Central Texas is experiencing a severe and prolonged drought. As hot and dry weather continues, utilities in the lower Colorado River basin are implementing their drought plans and asking or requiring customers to follow water use restrictions. For more information on local drought restrictions, please follow the links below.

LCRA municipal customers reporting recommended mandatory water use restrictions:

  LCRA golf course or irrigation only customers reporting recommended mandatory water use restrictions:

  LCRA industrial customers reporting recommended mandatory water use restrictions:

LCRA Utility Water Use Restrictions

On Monday, March 19, LCRA transferred operation of the West Travis County Water and Wastewater systems to the West Travis County Public Utility Agency (PUA). Questions about water use restrictions should be directed to the PUA and its customer services agent, Severn Trent Environmental Services, at (512)246-0498 or csaus@stes.com. For more information go to wtcpua.org 

Corix Infrastructure will begin operating the rest of LCRA"s 20 retail water and wastewater systems utilities in July.  Until then, click here for more information on the utilities.  The utilities are currently in Stage 2 restrictions.

Spicewood Beach Regional Water System is in Stage 4 restrictions because of falling levels in the wells serving the system. Stage 4 prohibits all outdoor watering.