BY GRANT CRAWFORD & GRACE DICKENS
Water use Of the 70.53 million gallons per day, or MGD, of water collectively allocated through LCRA contracts to the cities, about 30.09 MGD was used on average in 2023, or 42.66%.
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With hundreds of wet and dry boat slips, Hurst Harbor Marina is one of many lakeside businesses impacted by the water level of Lake Travis, but the business is no stranger to shifting lake levels. “For me, it’s more, is the water being responsibly managed?” General Manager Nick Shepherd said. The 145 MGD gure is the highest possible ow from the pipeline at peak demand, not how much will be used constantly, said Earl Foster, Lakeway Municipal Utility District general manager. The cities already have a contracted amount of water they are able to use, and most use less than half. “The new intake will help provide a more reliable way for the cities to reach water for which they have contracted but will not provide them the right to any additional water,” LCRA o cials said in an emailed statement. The LCRA began the process to update its water management plan in March, and Hamilton said the CTWC is calling for increased conservation mea- sures for future planning.
Both Phase 2 and Phase 2A of the project is expected to nish by the summer of 2027. Meanwhile, the organization is planning for Phase 3 of the water system, which will expand the BCRUA’s water treatment plant to have a capacity for 106 MGD per day, although a timeline for the project hasn’t been determined.
BCRUA
Leander
Cedar Park
80
70.53 MGD
64
42.66% of total water allocated
48
32
11.02 MGD 4.32 MGD
16
14.75 MGD
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The main shaft will be able to pump 145 million gallons of water per day.
Amount of water used
Total Amount of water allocated
COURTESY CITY OF ROUND ROCK
SOURCE: LAKEWAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT COMMUNITY IMPACT
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