Water, or lack thereof, has been a hot topic of conversation for many months now. Restrictions have become stricter as this problem increases. Several months ago I read a few articles that discussed the severe drought that Texas is facing. Unfortunately, the outlook is increasingly grim. The LCRA controls much of our water supply. Earlier agreements made by the LCRA with the rice farmers in Matagorda, Wharton and Colorado counties entitles certain portions of water from the Colorado River to the farmers. As the drought continues, the LCRA is looking to make even higher restrictions, including cutting back on the amount of water that is supplied to the rice farmers. Some claim our low water levels are due to the agreement with the rice farmers. The LCRA has developed a plan that may cut off the water to the farmers in January if the lake levels drop below certain levels.
I read this article and could not help but think, why haven’t we addressed this problem sooner? This drought has become so severe that a simple windstorm causes thousands of acres to go up in flames. This hardly seems like a fair price to pay to keep the rice farms watered. This drought is the worst we have seen since the 1950’s - I think this is a case in which Texas could have been “better.”
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I read this article and could not help but think, why haven’t we addressed this problem sooner? This drought has become so severe that a simple windstorm causes thousands of acres to go up in flames. This hardly seems like a fair price to pay to keep the rice farms watered. This drought is the worst we have seen since the 1950’s - I think this is a case in which Texas could have been “better.”
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