Lakes falling!

Lake Travis continues to fall about 1.35 feet per week. Alarmingly, Lake Buchanan fell a foot last week and is in the 1001 msl range today! Wonder how low Travis would be if LCRA had not decided to take water for the rice farmers from Buchanan also?

Rice farmers use water until October. We are facing at least 12 more weeks of summer--100 degree weather (more electricity whose generation is cooled by water), plus evaporation and lots more water waste on lawn over-watering!

We can do nothing about the water going to the rice farmers. We can do something about where we set our air conditioners, over-watering our lawns (1/4 to 1/2 inch twice a week from 7 p.m. till 10 a.m.), letting the kids play in sprinklers, using only recylcled water car washes, turning water off while we wash our hands and brush our teeth, taking quick showers instead of baths, and, if you live in Austin, getting a free low-flush commode installed.

Save Water. Save Lake Travis.

Connie

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

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Hello and welcome to the new Delta Blog. Here you will be able to discuss the latest Lake Travis happenings.