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by 71a54xd 1228 days ago
Not really, most of it comes from the Edwards aquifer and the CO river (which Lake Travis is a damned portion of).

If we stopped selling so much water to rice farmers in east texas at a hilarious discount per acre foot we wouldn't have a shortage. Utilities also haven't lowered water prices since they hiked them during draught conditions even though we've had a surplus of supply for years now. Rice farmers are still paying pennies on the dollar for thousands of gallons.