Balancing the Colorado River’s human and agricultural water demands with environmental needs is as important to the West ...

April 2009: LCRA, using study method disputed by SAWS, concludes there’s not enough water in basin to supply any to San Antonio. August 2009: SAWS files $1.23 billion lawsuit against LCRA ...

The case revolves around a water project between LCRA and the water system that would have sent water from the Colorado River to San Antonio for 80 years; in return, the Colorado River basin would ...

questions remain on how the LCRA will pay for the major reservoir project in Wharton County that it has said will save the stressed river basin. “There’s not a way to pay for that $200 million ...

Ultimately, the LCRA shelved the idea after fall rains rendered it unnecessary. “We’re in danger of being a basin where there are big winners and big losers involved,” Andrew Sansom ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is encouraging people who live throughout the lower Colorado River basin to conserve water as dry conditions and extreme heat continue.

Lakeside and Pierce Ranch operations in the lower basin, says LCRA. Stored water from the lakes has not been available to ...

“God gives us dominion over fish and birds but it appears LCRA has dominion over our rural economy in the lower basin,” said Mitch Thames, president of the Bay City Chamber of Commerc ...

"If you look at our basin, we don't come out of droughts gently ... Unless the current drought or continuing demand forces those triggers, LCRA will wait until 2025 to change the Water Management ...

They also supply water for agricultural and industrial needs. LCRA Executive Vice President of Water John Hofmann also provided basin updates. He said recent rains in the past couple of months ...

thanks to smart water management decisions and excellent water saving efforts by our customers throughout the lower Colorado River basin.” The LCRA manages the Highland Lakes and lower Colorado ...

This same cutoff happened last year for customers in the lower basin. The LCRA curtailed water from lakes Buchanan and Travis for most interruptible agriculture customers for the second growing ...