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PUA warns El Nino could ease drought as agency outlines plant expansions and phased rate increases
Summary
Jack, the West Travis County Public Utility Agency appointee, told Bee Cave council the Highland Lakes are about 84% full and outlined planned water and wastewater expansions, phased-in wastewater fee increases and the agency's reuse options, while councilors pressed staff on graywater and service-capacity rules.
Jack, an appointee to the West Travis County Public Utility Agency, gave the Bee Cave City Council an update on regional water planning and the PUA's capital projects at the council's March 24 regular meeting.
Jack said forecasts point toward an El Nino pattern that generally brings cooler, wetter weather. "El Nino means, cooler, wetter weather," he said, and noted the Highland Lakes (Travis and Buchanan) were about 84% full as of the agency's most recent data. He said that, if rainfall follows favorable El Nino patterns, it could help refill aquifers and reservoirs and reduce near-term supply pressure.
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