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The Lower Colorado River Authority urged the public to be mindful of their water use as drought persisted and LCRA remained in Stage 1 of its drought contingency plan. Firm water customers were asked to reduce their water use by 5%. In July 2022, LCRA determined that the duration and intensity of the drought meant that agricultural operations in Colorado, Wharton and Matagorda counties would not get water from Highland Lakes or the second growing season in 2022. Ongoing drought prompted the LCRA to extend the water curtailment through 2023. As of June 29, lakes Buchanan and Travis were at a combined storage of 52%, or about 1.013 million acre-feet. Without additional inflows, the lakes could fall to a combined storage of 900,000 acre-feet, which would trigger the next stage of the drought contingency plan, requiring conservation of 10% to 20%. FOX 7 Austin (Texas), June 29, 2023 The Lower Colorado River Authority remains in Stage 1 of its Drought Contingency Plan for Firm Water Customers, which began in July 2022. The combined storage in Lakes Buchanan and Travis was 1.2 million acre-feet, below the trigger of 1.4 million acre-feet, and interruptible supplies were curtailed. LCRA requested its firm customers voluntarily reduce their water use by 5% in July 2022. KXAN-TV NBC 36 (Austin, Texas), March 2, 2023