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Cedar Park enacts Stage 3 water restrictions as LCRA inflow trigger met; deepwater contingency barge ready
Summary
City staff announced implementation of Stage 3 water-conservation rules after an LCRA inflow trigger, described enforcement and outreach plans, and updated council on a reassembled contingency barge and the $12 million cost to place it in service if needed.
Nanette McCartin, public works manager for Cedar Park, told the City Council on March 11 that the Lower Colorado River Authority’s inflow trigger prompted the city to enter Stage 3 water conservation on March 1, moving residential irrigation from twice-weekly watering to once-weekly watering.
McCartin said the inflow trigger is independent of current lake volumes and serves as an early indicator of a prolonged dry pattern; the city will return to a lower stage when combined storage reaches 1,100,000 acre-feet. She said the city began broad public outreach immediately and will begin formal enforcement of the Stage 3 schedule on March 31, giving residents time to adjust.
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