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The droughts in Austin, and Texas, are far longer running than 1.5 years. Welcome to Austin, water shouldn't be a reason you think it is a mistake to live here.

by sosuke 12y ago

The droughts in Austin, and Texas, are far longer running than 1.5 years. Welcome to Austin, water shouldn't be a reason you think it is a mistake to live here. There is a City of Austin Drought Contingency Plan: http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Water/Conservation/Planning_and_Policy/Drought_Contingency_Plan_8-16-2012.pdf http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Water/C... Not Austin, but you can read an article on central Texas rainfall patterns done in Mason county on a ranch from 1950-2012 http://doublehelixranch.com/FlyGapRainTrends.html http://doublehelixranch.com/FlyGapRainTrends.html Read about the "Record Drought" when the rain stopped in 1947 http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/current-drought-pales-in-comparison-with-1950s-d-1/nRdC5/ http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/current-drought-pal... I hear the elder in south Texas talk about how everything was green and they had various fruit trees when they were younger, all that is down there now is dust and mesquite. Edit: The Lower Colorado River Authority has a Drought Update as of March 2015 http://www.lcra.org/water/water-supply/drought-update/Documents/Highland-Lakes-Combined-Storage-Gauge-030615.pdf http://www.lcra.org/water/water-supply/drought-update/Docume...

CWuestefeld 12y ago
A couple of other things that concern me here: It appears that the authorities are sacrificing Lake Travis in order to keep the city lake full and beautiful. IMHO, it would be better to let the level fall there as well, to keep people thinking about the need to conserve. I live just a few minutes from Jacob's Well [1]. Having heard stories of how this spring used to sometimes shoot 20 feet into the air, but in some recent events has stopped flowing altogether, makes concern about draining of the aquifers (not just surface water) seem quite real. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob%27s_Well_%28Texas%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob%27s_Well_%28Texas%29 edit - spelling
- sosuke 12y ago
  I would love for the city to reflect our water problems in town lake, lake travis is being sacrificed. They won't go for that though, not with all the downtown development.

by sosuke 12y ago

CWuestefeld 12y ago

A couple of other things that concern me here: It appears that the authorities are sacrificing Lake Travis in order to keep the city lake full and beautiful. IMHO, it would be better to let the level fall there as well, to keep people thinking about the need to conserve. I live just a few minutes from Jacob's Well [1]. Having heard stories of how this spring used to sometimes shoot 20 feet into the air, but in some recent events has stopped flowing altogether, makes concern about draining of the aquifers (not just surface water) seem quite real. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob%27s_Well_%28Texas%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob%27s_Well_%28Texas%29 edit - spelling

sosuke 12y ago
I would love for the city to reflect our water problems in town lake, lake travis is being sacrificed. They won't go for that though, not with all the downtown development.