The droughts of this past summer, have affected all communities large and small in the Central Texas region. I was interested to hear of a small town, Spicewood Beach, located not so far from our own town of Austin, that has gotten themselves in quite a situation.
After selling their wells. because they could not maintain them properly and safely for the community, the new owner, LCRA, the Lower Colorado River Authority, who develops and distributes water supplies, monitors treatment, etc, now own dry wells because of the drought. The town is expected to pay for their water supply from an outside source, which will be delivering up to 5000 gallons of water a day. This is going to put a financial strain on the citizens of Spicewood Beach, causing it to become arid in more ways than one.
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-environmental-news/environmental-problems-and-policies/spicewood-beach-days-away-from-running-out-water/
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