| Hill Country landowners attend meeting on proposed CREZ transmission line |
| Judges hearing LCRA Transmission Services Corporation’s application to build a new 345-kilovolt transmission line through the Hill Country held a prehearing conference today (Wednesday) in Austin’s Palmer Events Center. More than 350 intervenors and their representatives attended the prehearing conference and about 100 stayed for the question-and-answer session that followed. Read more. |
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| LCRA TSC wants to hear from Hill Country landowners about routing new transmission line |
| LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (LCRA TSC) is encouraging Hill Country landowners with suggestions for route modifications to a new transmission line that may cross their property to work closely with its representatives. Read more. |
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| LCRA schedules two open houses Aug. 28 and 30 on Pedernales Park plans |
| The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is rolling out preliminary plans for its new Pedernales River Nature Park and seeking feedback from the local community. Read more. |
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| LCRA proud of environmental work at Fayette Power Project; denies unfounded claims |
| Claims by a trio of environmental groups that LCRA’s operation of the Fayette Power Project violates the Clean Air Act are based on faulty methodology and flawed conclusions, LCRA’s general manager said. Read more. |
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| Advisory committee helping to revise Water Management Plan |
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| LCRA’s advisory committee Tuesday kicked off its yearlong effort to help update and revise the Water Management Plan for lakes Travis and Buchanan. The plan defines how LCRA will allocate available water from the Highland Lakes when lake levels drop. The 16-member committee represents a diverse group of recreational, municipal, industrial, residential and agricultural interests throughout the lower Colorado basin. Members have committed to work together to help forge a plan that takes all interests into account. Read more. |
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LCRA TSC suspends further development
of Gillespie-to-Newton transmission line |
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| LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (LCRA TSC) has suspended work on an 85-mile-long transmission line through the Texas Hill Country pending further direction from the state. LCRA’s transmission service will wait to hear if the state believes the line is still necessary to bring wind power from West Texas. The Texas Public Utility Commission last month denied the routes proposed for the 345—kilovolt power line by transmissions services. Read more. |
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