Lake Travis 2006

Irreversible things are happening to Lake Travis and the Lower Colorado River system. Big decisions are being made without your knowledge. With all that is happening and our current water management practices, Lake Travis's next 50 years will not resemble the last 50. Could the over-stressed, over-promised Lake Travis become a Colorado River trickle?

ACT TODAY! Watch the DELTA Video. Spread the word. Direct others to our website. Contact your elected officials. Join DELTA! A huge groundswell of public opinion will be heard!

Our Colorado's future relies on our ability to realize its limits! PLEASE HELP!

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Were you happy at 643.5 MSL in 2006?  Could you access the lake?  How happy will you be at 578 MSL (the simulated drought of record)? 

CURRENT ACTIONS

Please complete by November 20, 2008!
Leander’s water contract with LCRA must be approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) since it is an inter-basin transfer. The Williamson County cities must have this approval in order to complete the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) deep water intake.

DELTA is requesting a hearing to contest Leander's water increase, the inter-basin transfer and LCRA's right to recapture Leander's wastewater from Brushy Creek.  We need our legislators to support us in this. Only your letters can make this happen! E-mail your thoughts to kirk.watson@senate.state.tx.us or to your representative, donna.howard@house.state.tx.us or valinda.bolton@house.state.tx.us, if you are in Travis County.

The Matagorda County Commissioners Court is also requesting a hearing.  If you have friends or family in the lower basin, please ask them to contact their legislators.

Any other affected parties may also request a contested case hearing.  Please notify your city officials and other lake and downstream organizations to help in this either by supporting DELTA's case or by requesting a hearing themselves.

Numerous letters must also be sent to TCEQ by November 20th asking for a public meeting to voice your concerns. Please go to Action Letters and click on the TCEQ letter guide to write your letter. TCEQ does not receive e-mails or form letters.

Leander is currently under contract with LCRA for 6,400 acre feet per year (AFY). This new contract is to increase their water to 24,000 AFY or an increase of 17,600 AFY. This is 47% of the deep water intake water consumption. Without this contract approval by TCEQ, the three Williamson County Cities would have little need for a deep water intake.

35 speakers spoke to an overflow crowd against the ill-conceived BCRUA water pipeline project at the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) meeting on January 28. The TWDB Board listened and passed a resolution asking that several additional requirements be met before they would release the monies for Phase I of the project. The Board also stated it would need to re-confirm its commitment to Phase II of the project at a later date.

TWDB listened to us!

Your voice is the only way to make changes happen!

Please Help Get the Word Out! 
Schedule a meeting for your organization today.Groups of 30 to 100 are best for a Power Point Presentation and questions. Venues are available. You bring the crowd. We will provide the information and location.

DELTA  Contact us at info@draininglaketravis.org