Senators Fraser & Watson Applaud TCEQ's Call for Review of LCRA Plan
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) Executive Director notified the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) today that the LCRA’s water management plan cannot be approved without...
View ArticleHow bad's this drought? I can't even gloat about football.
The internet said that it might rain today. 30 percent chance, the last time I checked. And don’t get me wrong – that’s terrific. Our lawns and trees need it, and maybe it’ll cool things off a little....
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Something we all agree on
You know, Texas is a big state. There’s plenty of space to separate us and plenty of issues to divide us. But every now and then, Texans can come together – no matter where they live, what they do or...
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Worried about your water? Remember your history.
I’ve been thinking a lot about water lately. A brutal drought will do that, I guess. The economic and environmental devastation are bad enough. But the fights and fears over Austin’s water supply are...
View ArticleTCEQ sends strong signal — LCRA management is woefully inadequate
By State Senators Troy Fraser and Kirk Watson Today, the TCEQ has rejected the LCRA’s 2012 Water Management Plan application and published their own draft proposal. The Water Management Plan is...
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Statement on 2012 Water Management Plan Application
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Senators Troy Fraser and Kirk Watson: Statement regarding the LCRA Board’s action on their 2012 Water Management Plan Application For over a year,...
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Here comes trouble
“The best thing an elected official can say when it comes to water is nothing.” That’s some unsolicited advice I received recently. And it’s good counsel. So, as I get ready to ignore it (as I have so...
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A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
Unfortunately, a good rain washes away more than the drought; it washes away much of man’s interest in providing for the next one, and it washes the supports from under those who know that another dry...
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Living in Flash Flood Alley
Flooding has been a significant part of our history in Central Texas. It remains true today. That scary truth has been demonstrated repeatedly — and tragically — in Central Texas of late. The dire...
View ArticleAustin water conservation gets $167 million boost
Austin’s water conservation efforts got a significant boost on Thursday when the Texas Water Development Board authorized $167 million in low-interest financing for the Austin Water Utility. The money...
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