Affordable water for Austin's future

From Austin City Connection, October 31, 2008...

The Austin City Council and the Lower Colorado River Authority have worked together to address the critical issues of affordable water for Austin’s future. A landmark agreement establishes a regional water partnership and ends an almost decade-long dispute over the use of treated water the City returns to the Colorado River.

This supplemental water supply agreement will provide Austin an additional 250,000 acre-feet of water for long term water supply while ensuring that the Colorado River and Matagorda Bay remain environmentally sound and that users downstream of Austin have adequate water supplies.

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