According to the LCRA, customers include municipalities, industries and temporary water users who must have a firm water supply contract to use water from the Highland Lakes or lower Colorado River.

“LCRA is committed to protecting the water supply for this region,” LCRA General Manager Phil Wilson said. “People are required to have a contract and pay for water they take from the lakes.

but also the entity that manages the lakes -- theLower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). The drought has certainly highlighted the need to account for every drop of water taken from the Highland ...

The LCRA moved from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of its drought response with increased restrictions for costumers. The river authority ...

is meant to make it easier for communities around the Highland Lakes to pump water for their own needs. The LCRA is required, under its water management plan, to keep a minimum flow of 500 cubic ...

That means all LCRA water customers (cities, industries, retail water suppliers, etc.) to "increase water saving measures and limit outdoor watering to no more than once a week." Highland Lakes ...

After recent rains, the Lower Colorado River Authority has halted its plan to manage low water levels in the Highland Lakes by cutting ... suggested that the LCRA would release water to Matagorda ...