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rdking647

(5,113 posts) Tue Oct 23, 2018, 05:22 PM Oct 2018

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Austins water crisis

This is why Austin is under a boil water order and the city is worried about water shortages> This is where barton creek runs into town lake. normally they are the same color. Due to the excessive rainfall they have had to open the flood gates on some of flood control dams around Austin. This has made the water so muddy that the water department cant filter it fast enough. The water tretment plants are operating at under 20% capacity

Taken with my drone from about 350' high

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Austins water crisis (Original Post) rdking647 Oct 2018 OP

Stunning. Ohiogal Oct 2018 #1

Climate change is a trip. Wintryjade Oct 2018 #2

Thanks flotsam Oct 2018 #3

Thanks for the pic AwakeAtLast Oct 2018 #4

As bad as it might be, there is beauty where the lake and the creek merge. Small comfort alfredo Oct 2018 #5

Ohiogal

(32,002 posts)

1. Stunning.

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Tue Oct 23, 2018, 05:25 PM

Oct 2018

Wintryjade

(814 posts)

2. Climate change is a trip.

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 05:32 PM

Oct 2018

Talking to someone in Austin today. Stores out of water, and a buddy had to bring it in from elsewhere.

flotsam

(3,268 posts)

3. Thanks

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 07:45 PM

Oct 2018

Posted to FB for a cousin in the area.

AwakeAtLast

(14,130 posts)

4. Thanks for the pic

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2018, 11:02 PM

Oct 2018

My sister lives in Austin.

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

5. As bad as it might be, there is beauty where the lake and the creek merge. Small comfort

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 12:15 AM

Oct 2018

When the water settles there will be more nutrients in the lake bed.

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