Austin Water completes prescribed burn to boost land resiliency, and water quality
Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division conducted a succesful prescribed burn on Thursday.On Feb. 6, the prescribed ...
Longhorn Dam gate failure leads to rapidly dropping water level at Lady Bird Lake
South Pleasant Valley Road between Cesar Chavez Street and South Lakeshore Boulevard was closed while crews work to resolve ...
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Bastrop to see smaller rise in river than expected after Austin dam gate failure
Experts anticipate about a 1-foot rise in water levels, brining the river stage to 3.5 feet. For reference, the flood stage ...
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Lady Bird Lake's water levels dropped (again), raising questions about dam's integrity
The smell wasn’t great. Lady Bird Lake’s water level fell by about 2 feet. The Longhorn Dam holds the lake in. Austin Water ...
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UPDATE: Crews repair broken water main in Austin
Austin Utilities said on its Facebook page Sunday morning that a water main broke in front of 2121 1st Avenue NE.
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Austin retailers face water issues from pipeline breaks amid freezing weather
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Water crews were busy on Tuesday as the cold temperatures led to some pipes bursting. According to Austin Water’s live outage map, crews worked on around 30 leak repairs ...
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Texas must invest in water to meet population growth, state demographer says
Texas’ population surpassed 31 million in 2024, state demographer Lloyd Potter told attendees of the Water for Texas ...
Texas leaders, experts gather to address water crisis
The “Water for Texas 2025 Conference” in Austin has brought together experts to discuss the impact of aquifer depletion on ...
UT Austin unveils revolutionary water facility to cut water usage while saving millions
AUSTIN, Texas — A new state-of-the-art project aims to revolutionize water use at the University of Texas at Austin. The university is developing a 9,600-square-foot processing facility on campus that ...