Water watchdog critical of agricultural subsidies

  • An expanding shoreline can be seen in the Spicewood Area on Lake Travis, prompting concerns about water releases and subsidies for the agricultural industry downstream on the Colorado River and in Matagorda Bay. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
    An expanding shoreline can be seen in the Spicewood Area on Lake Travis, prompting concerns about water releases and subsidies for the agricultural industry downstream on the Colorado River and in Matagorda Bay. Connie Swinney/The Highlander
Interests in the upper and lower Colorado River basin collided Aug. 19 as the Lower Colorado River Authority board opted to add $13 million to a fund dedicated for agriculture industry in irrigation facilities downstream. LCRA initially established an Agricultural Reserve Fund in December for the purpose of “rate stabilization” as a way to “help mitigate rate increases for agricultural customers…

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