Water

The boil water notice affected millions of Texans and led to a two-day shutdown of area schools and disrupted local business. Water experts say the incident should direct cities to look at their own water containment equipment and consider possible upgrades.

City officials are deciding where to store about three Lake Austin’s worth of water underground. They'll meet with residents in Lee, Bastrop and Travis counties this week to discuss the proposed aquifer storage and recovery project.

As Texas continues to battle drought, groups are trying a market-based solution to help farmers and protect what little water is left.

A leak in the pipeline supplying water from Lake Travis to the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority water treatment facility was diverting 2 million gallons of water a day. The facility is Leander's primary source for drinking water and supplies Cedar Park with 20% of residents' drinking water.

A Texas river expert says river flows across the state this summer are headed into the record books for being among the lowest ever, especially if rain does not fall soon.

A grassroots group, known as Protect the River, has sprung up in response to the film studio's development. Its goal is to protect the San Marcos River and the Edwards Aquifer from development.

A new report documented hundreds of ER visits related to toxic algae, but found few cases in the region that includes Texas. It also didn't specify whether the kind of algae now prevalent in Central Texas was involved.

Blanco is relying on its reserve tank after crews identified two leaks that depleted water levels.

A pipeline helped secure water for San Antonio for decades to come — at a potentially high cost to some rural residents who are losing groundwater to the big city. Is it a preview for the rest of the state as climate change brings more water scarcity and cities keep sprawling?

Call 311 to let the city know. Austin Water is working to get water to complexes.