lower colorado river

The Lower Colorado River Authority has enacted Stage Four water restrictions on some Burnet County residents after a dramatic drop in well water levels.

LCRA spokesperson Clara Tuma says customers of the Spicewood Beach water system are being asked to immediately cut back on all nonessential water use because the water levels of the wells serving them are dropping fast and may only have two to three weeks of supply remaining.

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The Lower Colorado River Authority has asked some Burnet County residents to immediately cut back on all nonessential water use.

LCRA spokesperson Clara Tuma says a drop in the water levels of the wells serving the Spicewood Beach Regional Water System is prompting the call for reduced water use.

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If you run or bike on the downtown hike and bike trails, you've likely already discovered the pretty but incomplete loop that circles alongside Ladybird Lake east of I-35 to Pleasant Valley rd and the Longhorn dam.

But few people know that a spectacular landscape exists just beyond the dam. Beyond the Longhorn Dam and the highly controlled downtown lake is the still-flowing Lower Colorado River and a well-protected wild landscape filled with beautiful views, deer, and wild birds.

... They run adjacent to the Eastern most leg of the Hike and Bike trail.

Halfway through summer, Austin residents are still looking for ways to beat the intense heat that may break records before the season ends.

This summer’s temperatures have not broken record highs in Austin but may reach an unprecedented number of 100-degree days if current weather patterns continue, said Bob Rose, chief meteorologist for the Lower Colorado River Authority.

There have been 40 days with temperatures over 100 degrees so far this summer, he said.

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The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) barely had time to relax following the dismissal of the City of San Antonio's suit against them before another challenge arose.