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Waiting For The Next Spicewood Beach

Water levels at the Pedernales River near Spicewood are indicative of the dire situation caused by drought conditions. Photo by Mose Buchele/KUT News

February 15, 2012

by: Mose Buchele

When Spicewood Beach in Burnet County became the first town to run out of water in the current drought, it raised a lot of questions. How could a town perched on the shores of Lake Travis run dry? And which town could be next?
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As Mose Buchele reports for StateImpact Texas, the answer to those two questions could be related. For more information, visit StateImpact Texas.

State Impact is a collaboration with KUHF, KUT Austin and NPR.

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