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Title: Article forecasting Lake Travis running dry
Post by Captain YARRR on Oct 3^rd, 2013 at 9:04pm

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/water-official-drought-is-worst-central-texas-has-/nbFQD/

How on earth does an article like this run without mention of rice farmers soaking up all of our water? :-[

Title: Re: Article forecasting Lake Travis running dry
Post by PDubs on Oct 5^th, 2013 at 10:03am

A 2016 prediction: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/23613321/officials-predict-lake-travis-will-run-dry-by-2016

Closes the article with "Most rice farmers have already been cut off because of the lower water levels on the Highland Lakes."

Title: Re: Article forecasting Lake Travis running dry
Post by nathan on Oct 5^th, 2013 at 4:25pm

That's terrible I hope it never gets to that. but without a lot of rain for many days it may stabilize but will not get any better.

Title: Re: Article forecasting Lake Travis running dry
Post by In2Deep on Oct 6^th, 2013 at 7:26am

Dire