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2007
Arrow Link Dec. 26 , 2007 - Three LCRA power plants win national accolades for safety, performance
Arrow Link Dec. 5 , 2007 - Residents need permits for lake work during Lake LBJ drawdown
Arrow Link Nov. 30 , 2007 - LCRA to hold community open house about future natural gas 'peaker' facility
Arrow Link Nov. 14 , 2007 - Thomas G. Mason selected as new LCRA general manager
Arrow Link Nov. 13 , 2007 - Lady Bird Johnson, Haskell L. Simon inducted into LCRA's Walk of Honor
Arrow Link Nov. 9 , 2007 - LCRA and City of Austin finalize agreement
Arrow Link Nov. 8 , 2007 - LCRA power plant hosts emergency drill today
Arrow Link Nov. 1 , 2007 - Public hears update on studies of LCRA-SAWS water-sharing proposal
Arrow Link Oct. 26 , 2007 - Temporary lowering of lakes Austin, LBJ under way
Arrow Link Oct. 24 , 2007 - UPDATE: Boil-water notice lifted for residents of Bridgepoint Water System
Arrow Link Oct. 19 , 2007 - New rain gauge in Matagorda County provides weather data
Arrow Link Oct. 17 , 2007 - LCRA Board OKs lowering Lake LBJ in January
Arrow Link Oct. 12 , 2007 - LCRA plans spot treatment of water hyacinth on Lake LBJ
Arrow Link Oct. 11 , 2007 - Public is invited to hear updates on studies for the LCRA-SAWS Water Project
Arrow Link Oct. 7 , 2007 - Boil-water notice lifted; crews repair water line in West Travis County Regional Water System
Arrow Link Oct. 4 , 2007 - Nightengale Archaeological Center at Kingsland to host free fair, open house Oct 13
Arrow Link Sept. 19 , 2007 - LCRA to temporarily adjust treatment method for West Travis County Regional Water System
Arrow Link Sept. 18 , 2007 - LCRA signs and fliers to educate public on protection against water illnesses, injuries
Arrow Link Sept. 17 , 2007 - LCRA repairs sewage spill at Camp Swift Regional Wastewater System
Arrow Link Sept. 10 , 2007 - LCRA and City of Austin join to raise 'Water IQ'
Arrow Link Sept. 7 , 2007 - Officials confirm ameba infection cause of death for man after wake-boarding at Lake LBJ
Arrow Link Sept. 7 , 2007 - McKinney Roughs Nature Park offers new after-dark and nature programs this fall, winter
Arrow Link Sept. 6 , 2007 - LCRA selects Wharton County site for proposed water storage facility
Arrow Link Aug. 24 , 2007 - LCRA Board directs staff to negotiate water supply agreement with City of Austin and sets limitations
Arrow Link Aug. 24 , 2007 - Wet weather, high Lake Travis levels still in the outlook for this fall
Arrow Link Aug. 22 , 2007 - LCRA sets water and wastewater rates for West Travis County customers
Arrow Link Aug. 22 , 2007 - General Manager Joe Beal announces he is leaving LCRA
Arrow Link Aug. 21 , 2007 - Lake Travis continues to fall
Arrow Link Aug. 21 , 2007 - Protecting downstream residents guides LCRA's flood releases from Lake Travis
Arrow Link Aug. 21 , 2007 - LCRA completes land purchase for future natural gas 'peaker' facility
Arrow Link Aug. 20 , 2007 - Expect higher-than-normal river flows downstream of Austin as LCRA lowers Lake Travis through hydroelectric generation
Arrow Link Aug. 19 , 2007 - Lake Travis forecast to rise to 687-688 feet above msl
Arrow Link Aug. 17 , 2007 - Lake Travis forecast to rise to 686-688 feet above msl
Arrow Link Aug. 14 , 2007 - Q&A on lake debris and cleanup following floods
Arrow Link Aug. 13 , 2007 - State health officials confirm boy contracted rare disease after swimming in warm Lake LBJ
Arrow Link Aug. 8 , 2007 - Service news for LCRA residential water utility customers
Arrow Link July 27 , 2007 - Debris on Highland Lakes clearing, but caution still advised; LCRA helps manage debris on main body of lakes; landowners responsible for cleaning coves and private property
Arrow Link July 19 , 2007 - Last floodgate closed at Mansfield Dam
Arrow Link July 19 , 2007 - LCRA encourages boaters to play it safe at Lake Travis
Arrow Link July 16 , 2007 - Lake Travis reopens to recreational boating at 1 p.m.
Arrow Link July 16 , 2007 - Boat ramp at Mansfield Dam Park reopened; status of other Lake Travis public boat ramps, parks
Arrow Link July 13 , 2007 - Lake Travis to remain closed to recreational boating through this weekend; upper lakes remain open
Arrow Link July 5 , 2007 - Central Texas options for recreational boating
Arrow Link July 4 , 2007 - With continued high water levels and unsafe conditions, recreational boating ban to continue at least through Thursday
Arrow Link July 3 , 2007 - Lake Travis, smaller lakes to remain closed July 4th
Arrow Link July 3 , 2007 - Flood facts
Arrow Link July 3 , 2007 - Colorado River not expected to exceed flood stage at locations downstream of Austin
Arrow Link July 2 , 2007 - Update: Lake Travis forecast to rise to 700-701 feet
Arrow Link June 30 , 2007 - Four floodgates open at Buchanan, Mansfield dams
Arrow Link June 29 , 2007 - Four floodgates open at Buchanan, Mansfield dams
Arrow Link June 28 , 2007 - Tour flood along Texas Colorado River and the Highland Lakes
Arrow Link June 27 , 2007 - LCRA opens floodgate operations after extremely heavy rain in parts of the Hill Country
Arrow Link June 26 , 2007 - Invite an LCRA water safety expert to talk to adults, kids about playing it safe on the water
Arrow Link June 20 , 2007 - Despite today's rain, LCRA expects no changes to operations to lower lakes Buchanan and Travis within a week
Arrow Link June 19 , 2007 - Floodgates at Buchanan and Mansfield dams will likely remain open until this weekend
Arrow Link June 18 , 2007 - LCRA opens floodgate at Buchanan Dam and plans to open floodgate at Mansfield Dam Tuesday morning to send water from heavy Hill Country rains
Arrow Link June 17 , 2007 - Overnight Hill Country rains refill Lake Buchanan, result in water releases at all LCRA dams
Arrow Link June 13 , 2007 - LCRA Board elects officers
Arrow Link June 7 , 2007 - LCRA and the City of Austin settle legal dispute over reuse of return flows and join together to plan for Austin's future water needs
Arrow Link May 29 , 2007 - LCRA Board approves FY 2008 business plan
Arrow Link May 27 , 2007 - Rivers, creeks remain swollen; no flooding projected for river above, below Austin; Lake Travis demonstrates its two main purposes
Arrow Link May 26 , 2007 - City of Austin closes part of Lake Austin to boating due to flood releases from Lake Travis, Tom Miller Dam; no floodgate operations planned for Mansfield Dam
Arrow Link May 25 , 2007 - LCRA opens floodgates at Wirtz, Starcke dams; heavy rains raise lake, bacteria levels; LCRA warns about flooded roadways
Arrow Link May 25 , 2007 - Heavy rains raise lake, bacteria levels; LCRA warns of flooded roadways potential for floodgate operations
Arrow Link May 24 , 2007 - LCRA's 'Nobody's Waterproof' water safety campaign adopted statewide
Arrow Link May 18 , 2007 - Algae blooms, debris reported at Lake LBJ
Arrow Link May 17 , 2007 - LCRA Board honors Heath for service to Boerne
Arrow Link May 17 , 2007 - Lake Travis Safety Team combats 2006 record deaths with focus on intoxicated boaters, more patrols
Arrow Link May 10 , 2007 - Texas Parks and Wildlife honors LCRA with environmental stewardship award
Arrow Link May 7 , 2007 - Sixth-annual open house set June 14 to help vendors do business with LCRA
Arrow Link May 7 , 2007 - LCRA to host archaeology workshop July 24, 25
Arrow Link May 3 , 2007 - Community volunteers needed to help clean up Lake Fayette parks May 19 to May 26
Arrow Link May 3 , 2007 - Rainfall slowly raises region's water-supply lakes
Arrow Link April 10 , 2007 - Newly outfitted trailer to help communities hold household hazardous waste collections
Arrow Link April 9 , 2007 - McKinney Roughs hosts free Earth Day Festival April 22
Arrow Link April 9 , 2007 - Blanco househould hazardous waste event collects nearly 75,000 pounds of materials for recycling, disposal
Arrow Link April 3 , 2007 - C.A.S.T. for Kids needs boats, captains for disabled, disadvantaged youth fishing day April 14
Arrow Link March 14 , 2007 - Elevation of Lake Travis increases 6 feet from recent rains; lake projected to rise another foot by end of the week
Arrow Link March 14 , 2007 - Public can tour prehistoric campsite March 24 at free open house
Arrow Link March 13 , 2007 - Elevation of Lake Travis increases 4 feet; runoff moves downstream; rain still forecast
Arrow Link March 12 , 2007 - LCRA suspends operation of floodgates at two dams; heavy rains lift elevation of Lake Travis; more rain forecast
Arrow Link March 6 , 2007 - Discounted NOAA All-Hazards Radios available
Arrow Link Feb. 26 , 2007 - Spend a day at the beach in your back yard at Coastal Expo in Marble Falls on March 10
Arrow Link Feb. 23 , 2007 - LCRA adopts water quality measures for quarries, mines
Arrow Link Feb. 20 , 2007 - LCRA Transmission Services files application with the PUC for new transmission line
Arrow Link Feb. 9 , 2007 - LCRA outlines water management actions
Arrow Link Feb. 9 , 2007 - Annual lake inflows, 1942-2006
Arrow Link Feb. 8 , 2007 - LCRA agrees to extend drawdown of Lake Austin by three days
Arrow Link Feb. 2 , 2007 - Sign up for kids' summer day camps at LCRA's McKinney Roughs Nature Park
Arrow Link Jan. 25 , 2007 - Matagorda pedestrian beach opens adjacent to Matagorda Bay Nature Park
Arrow Link Jan. 18 , 2007 - LCRA sets tree distribution in 20 counties