If you live on Lake LBJ, you still have time to take care of any cleanup and maintenance projects on your lakeside property.

LCRA lowered the lake by about 5 feet to allow lakeside residents to clear debris from lakefront properties resulting from last summer’s flood. Residents also can repair and maintain docks, retaining walls and other shoreline property. LCRA will hold Lake LBJ at the lower elevation until Feb. 25, unless an emergency requires LCRA to refill the lake earlier.

An LCRA lakewide permit good through Feb. 28 covers much of the cleanup and repair work. While you likely won’t need any additional permitting for your jobs, you should still register with LCRA to pick up an information packet and to find out if the LCRA permit will cover all of your work.

LCRA offers registration at five locations

Register at any of these locations:

• Sunrise Beach City Hall

124 Sunrise Drive, Sunrise Beach

• Granite Shoals City Hall

410 N. Phillips Ranch Road, Granite Shoals

• Llano County Annex in Kingsland

108 West Chamberlain St., Kingsland

• Llano County Annex in Horseshoe Bay

101 Ferguson Road, Horseshoe Bay

• Marble Falls LCRA Office

500 North Highway 281, Marble Falls

What’s covered by the LCRA permit?

Maintenance work covered by the LCRA permit includes dredging up to 2,000 cubic yards of material from below the 825 feet above mean sea level (msl) contour of Lake LBJ; repairing existing structures; and cleaning up debris.

If you’re clearing debris and dredging, you should move the materials to a location above the 825 contour out of the lakebed, and you must make arrangements to have the materials hauled away. State regulations prohibit the burning of debris and other materials in the lakebed.

What’s not covered?

The LCRA permit does not cover construction of new projects. Those would fall under LCRA’s Dredge and Fill Standards. You can find out more when you register. Or call LCRA at 1-800-776-5272, Ext. 3597.

Stay alert for the possibility of an emergency refill

Remember that Lake LBJ could be refilled earlier in the event of a flood, or if LCRA needs all of its hydroelectric generating capacity in response to severely cold weather. If so, the refill may occur with little or no notice. So while your repair or cleanup projects are in progress, don’t leave your tools, machinery or other materials in the lakebed.

Take advantage of lower lake levels on LBJ and tackle that to-do list of property maintenance you've been putting off for awhile.