Jan. 17 Deadline for Submission of Flood Project Information
If your community intends to apply for 2026-2027 Flood Infrastructure Fund funding, your project must be in the Regional Flood Plan and associated State Flood Plan. If that’s not the case, you can submit additional information to Region 10 at RFPG10@halff.com by Jan. 17 to request that your Flood Management Evaluation or Flood Mitigation Strategy be included in the plans through an amendment process.
This flyer provides details about the amendment process, data needs, and timeline.
The view from Longhorn Dam shows how water management decisions in the Lower Colorado River Basin determine who has water in a drought and who does not–a story of the haves and have nots.
From the dam, the view upstream is one of abundance—lush parks, green lawns, rising skyscrapers and a recreational lake filled to the brim.
Turn and look downstream and the view is different. A small stream of water flows slowly, dry patches dot the riverbed and algae thrives throughout. Wastewater sometimes provides the bulk of flows downstream.
Water releases for downstream agriculture, communities, industry and the environment are the lifeblood of the lower river basin. Without those flows, livelihoods from Travis County to Matagorda Bay are in jeopardy.
The Lower Colorado River Basin Coalition believes residents in the entire basin must unite to achieve fair and balanced management of the river for all parties and under all conditions, including both drought and flood.
To achieve that balance, sacrifice must be shared from the Highland Lakes to Matagorda Bay.
Here are some of the critical issues posing challenges...