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AUSTIN – Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division plans to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 55 acres of the Water Quality Protection Lands on June 5. Smoke may be visible northeast of RR 3237, north of FM 150, south of FM 967 and west…

AUSTIN – Today, Austin Water released its 2024 Water Quality Report in accordance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements. The consumer confidence report provides annual data about Austin’s drinking water quality. This year’s…

Austin, TX - Austin Water crews responded to a broken 16-inch wastewater sewer main located behind 5806 Cyrilla Drive. Repair crews arrived shortly after the sanitary sewer overflow was discovered at 9:32 am and worked to stop and contain the…

AUSTIN – Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division plans to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 288 acres of the Water Quality Protection Lands on Thursday, February 6. Smoke may be visible northeast of RR 3237, north of FM 150, south of…

AUSTIN - Yesterday, Austin Water crews responded to a failed gate at Longhorn Dam. One of nine Longhorn Dam gates which control lake levels failed in the open position while being inspected and repaired as part of a Capital Improvement Project. This…

AUSTIN - Earlier today, Austin Water crews responded to a failed gate at Longhorn Dam. One of nine Longhorn Dam gates which control lake levels failed in the open position while being inspected and repaired as part of a Capital Improvement Project…

AUSTIN - During scheduled work earlier this afternoon, one of nine gates at Longhorn Dam failed in the open position causing the Lady Bird Lake level to begin dropping. The cause of the failure is under investigation. As of 2 p.m., the water level at…

AUSTIN - Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division plans to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 184 acres of the Water Quality Protection Lands on Thursday, December 12. Smoke may be visible northeast of RR 3237, north of FM 150, south of…

AUSTIN - Austin Water crews are responding to a domestic wastewater overflow from sanitary sewer manhole located near the 5000 block of Creek Bend Drive. Preliminary findings indicate that the manhole overflowed over 100,000 gallons of wastewater…