Included on the April 30 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) agenda is the consideration of whether to affirm, modify, or set aside the Emergency Order issued buy by the Executive Director on April 15.
On March 21, 2014, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) filed an application for an emergency order to amend its Water Management Plan (WMP) to reduce the requirement to maintain a minimum streamflow of 500 cfs for six consecutive weeks between March and May from Bastrop to Eagle Lake for the Blue Sucker. LCRA’s requested relief would reduce the requirement from 500 cfs to 300 cfs. LCRA states that this request is limited to the six-week instream flow requirements for the Blue Sucker and does not include a request to reduce the overall firm commitment of water for instream flows include in the 2010 WMP. The Executive Director issued an Emergency Order for the requested relief on April 15, 2014. The Commission will hold a hearing to affirm, modify or set aside the order on April 30, 2014.
