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The Lower Colorado River Authority will consider building a new lake in Colorado County, agency officials announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Alex Driggars\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n
The Lower Colorado River Authority will consider building a new lake in Colorado County, about 110 miles southeast of Austin, agency officials announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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LCRA General Manager Phil Wilson said during a Wednesday meeting<\/a>\u00a0the authority is \u201cquickly moving forward\u201d with a study to determine if it\u2019s feasible to build a large new reservoir on land it already owns in\u00a0the rural, southeast Texas county.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The lake would be located on a 2,000-acre site just northwest of Eagle Lake and could potentially store between 48,000 and 80,000 acre-feet of water, the authority said<\/a>, noting that a new reservoir could help it meet its future supply needs.\u00a0LCRA manages the lower 600 miles of the Colorado River and provides water\u00a0to dozens of municipalities through a system of reservoirs, including the Highland Lakes.<\/p>\n Details about the potential project, including timeline and cost, are not yet known while the LCRA determines if the site could support the lake.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s too early to know specifics, because we first need to do our due diligence,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cWe need to know how the site could best be used for off-channel storage and the technical, environmental and permitting constraints. Once we have that information, we\u2019ll estimate the cost, look at funding options and develop a timetable.\u201d<\/p>\n A map shows the proposed location of a potential new LCRA reservoir in Colorado County.<\/p>\n Lower Colorado River Authority<\/p>\n<\/p>\n