Barton Springs stays closed

On Friday, the city’s parks department, Austin Water and the Watershed Protection Department convened to investigate a leak in Barton Springs’ infrastructure. They found that an old water bypass pipe has developed two holes, much like a similar incident in 2018. While the city’s plans to fix the issue will take the same tack as last time, they will also take a minute to complete, as a more thorough understanding of the conditions is sought. Until then, the pool will be closed with reduced water levels, as will a portion of Barkin’ Springs. Updates on Barton Springs’ status can be found here.