Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) | StateImpact Texas
Sep 19, 2014 · The LCRA operates the six dams on the Colorado River that form the Highland Lakes of Central Texas. These are lakes Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls, Travis and Austin.
All About Rice Farming in Texas - StateImpact Texas
The LCRA has outlined two reasons why they are responsible to the rice farmers: “Texas law declares that the state must give preference to certain types of water uses when granting …
Rice Farmers Used More Than Three Times as Much Water as …
Apr 16, 2012 · A new report from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), which manages water in the Highland Lakes for the city of Austin and farmers downstream, shows that rice …
Despite Delay in Vote, Little Change Expected in Proposed LCRA …
Aug 21, 2014 · Water from the Highland Lakes is important to everyone in Central Texas — from urban Austinites to rural rice farmers downstream. Wednesday, the board of the Lower …
Non-Wind And Non-Solar Renewable Resources | StateImpact Texas
Texas, with its vast open landscapes and diversity of renewable resources, is a rich environment for non-wind and non-solar renewable energy production. Hydroelectrcity, geothermal energy, …
During Drought, Once-Mighty Texas Rice Belt Fades Away
Aug 12, 2014 · By 1951, the LCRA finished the six reservoirs and dams known as the Highland Lakes, which stores drinking water for over a million people in Central Texas today.
LCRA Raises Water Rates For Some Customers | StateImpact Texas
Jun 19, 2014 · The City of Austin and a South Texas nuclear power plant – the LCRA’s two largest firm water customers — will not see rates increase.
Spicewood Beach | StateImpact Texas
The Spicewood Beach water system has 500 water meters, one of them belonging to the Spicewood Beach Elementary School. Once the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) …
LCRA Approves Plan That Will Likely Cut Off Rice Farmers This Year
Jan 8, 2013 · The new plan was a notable reversal f rom the emergency plan sought by the LCRA in November 2012, which would have likely sent water to rice farmers this year.
Why an Environmental Group is Going After Austin’s Coal Plant
Jun 22, 2012 · Photo by Andy Uhler/KUT News The Fayette Power Project coal plant in La Grange, Texas. An environmental group says it's violating its permit, which the LCRA denies.