Marble Falls resident George Russell steps away from his service on the Lower Colorado River Authority board with a great sense of accomplishment as well as confidence in the direction of the entity’s stewardship of the river basin.

As of June 7 at 7:35 a.m. LCRA will be closely monitoring for inflows to the Highland Lakes that might require hydroelectric generation to pass storm runoff or floodgate operations to pass floodwaters through any of the Highland Lakes dams.

EDITOR'S UPDATE: The Lower Colorado River Authority partially opened a floodgate on Thursday, June 3 to handle excess runoff into Lake Marble Falls. Other issues stemming from the thunderstorms and rain for the past several days included an uprooted tree and downed branches in Burnet County, citywide low-water crossing closures in Horseshoe Bay, lightning strikes causing temporary power outages and at least one report of structure damage in the Tobyville area.

As revelers make plans for the Memorial Day weekend, visitors to the Highland Lakes should take extra precautions when getting into the water due to troubling levels of toxic algae, according to the Lower Colorado River Authority.

The latest reports of zebra mussels in Highland Haven on Lake LBJ have residents concerned about damage to property as well as the potential threat to swimmers. “Our residents are calling us and telling us,” Highland Haven Mayor Olan Kelley said.

The LCRA Board of Directors on Wednesday approved a business plan of more than $395 million and authorized capital investments of more than $517 million for energy, water and public service projects to support Texas in fiscal year 2022.

More than 500 Lower Colorado River Authority employees spent Friday, April 9, working on dozens of community projects that included painting, planting and sprucing up parks and playgrounds during LCRA’s annual day of service, Steps Forward Day.