event coverage

Jack Jones, Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)LMUD Open House presentation, May 23, 2024 Having attractive curb appeal doesn’t have to mean using a lot of water or spending a lot of money if a homeowner uses designs and plants that are well suited to local weather and soil conditions. Luckily, LCRA offers rebates to residents…

Clarence Reed and Vickie Wilson, Native Plant Society of TexasLMUD Open House presentation, May 22, 2024 When considering a new investment, most of us will weigh our options with a cost-benefit analysis: what’s worth our time and money? Yet, many of the things we habitually do are the largest investments of our time and money;…

Rick Scadden, local resident and environmental engineerLMUD Open House presentation, May 21, 2024 In communities where a public water system is not available, such as more rural areas, many homeowners drill private wells to tap into groundwater. The problem is that with Texas being prone to drought, water supply can be unreliable. Prior to 1995,…

Dustin Dunn, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, LTFR Prevention DivisionLMUD Open House presentation, October 20, 2023 There is a national severe misunderstanding of how and why wildfires impact certain communities. People assume it’s like a tsunami that just sweeps through and destroys the whole neighborhood, but that’s not how it works; with our current understanding of structure…

Louise Placek, Native Plant Society of TexasLMUD Open House presentation, October 19, 2023 When it comes to altering our environment, lawns are king. Lawn (turf) grass is the most irrigated plant in the United States, but provides the least ecological habitat potential. It’s also big business with millions of pounds of fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides…

Lane Cockrell, Southwestern Travis County GCDLMUD Open House presentation, October 19, 2023 Lakeway MUD is a surface-water supplier, pulling our raw water exclusively from Lake Travis. However, all water is connected (aquifers feed springs and creeks that become our rivers and lakes) so we invited Lane Cockrell, a hydrogeologist and general manager for the Southwestern…

Corporal Cindy Lopez, Lakeway Police DepartmentLMUD Open House presentation, October 18, 2023 In October 2018, Lakeway City Park was under water. It seems like a far cry from where we are today, but that’s Texas for ya: if you don’t like the weather, it might change in 5 minutes. Right now there may be a…

Richard Leon, Forester for City of LakewayLMUD Open House presentation, October 18, 2023 Planting a quality tree in the right spot is the key to having a healthy urban forest, but there is no replacement for an established tree. My job as a city forester is to look at our public infrastructure and see where…

Haeley Giambalvo, Native Plant Society of TexasLMUD Open House presentation, October 17, 2023 The third week of October is officially recognized as Texas Native Plant Week to highlight the important role native plants play in conservation. Fall is the best time to plant native perennials so they can develop their root system over the winter…

Paul Yura, National Weather Service Austin-San Antonio TXLMUD Open House presentation, October 16, 2023 It’s obviously going to rain again. The question is when and how much. When compared to other states, Texas, by far, has the highest number of billion-dollar weather events: We encourage you to sign up and pay attention to the National…

This year, in recognition of Imagine a Day Without Water (a day of action held each year in October), Lakeway Municipal Utility District (LMUD) hosted an art contest open to all Lake Travis Independent School District (LTISD) students as well as local private or homeschool students in kindergarten through 6th grade. The creative, thought-provoking entries…