Item 2 - Update on Lower Colorado River and Highland Lakes water supply conditions | Austin Integrated Water Resource Planning Community Task Force

Austin Integrated Water Resource Planning Community Task Force – May 14, 2024

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Update on Lower Colorado River and Highland Lakes water supply conditions Highland Lakes Inflows Lakes Buchanan & Travis Combined Storage 1.4M ac-ft COA DCP Stage 1 0.9M ac-ft 0.75M ac-ft COA DCP Stage 2 COA DCP Stage 3 COA DCP Stage 4 U.S. Drought Monitor NOAA 3-month Outlook: June – August The seasonal outlooks combine long-term trends, soil moisture, and El Nino/Southern Oscillation. NOAA El Nino/Southern Oscillation Forecast  85% chance of a transition from El Niño to ENSO-neutral by April-June 2024  60% chance of La Niña developing by June-August 2024 Lakes Buchanan & Travis Combined Storage Projections COA DCP Stage 1 1.4 MAF COA DCP Stage 2 0.9 MAF COA DCP Stage 3 0.75 MAF COA DCP Stage 4 0.6 MAF Questions?