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.
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.
Citing ‘Mismanagement,’ Lawmaker Threatens Massive Overhaul of LCRA
Apr 25, 2014 · The LCRA is caught between the various water interests, trying to balance the water supply of a million people around a city with the business needs of a few dozen farmers that were …
LCRA Vote Resonates in Spicewood Beach - StateImpact Texas
Nov 23, 2012 · The LCRA had two trucks to bring water in, but one of them had an accident, likely due to speeding says the LCRA, on its way into Spicewood a couple weeks ago.
Texas Rice Farming | 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 water rights.
Despite Delay in Vote, Little Change Expected in Proposed LCRA Water ...
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 Colorado River …
LCRA Approves Plan That Will Likely Cut Off Rice Farmers This Year
Jan 8, 2013 · In a unanimous vote today, the Board of Directors at the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) approved an emergency plan that could cut off water for most rice farmers downstream in …
LCRA Set to Get an Earful on Water Management Plan
Feb 20, 2012 · The LCRA will hear from the various communities who rely on the river to support their way of life. The next couple days will be busy ones at the headquarters of the Lower Colorado River …
LCRA Passes New Water Plan: More Water for Lakes, Less for Farming
Feb 22, 2012 · In what they're calling the "most decisive issue" they've ever come across, the Lower Colorado River Authority voted today in favor of a new water plan that will change how much water …
Rice Farmers Used More Than Three Times as Much Water as Austin …
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 farmers used …