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SpanishFROM STAFF REPORTS More bad news for the Highland Lakes as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Lower Colorado River Authority confirmed that invasive zebra mussels have been found in Lake LBJ. The species was previously discovered in Lake Travis. “It is disheartening to see zebra mussels spreading higher up the chain of […]
August 24, 2019, 8:26 pm
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Zebra mussels found in Lake LBJ; Marble Falls probably next
Posted on 12 August 2019.
Posted in Featured Story - Home Slider, Government, Highland Lakes, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, LCRA, Texas Parks and Wildlife0 Comments
LCRA grant may help Granite Shoals residents save at the tap
Posted on 09 August 2019.
With a $6,050 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority, the city of Granite Shoals can add a customer portal to its smart meter system to help customers more easily monitor their real-time water use. The city matched the grant with a contribution of $6,050. Granite Shoals will add the new portal to its advanced […]
Posted in Featured Story - Home Slider, Government, Granite Shoals, LCRA, News By Town0 Comments
LCRA adding solar power for wholesale electricity customers
Posted on 12 July 2019.
The Lower Colorado River Authority is turning to the biggest energy source in the solar system to augment its electricity generation portfolio. The LCRA announced July 11 it has signed a contract to add 141 megawatts of solar power to its lineup. Under the contract, the LCRA will purchase the renewable energy from a solar […]
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LCRA accepting grant applications from nonprofits through July 31
Posted on 01 July 2019.
After awarding more than $470,000 in grants, the Lower Colorado River Authority is looking for more projects to support through its Community Development Partnership Program. The LCRA is accepting applications for community development projects through July 31, with grants available up to $50,000. Most of the grants are for $25,000 or less, but every cycle […]
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LCRA program awards $111,000 in grants to first responders
Posted on 06 June 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Lower Colorado River Authority handed out more than $111,000 in grants through its Community Development Partnership Program to four Highland Lakes emergency service agencies. The Pedernales Electric Cooperative chipped in on two of the donations. (more…)
Posted in Community, Featured Story - Home Slider, Government, LCRA, PEC0 Comments
LCRA moving water downstream from full Lake Buchanan
Posted on 05 June 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Lower Colorado River Authority began moving water downstream from a very full Lake Buchanan early June 5. (more…)
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LCRA’s Steps Forward Day tackles local cleanup projects
Posted on 03 April 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS As part of the fifth annual Steps Forward Day, Lower Colorado River Authority employees are spreading out across the Highland Lakes on Friday, April 5, to lend a hand. (more…)
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LCRA: Lake Marble Falls should be refilled by March 21
Posted on 15 March 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Lower Colorado River Authority will begin refilling Lake Marble Falls on March 18, about 11 weeks after lowering of the lake began. (more…)
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Lake LBJ refilled; LCRA addressing safety on the water
Posted on 27 February 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Lake LBJ reached its normal operating range Feb. 27 after being lowered about 4 feet since Jan. 9. (more…)
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LCRA creating ‘boat lane’ near RM 2900 bridge work site
Posted on 22 February 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Once Lake LBJ is refilled to a normal operating range, boaters up and down the Llano River arm of the lake should be able to pass construction and dive crews at the RM 2900 bridge in Kingsland. (more…)
Posted in Government, LCRA, TxDOT0 Comments
LCRA is ‘stepping up to the plate’ on Lake LBJ cleanup
Posted on 14 February 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS The most significant flood since the dams were built on the Colorado River hit the Highland Lakes in October 2018. In that month alone, inflows of 1.3 million acre-feet of water were measured in the Highland Lakes chain. Lake Travis, when full, holds just more than 1.1 million acre-feet of water. […]
Posted in Featured Story - Home Slider, Flood October 2018, Government, LCRA5 Comments
Potential Spring Break revenue loss prompts earlier LBJ refill
Posted on 07 February 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS The prospect of lakes LBJ and Marble Falls remaining lowered through March 18 — after Spring Break — caused concern among businesses over lost revenue from visitors. (more…)
Posted in Featured Story - Home Slider, Government, LCRA5 Comments
LCRA extends lakes Marble Falls, LBJ lowerings three weeks
Posted on 01 February 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Lakes LBJ and Marble Falls will remain lowered for three additional weeks until March 18, according to the Lower Colorado River Authority. (more…)
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LCRA won’t lower Lake LBJ extra foot to avoid hindering RM 2900 bridge construction
Posted on 11 January 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS After considering lowering Lake LBJ an extra foot, the Lower Colorado River Authority announced Jan. 11 that the lake’s current level of about 4 feet below normal will be maintained for the duration of the drawdown. (more…)
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LCRA might lower Lake LBJ another foot, inch by inch
Posted on 09 January 2019.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS As expected, Lake LBJ reached its targeted level of 4 feet below normal range early Jan. 9. (more…)
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Timetable for LCRA lake drawdowns extended due to rain
Posted on 04 January 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Lower Colorado River Authority extended lake lowerings by five days after recent rains prompted the partial opening of a floodgate on Tom Miller Dam. (more…)
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With heavy rainfall, LCRA pauses lake lowerings, opens floodgate
Posted on 02 January 2019.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Heavy rainfall and full lakes forced the Lower Colorado River Authority to pause the drawdowns of lakes LBJ and Marble Falls on Jan. 2. (more…)
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As Walkway of Lights comes down, LCRA prepares to lower lakes Marble Falls and LBJ
Posted on 27 December 2018.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Not long after lunchtime on Dec. 27, the final sculptures from Walkway of Lights at Lakeside Park in Marble Falls were loaded onto trailers to close the 29th annual event. (more…)
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Marble Falls and LBJ lakeside property owners must register drawdown projects with LCRA
Posted on 13 December 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Property owners and residents along lakes LBJ and Marble Falls who plan to dredge, remove debris, or work on existing retaining walls during the upcoming drawdowns must register their projects with the Lower Colorado River Authority. (more…)
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Burnet County approves lake debris-removal plan using portion of LCRA donation
Posted on 27 November 2018.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Burnet County commissioners approved a plan to allocate a $100,000 donation from the Lower Colorado River Authority beginning in January when the lakes are lowered. (more…)
Posted in Burnet County, Featured Story - Home Slider, Government, LCRA3 Comments
LCRA-PEC grants go toward Cottonwood Shores VFD and Spicewood library projects
Posted on 21 November 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales Electric Cooperative recently provided grants to help remodel a volunteer fire department station and purchase a digital sign for a community library. (more…)
Posted in Community, Government, LCRA, PEC1 Comment
Llano County awards debris-removal contract, votes to accept LCRA’s $100,000 donation
Posted on 19 November 2018.
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS More than a month after floodwaters destroyed hundreds of Llano County homes, county commissioners awarded a debris removal contract Nov. 16 to Leander-based TFR Enterprises Inc. (more…)
Posted in Featured Story - Home Slider, Flood October 2018, Government, LCRA, Llano County0 Comments
LCRA: Lake LBJ reopens Nov. 17; boaters should use caution due to submerged hazards
Posted on 16 November 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS One month after historic flooding in the Highland Lakes, the Lower Colorado River Authority announced Nov. 16 that Lake LBJ will finally reopen to public use. (more…)
Posted in Flood October 2018, Government, LCRA1 Comment
Report outlines LCRA’s response to historic Oct. 16 flooding
Posted on 15 November 2018.
CLARIFICATION: A previous version of this story included incomplete numbers attributed to Kelly Payne. The LCRA recorded a flow of 375,000 cubic-feet per second coming into the Highland Lakes, and 25,000 cfs leaving the lakes, not 375 and 25 as written. STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS A report on the Lower Colorado River Authority’s flood […]
Posted in Featured Story - Home Slider, Flood October 2018, Government, LCRA3 Comments
LCRA to reopen Lake Marble Falls to public use on Nov. 13
Posted on 12 November 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Lower Colorado River Authority will reopen Lakes Marble Falls to recreational use at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13. (more…)
Posted in Flood October 2018, Government, LCRA0 Comments
LCRA will keep lakes Marble Falls and LBJ closed for now
Posted on 09 November 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Lakes Marble Falls and LBJ will not open Nov. 9, according to the Lower Colorado River Authority. (more…)
Posted in Flood October 2018, Government, LCRA0 Comments
