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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Friday, October 31, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
LCRA focuses on preserving most precious resource
From News 8 Austin, August 4, 2008...
The Colorado River is an oasis cutting through the Central Texas Hill Country.
It's plentiful in size, power, beauty and resources.
Robert Cullick of the Lower Colorado River Authority said the river is multifaceted.
"The Colorado River has four major uses: agriculture – you know we eat because there's water, and municipal use, every use inside the house; without good clean water we don't have a microchip industry; without good clean water it's difficult to make electricity," he said.
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The Colorado River is an oasis cutting through the Central Texas Hill Country.
It's plentiful in size, power, beauty and resources.
Robert Cullick of the Lower Colorado River Authority said the river is multifaceted.
"The Colorado River has four major uses: agriculture – you know we eat because there's water, and municipal use, every use inside the house; without good clean water we don't have a microchip industry; without good clean water it's difficult to make electricity," he said.
Read more...
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