Despite the heavy downpours that kicked off this weekend, ongoing drought conditions have kept San Antonio under water restrictions.

The Edwards Aquifer Authority, which determines water access for permit holders including the San Antonio Water System, downgraded its restrictions to a Stage 4 from more limiting Stage 5 that was implemented about a week ago. But officials warn we are not out of the weeds just yet.

“Since 2020, when this drought began, we have this rainfall deficit of 55 inches,” said Steven Siebert, San Antonio Water System’s manager of water resources, during a Municipal Utilities Committee presentation on May 27. “So we would need about another 25 rain events like yesterday to pull us back to average conditions.”

Under Stage 4 restrictions , the authority reduc

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