Quick answers about
LCRA.

The Lower Colorado River Authority is a Texas conservation and reclamation district created by the state Legislature in 1934. LCRA manages the lower Colorado River and Highland Lakes, generates and transmits wholesale electric power, operates parks, and provides community services across central Texas.

No. LCRA has no taxing authority and receives no state appropriations. We fund operations through wholesale electricity sales, water sales, and service fees.

LCRA is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors appointed by the Governor of Texas and confirmed by the Texas Senate. Board meetings are open to the public and held monthly.

LCRA's general office is at 3700 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, TX 78703. Phone: 512-473-3200. Toll-free: 800-776-5272.

LCRA supplies raw and treated water to more than one million Texans across central Texas — municipalities, industries, agriculture, and environmental needs.

Six reservoirs on the lower Colorado River — Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls, Travis, and Austin. LCRA manages them as a single integrated system for water supply, flood control, hydropower, and recreation.

Call LCRA at 800-776-5272 or use the online form at lcra.org/water/quality/report-water-quality-concerns. Reports are routed to the water-quality team within hours.

LCRA's Hydromet system at hydromet.lcra.org publishes lake levels, stream flow, rainfall, and temperature from hundreds of gauges every 15 minutes.

When Highland Lake storage drops below drought triggers, LCRA firm water customers must reduce use according to a phased curtailment schedule defined in the Drought Contingency Plan.

LCRA is a wholesale power provider — we generate and transmit electricity to cooperatives and cities. Your retail service is provided by your local utility, cooperative, or retail electric provider (REP).

Yes. LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (LCRA TSC) operates more than 5,300 circuit miles across ERCOT. Landowners in proposed corridors receive detailed notifications under the Texas Landowners' Bill of Rights.

Generating facilities include Fayette Power Project, Sandy Creek, Lost Pines 1, Winchester Power Park, Timmerman, and Thomas C. Ferguson — a mix of coal, natural gas, and hydroelectric.

Yes. LCRA Parks operates more than 40 parks, recreation areas, and boat ramps along the Highland Lakes and Colorado River. Reservations and park information at lcraparks.com.

Boat ramp information and current status is published at lcra.org/water/boat-ramp-information. Ramps open/close based on lake level.

Community grants are awarded up to $50,000. The program funds capital projects for nonprofits, volunteer fire departments, emergency service districts, and local governments within LCRA's wholesale electric and water service areas.

Review the guidelines and application at lcra.org/community-services/community-grant-program. Applications are accepted twice per year.

LCRA's ELS is NELAP-accredited and offers drinking-water, surface-water, and process-water testing — including PFAS, UCMR 5, lead and copper, total coliform, cyanotoxins, and residential water tests.

Yes. LCRA Fleet Services repairs heavy equipment, hydraulic systems, aerial bucket trucks, and specialized utility vehicles. Request a quote through our contact form.

Yes. LCRA's Protective Equipment Testing Lab performs OSHA-compliant dielectric testing on rubber insulating gloves, sleeves, blankets, and line hose.