Updating the Water Management Plan

 
LCRA is in the process of updating its current Water Management Plan that was approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in 2020.

In February 2026, the LCRA Board of Directors approved proposed updates to the plan, and in March, LCRA submitted its proposed updates in an application to TCEQ for approval. In July 2026, LCRA updated the application to include revisions to some of the underlying data and output. The triggers and amounts of water available for interruptible agricultural supply in the application have not changed.

What’s new in the proposed 2032 WMP:

  • Updated water demand projections to 2032 conditions for LCRA’s firm water customers, mainly cities, industries and retail water suppliers.
  • Includes hydrology from 1940 through 2023, including the most severe drought in our region. (The current plan includes hydrology from 1940 through 2016.)
  • Higher lake storage triggers for moving between the three water supply conditions and determining instream flow and bay inflow criteria levels.
  • Less stored water available for diversion by agricultural customers in the lower basin.

Summary of proposed changes for 2032 Water Management Plan application (updated July 2026)

As part of the update process, LCRA met with water customers and other interested groups. Documents shared with participants and presented at the meetings are posted here.

Questions or comments should be submitted to [email protected].