The Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Area is composed of all or parts of 14 counties, stretching from Mills County in the Hill Country southeast to the Texas Gulf Coast.
2026 Region K Initially Prepared Plan (IPP)
At its Feb. 20, 2025 meeting, the Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group (Region K) approved its Initially Prepared 2026 Region K Water Plan (IPP). Region K also authorized its administrative agent, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), to submit the IPP on or before March 3, 2025. The IPP was submitted to the Texas Water Development Board on Feb. 28, 2025.
A copy of the Initially Prepared Plan for 2026 will be available at the County Clerk’s office and at a depository library in each county in Region K by March 17. A list of depositories and a copy of the IPP are available on the RWPG website at https://www.regionk.org/2026-plan.
Attend Region K Meetings
The Region K planning group typically meets quarterly. Meeting agendas are posted online and with the Secretary of State’s office at least seven days prior to the meeting in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. The meetings are open to the public. Learn more about the next meeting.
Meet the Region K members
Region K has 25 voting members representing many interest groups who are responsible for developing and refining the long-range water plan for the Central Texas region. View the current Region K member list.
About Region K
The Lower Colorado River Water Planning Group (Region K) is one of 16 regional water planning groups. The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) established the groups in 1997 to develop and periodically revise a comprehensive water plan for Texas through 2070. TWDB sponsors development of the Region K water plans. The Lower Colorado River Authority is the administrative agent for Region K.
State Water Plan
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) adopted the 2022 State Water Plan on July 7, 2021, which outlines water needs for Texas over the next 50 years. In May, TWDB held a Public Hearing and provided notice for a Public Comment Period for the Draft 2022 State Water Plan with the intent to adopt the 2022 State Water Plan.