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Water restrictions in New Braunfels and Comal County today
The current NBU watering stage and the Edwards Aquifer pumping stage, with the J-17 well level and Comal Springs flow behind them, from NBU and the Edwards Aquifer Authority.
Page checked 10:08 a.m. Tue, Nov 10. Checked every hour. Each figure below shows the time its source reported it.
New Braunfels Utilities watering stage
Stage 2
The watering days and hours for this stage, and what it limits, are on NBU’s conservation stage page linked below. NBU sets the stage from Edwards Aquifer and river conditions.
Source: New Braunfels Utilities · we checked it 9:47 a.m. Tue, Nov 10
Edwards Aquifer pumping stage
Stage 2: 30% reduction
The San Antonio Pool stage limits how much permit holders who pump from the Edwards, including cities and utilities, may withdraw. It is set by the J-17 well level and spring flows.
Source: Edwards Aquifer Authority, current conditions · reported November 10, 2026 · we checked it 9:47 a.m. Tue, Nov 10
Not on NBU water?
Canyon Lake, Bulverde, Spring Branch and Garden Ridge residents are served by other water providers with their own stages, often tied to Canyon Lake or the Trinity Aquifer. Your water bill names your provider; its website posts the current stage.
Our latest reporting
- Land & Water · Tue, Nov 10Canyon Lake was 96.3% full as aquifer restrictions stayed at Stage 2
- Land & Water · Thu, Nov 5Nov. 4 water readings: Canyon Lake 96.3% full, Edwards restrictions at Stage 2
- Land & Water · Tue, Nov 3Canyon Lake 96.2% full; Comal County drought index at 454
- Land & Water · Sun, Nov 1Canyon Lake sits 1.76 feet below conservation pool in Nov. 1 reading
- Land & Water · Fri, Oct 30Canyon Lake is 96.1% full; Edwards readings track a different water source
- Land & Water · Wed, Oct 28Schertz imposes Stage 3 water restrictions after transmission line break
Comal.News reads these figures from the agencies linked beside each one and does not change them. Real-time gauge data is provisional and can be revised. For emergencies call 911; for official orders, the agency’s own page is the record.