https://www.kwtx.com/2024/03/18/new-water-conservation-emergency-management-plan-could-mean-year-round-water-restrictions-waco-residents/

trey3216 said:

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We're not making any reservoirs around here anytime soon

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Does anyone really need Gholson?

trey3216 said:

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It's probably a good idea. We're not making any reservoirs around here anytime soon, and we keep building and building. Texas isn't exactly a beacon of water abundance, and hasn't been since it was the ocean floor.

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Yeah we desperately need new reservoirs in Texas or risk running into the same issues California has with water scarcity. I also wonder about dredging to increase capacity. I'm sure it would be incredibly expensive and burdensome but without it, it seems like a certainty that they'll have to continue to increase the stated capacity.

Either of those options would probably require state funding or intervention which seems less and less likely with every session that passes.

BrazosBear said:

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trey3216 said:

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It's probably a good idea. We're not making any reservoirs around here anytime soon, and we keep building and building. Texas isn't exactly a beacon of water abundance, and hasn't been since it was the ocean floor.

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Yeah we desperately need new reservoirs in Texas or risk running into the same issues California has with water scarcity. I also wonder about dredging to increase capacity. I'm sure it would be incredibly expensive and burdensome but without it, it seems like a certainty that they'll have to continue to increase the stated capacity.

Either of those options would probably require state funding or intervention which seems less and less likely with every session that passes.

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Every time the lake level is well below capacity, we ought to be pulling dirt out of the bed. Yeah, it's not going to create much in the grand scheme, but it's way cheaper than dredging and some of that bed is plenty dry to get heavy equipment in.

We also need to stop with the insanity of encouraging St. Augustine grass anywhere north and west of the Columbus area.

I'm with Trey on this one. We waste too much water and it's of limited supply (from a convenient source, at least).

As Texas grows and few new reservoirs open, the demand is going to continue to create larger volatility in the lake levels.

We already have it here in ft worth, I can only water 2 days a week. Have no issues and you're allowed to water more if you have laid new sod, ect.