Stage 2 drought response for Lower Colorado River Authority in Texas
8/16/2023 2:53:26 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Bastrop County, TX
Blanco County, TX
Brown County, TX
Burnet County, TX
Callahan County, TX
Coleman County, TX
Colorado County, TX
Edwards County, TX
Fayette County, TX
Gillespie County, TX
Hays County, TX
Kimble County, TX
Lampasas County, TX
Llano County, TX
Mason County, TX
Matagorda County, TX
McCulloch County, TX
Menard County, TX
Mills County, TX
San Saba County, TX
Schleicher County, TX
Sutton County, TX
Travis County, TX
Wharton County, TX
Williamson County, TX
Start Date: 8/14/2023
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The Lower Colorado River Authority entered Stage 2 drought response on Monday, Aug. 14, and asked all firm water customers (municipalities, water districts and industries) to curb their water use by 10% to 20% and to enact mandatory water restrictions. The combined storage in Lake Travis and Buchanan, the two water supply reservoirs in the Highland Lakes, dropped below 900,000 acre-feet over the weekend, putting them at 46% of capacity. Customers were urged to reduce landscape watering.
KXAN Online (Austin, Texas), Aug 15, 2023
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