Study shows water flows in Burnet County at stake

  • According to the Texas Water Development Board Water Plan release earlier this year, about 30 % of future water use will have to come from water conservation. Pictured here is Buchanan Dam during the 2016 drought. File photo
    According to the Texas Water Development Board Water Plan release earlier this year, about 30 % of future water use will have to come from water conservation. Pictured here is Buchanan Dam during the 2016 drought. File photo
  • The view from a Spicewood subdivision in Burnet County over the Colorado River sends a dire warning in 2018 of just how low the levels can recede during drought-like conditions. File photo
    The view from a Spicewood subdivision in Burnet County over the Colorado River sends a dire warning in 2018 of just how low the levels can recede during drought-like conditions. File photo
Four geological experts from The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment met several Spicewood residents during an unofficial gathering earlier this week. Nick Dornak, Andy Sansom, Jenna Walker and Doug Wierman from the water-focused research group based in San Marcos at Texas State University spoke to more than 20 people June 8 at the Spicewood Community Center, 7901 County Road 404. …

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