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Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan have seen modest rises over the last few weeks. Lake Travis is up roughly 1.5 feet in the last ...
“These rains were welcome and it’s good to see our water supply reservoirs at higher levels, but the reservoirs are still stressed from years of drought,” said John Hofmann, LCRA executive v ...
A rainy May and June have given Central Texas a boost in lake levels, and a big help to businesses on the water.
AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA ... in the Hill Country and the resulting low lake levels. The combined water storage level for Lake Travis and Lake ...
lake levels are decreasing as significant amounts of water evaporate or are used on landscaping in the region. We all need to step up and do our part to conserve.” The LCRA said it is now in ...
Amid the worsening drought, the Lower Colorado River Authority’s board signaled Tuesday it will consider, among other emergency measures, lowering the levels of the four smaller, constant-level ...
which are impacting inflows and levels in the region’s water supply reservoirs at Lake Buchanan and Lake Travis. LCRA’s state-approved water management plan required it to cut off Highland ...
The Lower Colorado River Authority recently awarded $1,108,769 in grants to support community projects across LCRA’s wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas. The Community Development ...
LCRA spokeswoman Clara Tuma said Wednesday that the LCRA "began the process" of releasing water "as soon as the level was forecast to exceed 681 feet above mean sea level" — when the lake is full.
Clarification appended To understand the level of crisis facing the Lower Colorado River Authority, look no further than the three-page job description the agency has drafted in its search for a ...