Water tunnels under Lake Travis will serve 3 Williamson County cities
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Key Points:
- The Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) has completed all underground components, including two large tunnels beneath Lake Travis, for its new $225 million water delivery system aimed at increasing water supply and drought resilience.
- The system will allow BCRUA to draw water from deep below Lake Travis, overcoming issues with current floating barge pumps that are vulnerable to fluctuating lake levels during severe droughts.
- Once finished, the project will increase water delivery capacity to 145 million gallons per day and provide Round Rock with an additional 40.8 million gallons daily, supporting growth for the next 30 to 40 years.
- The BCRUA is a regional partnership among Cedar Park, Leander, and Round Rock, demonstrating the
