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<p>After nearly four years of emotional debate amid persistent drought, the Lower Colorado River Authority approved a new plan on Wednesday to manage the Colorado River and its reservoirs in Central Texas, known as the Highland Lakes. </p> <p>The plan appeared to mollify many <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/01/river-trouble-question-who-has-sacrifice/">competing users</a> in the river basin — including Austin and other Central Texas cities that rely on the Highland Lakes for water, as well as environmental advocates concerned about freshwater flows from the lakes.</p> <p>The cities, which pay extra money for guarantees of water in times of drought, said the plan helps better protect their water supplies. And ...</p> <p><a id="content_more" href="/web/20150530115115/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/17/new-plan-adopted-colorado-river-cumbaya-meeting/" class="more" title="Read full story">Full Story</a></p> </div> </article> <div id="comment_policy"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h1>Comment Policy</h1> </header> <p> The Texas Tribune is pleased to provide the opportunity for you to share your observations about this story. We encourage lively debate on the issues of the day, but we ask that you refrain from using profanity or other offensive speech, engaging in personal attacks or name-calling, posting advertising, or wandering away from the topic at hand. To comment, you must be a registered user of the Tribune, and your user name will be displayed. 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We are selling off aquifers to private companies to bottle water. We are using water for drinking for tracking. It is really scary. Can't wait to see how much water ends up costing.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152654407370837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1161782123"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115im_/http://graph.facebook.com/1161782123/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> September 17, 2014 @ 3:37 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1161782123">Steven Felfe</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152654407370837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Texas law is the right of capture. If it is below my land or if it falls from the sky and I can capture some it is for me to use.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152654407370837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1161782123"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115im_/http://graph.facebook.com/1161782123/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> September 17, 2014 @ 4:53 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1161782123">Steven Felfe</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152654407370837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">The average person with a water well is not pumping excess water to sell. Most probably respect what they have to use and are probably far more conservative with its use. I personally treat it like it maybe my last drop and that goes for my rain tanks as well.</p> <ul class="actions clearfix"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152654407370837"><span>+</span> Reply</a></li> </ul> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </li> <li> <div class="comment_author_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1536174105"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115im_/http://graph.facebook.com/1536174105/picture?type=square"/> </a> </div> <div class="comment_body"> <div class="comment_time"> September 17, 2014 @ 5:06 p.m. </div> <p class="byline"> <span class="author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1536174105">Dave Lambert</a> </span> via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150530115115/https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10152654407370837">Texas Tribune on Facebook</a> </p> <p class="comment">Too many people. 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