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Highland Lakes Group
Highland Lakes Group is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization. HLG publishes the newsletter Water Matters.
Directors: Roland Adams, Rusty Allen, Eugene Blalock, David Deeds, John Graham, Jay Harris, Dewey Hollingsworth, Barker Keith, Cole Rowland, Leon Seidl; David Steed,
Steve Stillman & Jo Karr Teddar
President - Cole Rowland
Treasurer - Barker Keith
Editor - Sue Wright Secretary - open
HLG directors serve three year staggered terms. Three or four directors are elected each year. Nominations are open.
Nominations are solicited through the newsletter once each year prior to the
election. Members and officers are elected by the board.
HLG was formed in 1993 to publish a newsletter in order to keep members informed about water issues affecting the Highland Lakes.
No. HLG is interested in future water transfers to Williamson County being a win-win proposition for the cities and the lakes. HB1437, the bill that first allowed LCRA to sell water to the cities of Williamson County, says that the Colorado River basin shall suffer "no net loss" as a result of these out-of basin water sales. Under HB 1437, LCRA was authorized to sell as much as 25,000 acre-feet to the Brazos River Authority for use by the cities of Williamson County. No water has yet been transferred under that contract, but LCRA is well along with a program of replacing future water transfers by improving the water conservation conditions n the rice fields.
Highland Lakes Group has no regular meetings. If some issue calls for a membership meeting, it will be announced in advance to
subscribers through the newsletter.
Yes. HLG publishes a newsletter called Water Matters several times each year on an irregular schedule. Water Matters contains articles about water issues affecting the Highland Lakes. When the legislature is in session, bills of interest to the lakes are followed in the newsletter. The activities of the Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group are described.
You may subscribe to Water Matters by clicking on the sign-up button on the first page of this web site.
If you would like to read an article from the current or recent issue of Water Matters click on this
link.
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HLG volunteers:
Research, write and edit articles for the newsletter. Take a shift manning the HLG booth at the Austin Boat Show or other trade shows where HLG may exhibit. Attend hearings of state agencies or legislative committees at which water issues will be discussed. Write letters to elected officials. Recruit new
subscribers for Water Matters newsletter.