AUSTIN, Texas — Georgetown appears to be on the verge of not having enough water for the entire city, according to a report from KUT.
According to a recent city-commissioned report, Georgetown is on pace to face water supply shortages by 2030 if it doesn't find a new water source. However, city leaders have been working on several plans to address water concerns caused by Georgetown's booming population.
In 2023, the city signed a two-year agreement with water utility company EPCOR to reserve up to 55 million gallons of water from Robertson County, as well as rehabilitating the existing North Lake Water Treatment Plant which is scheduled to be completed soon.
City leaders say the contract with EPCOR would provide enough water to meet Georgetown's needs through 2050. They're currently negotiating a long-term water supply agreement with EPCOR that is expected to be finalized by 2025. The agreement would provide enough time to build the infrastructure needed to transport and treat groundwater from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer in Robertson County before 2030.
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"Without a water supply deal with EPCOR, the City would need to look at other short and long-term supply options," Georgetown officials said in a statement on Feb. 29. "Projections concerning water supply and demand have not changed since the IWRP was publicly released and posted on the City’s website in May 2023."