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Learn about the WTCPUA from general manager Jennifer Riechers The West Travis County Public Utility Agency, or WTCPUA, services Bee Cave, the Lake Pointe Municipal Utility District and northern Hays County. WTCPUA General Manager Jennifer Riechers answered questions via email for Community Impact about water in the region. Responses may have been edited for length and clarity. How is the WTCPUA different from other water utility agencies? The WTCPUA is a nonprofit public utility agency. A public utility agency is set up differently than a municipal utility district, water supply corporation or water control and improvement district. The most important difference is that the WTCPUA does not collect property taxes. Our revenue is solely from our rates.
Who runs the WTCPUA? The WTCPUA was formed by three participating entities: city of Bee Cave, Hays County and West Travis County MUD No. 5—now Lake Pointe MUD. Board members are appointed by their respective member entity and serve four-year terms. Who regulates the WTCPUA? The WTCPUA is regulated by its five-member board of directors. Two representatives are from the city of Bee Cave, one from [Lake Pointe MUD] and two from Hays County. The WTCPUA is also regulated for water and wastewater environmental compliance by the Texas Commission on Environ- mental Quality, or TCEQ, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. How do droughts affect water supply for your customers? The drought affects the water supply because the lack of rainfall causes people to irrigate more, which affects our system’s capacity. We are required to follow the [Lower Colorado River Authority’s] Drought Restriction policies because we are a firm water customer of the LCRA. Firm water customers
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