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TCEQ approves LCRA's request for emergency drought order
February 13, 2013, 4:00 pm by Staff report
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Wednesday approved LCRA’s request for emergency drought relief for an unprecedented second year in a row.
The approval means that without significant rainfall in the Highland Lakes watershed in the next two weeks, most downstream rice farmers will go without water from the lakes for the second straight year.
"I’ve heard people wonder how bad this drought is,” LCRA General Manager Becky Motal said. "Let me tell you how bad it is: The first time LCRA ever had to cut off water to most rice farmers was last year. Now, because of the severity of the drought, we may have to do it two years in a row. That alone should tell you this is no ordinary drought.”
For the complete story, see Friday's Highlander.
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