Lakes Buchanan, Travis must be lowered to help those downstream - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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LCRA is releasing the water for downstreamj rice farmers and electric The LCRA said both lakes are alreadyat “dangerously levels, and to expect more islands to pop up as the levelx in both lakes are reduced. That kind of actiom might not be necessary in the future if a regional water project between the LCRA and themovesd forward, LCRA officials The project, which is the source of an ongoing dispute betweenm the two parties, is meant to guarantee that lake levels remai n well above average conditions and ensur e an abundant amount of waterr for downstream users, negating the need to release additional waterd from the Highland Lakes, the LCRA “This is exactly what the project was designed to help the Highland Lakes avoid,” said Chuck Ahrens, vice president of watert resources at SAWS.
“The studies show that with conservatio investments, reservoirs and other efforts, lake levelsw would be protected and sufficient water providedx for users up and down the Colorado LCRA and SAWS signed the original agreement in 2002 to studyy the feasibility ofa water-sharing project and determine if water-sharin g could provide for water needs in both basins while meeting requirements set by the Texas Legislature. But earliee this year, LCRA officials said that preliminary study findingsz indicated theproject wouldn’r meet all the legislative requirements, and that given updatedx growth projections, no watetr would be available for San Antonio.
SAWS trustees fired back that LCRA’sz use of updated water need projections in the ongoingg project studies breachedthe agreement. SAWS has threatenedc to take legal action, but the LCRA has called for