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LCRA: Highland Lakes drier than last year; Arbuckle reservoir full and may be dispatched this summer
Summary
LCRA staff reported worsening drought in the basin, low inflows and lower combined storage compared with a month earlier, moved to stage 2 of its drought contingency plan via the inflows test, and said Arbuckle reservoir has reached full pool and is being tested for possible dispatch to industrial customers this summer.
Kelly (LCRA staff) told the board on March 26 that drought conditions across Texas have worsened compared with 2024 and that the entirety of the LCRA basin is experiencing at least some level of dryness or drought.
Kelly reported that about 85% of Texas was in some level of drought as of the most recent monitor, with 13.7% of the state in "exceptional drought," concentrated near the Austin–San Antonio area. For the LCRA basin, February inflow was a little over 8,000 acre‑feet, about 10.6% of the long‑term average for February. Combined storage in Lakes Buchanan and Travis was roughly 1,010,000 acre‑feet on March 1 and measured about 983,278 acre‑feet the morning of the meeting.
Because combined storage was below 1,300,000 acre‑feet on March 1, staff reported that "interruptible stored water" will not be available for the 2025 season for Gulf Coast,…
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