LCRA to limit commercial dredging to 'designated zones'

  • The city of Llano contracted with Collier Materials to utilize dredging barges (pictured here in 2020) to remove excess sediment washed into Town Lake during flooding. An amended dredge and fill ordinance drafted by LCRA will add designated zones for commercial dredging which consider factors such as public safety and impact on water supply. File photo
    The city of Llano contracted with Collier Materials to utilize dredging barges (pictured here in 2020) to remove excess sediment washed into Town Lake during flooding. An amended dredge and fill ordinance drafted by LCRA will add designated zones for commercial dredging which consider factors such as public safety and impact on water supply. File photo
Lower Colorado River Authority board members approved unanimously Dec. 14 an amendment to its commercial dredging rules to create “designated zones” to protect infrastructure, navigability and water supply, officials said. The revision to the newly-created Tier III Dredge and Fill Activities category is within the LCRA Highland Lakes Dredge and Fill Ordinance. In essence, the expanded…

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