Virtual Edwards Aquifer Experience to be
offered online to educators, students and the public. That experience can be
accessed at www.aquiferium.org.3
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