2_Update on Lower Colorado River and Highland Lakes water supply conditions

Austin Integrated Water Resource Planning Community Task Force – June 9, 2026

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Update on Lower Colorado River and Highland Lakes water supply conditions Austin Water | Water Forward Task Force Meeting | June 9, 2026 Highland Lakes Inflows 2 Lakes Buchanan & Travis Combined Storage 3 U.S. Drought Monitor 4 NOAA 3-month Outlook: July – September The seasonal outlooks combine long-term trends, soil moisture, and El Nino/Southern Oscillation. 5 NOAA El Niño/Southern Oscillation Forecast  El Niño is likely to emerge soon (82% chance in May-July) and continue through the Norther Hemisphere winter 2026-27 (96% change in Dec 2026 – Feb 2027). 6 Lakes Buchanan & Travis Combined Storage Projections 7 Questions? 8