The LCRA is requesting comments on their plan. This is the time to make your voice heard!
My suggestion is to dredge Sometimes Islands while the water is low, every foot of dirt gives a cubic foot of more water storage. With the water low it is easy to run trucks and dozers to excavate tons and tons of dirt. That is so much easier than doing anything under water.
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LCRA plan that could cut off water to rice farmers gets initial approvalState regulators said Tuesday that they intend to allow the Lower Colorado River Authority’s emergency measures that could cut off all water to rice farmers in 2012.
The LCRA board approved a plan in its September meeting that would cut off all water to rice farmers if less than 850,000 acre-feet of water is stored in lakes Travis and Buchanan, the LCRA’s two main reservoirs, on March 1. The river authority would provide up to 125,000 acre-feet of water, significantly less than what rice farmers use in a typical year, if between 850,000 acre-feet and 920,000 acre-feet of water is in the lakes. If more than 920,000 acre-feet of water is available, the LCRA would provide water according to its water management plan.
The lakes currently hold 743,000 acre-feet of water, 37 percent of capacity, and are forecast to be between 660,000 and 700,000 acre-feet by Jan. 1, according to the LCRA.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s executive director, Mark R.
We can only hope that this forecast will actually happen.
Maybe it will wash the boat.
Clara Tuma of the LCRA says Travis County Parks officials closed the Mansfield Dam boat ramp Monday. It was the last of the open boat ramps on the lake.
Officials say Private marinas remain open.
More of Lake Travis closed due to fires
Mansfield Dam to Mile Marker 5 now off limits
Updated: Thursday, 08 Sep 2011, 3:34 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 08 Sep 2011, 3:19 PM CDT
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/more-of-lake-travis-closed-due-to-fires
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Lower Colorado River on Thursday expanded the area of Lake Travis that is closed for air support for firefighting efforts.
The lake now is closed for five miles – from Mansfield Dam to Mile Marker 5 to allow air support a safe place to draw water to fight area wildfires. LCRA will keep that portion of the lake closed until water from the lake is no longer needed for firefighting efforts.
The remainder of the lake is open.
Mansfield Dam Park, which is operated by Travis County, is open but the public boat ramp at the park is temporarily closed.
LCRA made the decision to close a portion of the lake after careful deliberation.
We are aware the closure may be an inconvenience to some, but LCRA is committed to assisting firefighting efforts in any way possible to help save lives and property.
LCRA also has closed three parks and nature centers in Bastrop County because of the nearby wildfires. The McKinney Roughs park and nature center, and North Shore and South Shore parks will remain closed through the weekend. On Monday, LCRA staff will assess conditions for next week.
The parks have not been damaged by fire, but utility infrastructure has been affected. In addition, the threat of wildfires remains.
This means boaters are not allowed around the damn area, and towards Sometimes Islands. We assume that Mansfield Damn Park and Boat Ramp are closed, so plan accordingly.
