The Lower Colorado River Authority is currently updating its 2015 Water Management Plan, which governs its operation of the river – including how the Highland Lakes water supply is provided to users throughout the lower Colorado River basin.
Here is the timeline for the updating process:
- May 21 – First participant meeting
- July 12 – Second participant meeting
- Aug. 10 – Third participant meeting
- Sept. 6 – Fourth participant meeting
- October/November – Present draft WMP to LCRA Board
- December – Request LCRA Board approval
- Early 2019 – Submit to TCEQ
Under the current Plan, LCRA can curtail interruptible water as a drought worsens – based on these conditions:
- No “open supply”
- Two evaluation dates for interruptible stored water – March 1 and July 1
- Three water supply conditions: Normal, Less Severe Drought, Extraordinary Drought – based on storage and prior three months of inflows
- Look-ahead tests