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Lago Vista council restores ‘normal’ watering, loosens plan wording after LCRA briefing
Summary
The Lago Vista City Council voted unanimously to remove Stage 2 mandatory watering restrictions and return the city to its “normal” watering conditions after a briefing from the Lower Colorado River Authority, and approved a technical wording change in the city’s drought contingency plan to give staff discretion on ending elevated restriction stages.
The Lago Vista City Council voted unanimously to remove the city’s Stage 2 watering restrictions and return the city to “normal” watering conditions, and separately approved a technical change to its drought contingency plan (DCP) to replace several mandatory (“shall”) termination triggers with discretionary (“may”) language.
The changes followed a report by Mayor Kevin Sullivan and City staff on a recent briefing from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), which manages the Highland Lakes chain and operates Mansfield Dam. The council heard LCRA officials emphasize that their operating mandate prioritizes flood control and storage over recreation or local water…
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