Leander's water permit increase from 6,400 acre feet per year (AFY) to 24,000 AFY is based on a population "projection" of 250,000 in 50 years. Latest Region G estimate of Leander's population is 81,000 by 2060. The Leander Council "projects" the city will have 170,000 by 2025. Wonder whose "projection" might be more credible? The current population of Leander, about 26,500 people, are being asked to pay for the water for this imaginary 250,000 people!
Leander's Council has all sorts of "plans". Anyone can draw a line on a piece of paper and call it a plan. Leander's "plans" are just empty fields of cedar trees.
Connie
Leander's Council has all sorts of "plans". Anyone can draw a line on a piece of paper and call it a plan. Leander's "plans" are just empty fields of cedar trees.
Connie
posted by Delta at
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Various media often report about Lake Travis saying that the dams were built to provide water and electricity. Surely, it is common sense that the reason the dams were built is to minimize catastrophic floods. See http://www.floodsafety.com/texas/regional_info/regional_info/austin_zone.htm
We would all agree that there is not enough oil for the entire world to live the American lifestyle. Neither is there enough water.
Sadly, politicians are guided by the desire for re-election more than any other force. This causes short-sightedness.
The financing of government is basically the greatest Ponzi/Madoff scheme of all, thus REQUIRING growth above all other considerations.
We, through our leaders, continue to add to the debt we leave to future generations, AND, we continue to deplete the resources our children and grandchildren will need.
We need to grow less and plan longer. Maybe it would make sense to drink the rising ocean instead of the falling rivers and lakes.
Lakes Travis and Buchanan were created as water reservoirs, not lakes; however, the land around most reservoirs in the United States is either owned by the Corps of Engineers or it is National Parks. Homes and businesses were not allowed on the shores.
Since residential and commercial development was allowed around our reservoirs, these must be protected.
Desalination of sea water has to be our eventual answer. It is just not being considered seriously enough. Too bad!
Connie
Lake Travis has become more than a water reservoir, it is now an attraction in itself and a cultural jewel of the Austin area.
Obviously, we all need water, but the cost and consequences of ruining the lake must be considered. Any and all alternatives should be ruled out before tapping more from the lake.
MG is right on, a system requiring perpetual growth in a world of finite resources is not a sane or reasonable way to run an economy, on the local or the global level. We have the technology to do more than rely on the infrastructure improvements of the 1940s.
Local and national governments must not be allowed to squander money and resources to enrich themselves and special interests. It's time to use the new technology we have and summon the will to decide what kind of society we want.
Drink the rising ocean? Are you suggesting water desalination? Good idea we (my father) suggested it to the LCRA about 10 years ago (with the understanding that technology would eventually make it economically feasible) and all they said was we will just tap the aquifer and that will be the magic solution, well here we are, where is the water LCRA? Once again a brilliant solution from the bureaucrats at the LCRA.
Desalination of sea water, yes great idea, if we want our water bill to increase 20 times. Desal plants produce water in a very expensive manner.
How about population control?
How about population control?
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