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.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that on June 24, 2026, the Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group (Region K) will hold a pre-planning public meeting to obtain public input on the development of the 2031 Regional Water Plan and the 2032 State Water Plan (the Plans), including the Scope of Work – 2031 Regional Water Plans, and including issues that should be addressed or provisions that should be included in the Plans. Region K members will also discuss the potential process for conducting interregional coordination regarding water management strategies during development of the regional water plan.
By issuance of this Public Notice, a comment period will be active until 30 days past the June 24 meeting. Members of the public may submit written and oral comments regarding the 2031 Regional Water Plan and the 2032 State Water Plan and the process for conducting interregional coordination regarding water management strategies during development of the regional water plan.
Written comments will be accepted from May 15, 2026, through July 25, 2026, and may be submitted to Annette Keaveny, Lower Colorado River Authority, P.O. Box 220, Austin, TX 78767-0220 or administrative@regionk.org. Oral comments may be submitted during the public meeting at 10 a.m. on June 24, 2026, at LCRA’s Dalchau Service Center, 3505 Montopolis Drive, Austin, Texas. Oral comments may not exceed three minutes per speaker.
The recently completed 2026 Region K Water Plan and a map of the Region K planning area and the scope of work for the 2031 Regional Water Plan are available at https://www.twdb.texas.gov/waterplanning/rwp/index.asp.
For additional information, contact Annette Keaveny, administrator for Region K, at administrative@regionk.org.
The Region K Public Meeting addressing the development of the 2031 Region K regional water plan and scope of work, and discussing interregional coordination will take place at the following location at the specified date and time:
Public Meeting: June 24, 2026 10 a.m.
Location: LCRA Dalchau Service Center, Bldg. A 3505 Montopolis Drive, Austin, TX 78744
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 2026 State Water Plan on January 22, 2026, which outlines water needs for Texas over the next 50 years.