Drought Notices

June 16, 2026 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded for Several Reservoirs News Release View PDF
June 16, 2026 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded for Several Reservoirs Notices View PDF
March 30, 2026 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Initiation for Lakes Possum Kingdom, Whitney, Aquilla, Proctor, Belton, Limestone, Somerville, Stillhouse Hollow, and Georgetown News Release View PDF
March 27, 2026 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Initiation for Lakes Possum Kingdom, Whitney, Aquilla, Proctor, Belton, Limestone, Somerville, Stillhouse Hollow, and Georgetown Notices View PDF

July 23, 2025 - Termination of Stage 2 – Drought Warning for BRA-LCRA Water News Release View PDF
July 23, 2025 - Termination of Stage 2 – Drought Warning for BRA-LCRA Water Notices View PDF
July 14, 2025 - Termination of Stage 1 – Drought Watch for Lakes Georgetown and Stillhouse Hollow News Release View PDF
July 14, 2025 - Termination of Stage 1 – Drought Watch for Lakes Georgetown and Stillhouse Hollow Notices View PDF
May 21, 2025 - Lake Somerville Drought Status Rescinded News Release View PDF
May 21, 2025 - Lake Somerville Drought Status Rescinded Notices View PDF
April 3, 2025 - Stage 1 Drought Watch for Lakes Somerville-Stillhouse Hollow-Georgetown News Release View PDF
April 3, 2025 - Stage 1 - Palmer - Somerville-Stillhouse-Georgetown Notices View PDF
March 6, 2025 - Stage 2 Drought Warning – Stage 2 Drought Warning for BRA-LCRA Water View PDF

September 23, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning – East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger Rescinded Notices View PDF
September 23, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning – East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger Rescinded News Release View PDF
September 12, 2024 - Lake Proctor Drought Status Rescinded Notices View PDF
September 12, 2024 - Lake Proctor Drought Status Rescinded News Release View PDF
August 21, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger Notices View PDF
August 21, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger News Release View PDF
June 17, 2024 - Brazos River Authority Removes Drought Warning Status for BRA-LCRA Water News Release View PDF
June 17, 2024 - Lake Proctor Drought Status Downgraded to Stage 1 News Release View PDF
June 12, 2024 - Downgrade to Stage 1 Drought Watch for Water Supplied from the Colorado River Basin Notices View PDF
June 12, 2024 - Lake Proctor Downgrade from Stage 4 Pro-Rata Curtailment to Stage 1 Drought Watch Condition Notices View PDF
May 14, 2024 - Lake Belton and the Lake Stillhouse Hollow - Lake Georgetown Water Supply Subsystem are Removed From Drought Status News Release View PDF
May 14, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning Declaration Terminated - Stillhouse Hollow – Lake Georgetown Sub-system Notices View PDF
May 14, 2024 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Declaration Terminated - Lake Belton Notices View PDF
April 22, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning Rescinded – Lake Belton News Release View PDF
April 19, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning Rescinded – Lake Belton Notices View PDF
February 19, 2024 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded - System-wide News Release View PDF
February 14, 2024 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded - Lower Basin System Notices View PDF
February 14, 2024 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded - Central Basin System Notices View PDF
February 14, 2024 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded - Upper Basin System Notices View PDF

June 16, 2026 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded for Several Reservoirs News Release View PDF
June 16, 2026 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded for Several Reservoirs Notices View PDF
March 30, 2026 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Initiation for Lakes Possum Kingdom, Whitney, Aquilla, Proctor, Belton, Limestone, Somerville, Stillhouse Hollow, and Georgetown News Release View PDF
March 27, 2026 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Initiation for Lakes Possum Kingdom, Whitney, Aquilla, Proctor, Belton, Limestone, Somerville, Stillhouse Hollow, and Georgetown Notices View PDF

July 23, 2025 - Termination of Stage 2 – Drought Warning for BRA-LCRA Water News Release View PDF
July 23, 2025 - Termination of Stage 2 – Drought Warning for BRA-LCRA Water Notices View PDF
July 14, 2025 - Termination of Stage 1 – Drought Watch for Lakes Georgetown and Stillhouse Hollow News Release View PDF
July 14, 2025 - Termination of Stage 1 – Drought Watch for Lakes Georgetown and Stillhouse Hollow Notices View PDF
May 21, 2025 - Lake Somerville Drought Status Rescinded News Release View PDF
May 21, 2025 - Lake Somerville Drought Status Rescinded Notices View PDF
April 3, 2025 - Stage 1 Drought Watch for Lakes Somerville-Stillhouse Hollow-Georgetown View PDF
April 3, 2025 - Stage 1 - Palmer - Somerville-Stillhouse-Georgetown Notices View PDF
March 6, 2025 - Stage 2 Drought Warning for BRA-LCRA Water View PDF

September 23, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning – East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger Rescinded Notices View PDF
September 23, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning – East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger Rescinded News Release View PDF
September 12, 2024 - Lake Proctor Drought Status Rescinded Notices View PDF
September 12, 2024 - Lake Proctor Drought Status Rescinded News Release View PDF
August 21, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger Notices View PDF
August 21, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger News Release View PDF
June 17, 2024 - Brazos River Authority Removes Drought Warning Status for BRA-LCRA Water News Release View PDF
June 17, 2024 - Lake Proctor Drought Status Downgraded to Stage 1 News Release View PDF
June 12, 2024 - Downgrade to Stage 1 Drought Watch for Water Supplied from the Colorado River Basin Notices View PDF
June 12, 2024 - Lake Proctor Downgrade from Stage 4 Pro-Rata Curtailment to Stage 1 Drought Watch Condition Notices View PDF
May 14, 2024 - Lake Belton and the Lake Stillhouse Hollow - Lake Georgetown Water Supply Subsystem are Removed From Drought Status News Release View PDF
May 14, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning Declaration Terminated - Stillhouse Hollow – Lake Georgetown Sub-system Notices View PDF
May 14, 2024 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Declaration Terminated - Lake Belton Notices View PDF
April 22, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning Rescinded – Lake Belton News Release View PDF
April 19, 2024 - Stage 2 Drought Warning Rescinded – Lake Belton Notices View PDF
February 19, 2024 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded - System-wide News Release View PDF
February 14, 2024 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded - Lower Basin System Notices View PDF
February 14, 2024 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded - Central Basin System Notices View PDF
February 14, 2024 - Stage 1 Drought Watch Rescinded - Upper Basin System Notices View PDF

October 6, 2023 - Stage 2 Drought Warning Rescinded - East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger Notices View PDF
October 6, 2023 - Stage 2 Drought Warning Rescinded - East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger News Release View PDF
August 24, 2023 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger Notices View PDF
August 24, 2023 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - East Williamson County Regional Water System at Lake Granger News Release View PDF
August 16, 2023 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - BRA-LCRA Water Notices View PDF
August 16, 2023 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - BRA-LCRA Water News Release View PDF
August 16, 2023 - Stage 4 Pro-Rata Curtailment - Lake Proctor Notices View PDF
August 16, 2023 - Stage 4 Pro-Rata Curtailment - Lake Proctor News Release View PDF
August 4, 2023 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - Lake Stillhouse Hollow-Lake Georgetown System Notices View PDF
August 4, 2023 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - Lake Stillhouse Hollow-Lake Georgetown System News Release View PDF
August 2, 2023 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - Lake Belton News Release View PDF
July 31, 2023 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - Lake Belton Notices View PDF

October 25, 2022 - Stage 3 Drought Emergency - Lake Proctor News Release View PDF
October 20, 2022 - Stage 3 Drought Emergency - Lake Proctor Notices View PDF
August 17, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch - System-wide News Release View PDF
August 11, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch - Lower Basin System Notices View PDF
August 11, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch - Central Basin System Notices View PDF
August 11, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch - Upper Basin System Notices View PDF

August 4, 2022 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - Lake Proctor News Release View PDF
August 2, 2022 - Stage 2 Drought Warning - Lake Proctor Notices View PDF
July 26, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch - BRA-LCRA Water News Release View PDF
July 11, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch - Lake Granger News Release View PDF
July 6, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch - Lake Granger Notices View PDF
June 13, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch - Lake Somerville Notices View PDF
March 17, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch - Upper Basin Notices View PDF
March 17, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch - Central Basin Notices View PDF
March 17, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch - Lower Basin Notices View PDF
March 17, 2022 - Stage 1 Drought Watch News Release View PDF

June 16, 2021 - Lake Georgetown Stage 1 Drought Watch Termination News Release View PDF
March 15, 2021 - Lake Somerville Stage 1 Drought Watch News Release View PDF
February 23, 2021 - Brazos River Authority Cancels Stage 4 Emergency Conditions at Lake Granger View PDF
February 17, 2021 - Brazos River Authority Announces Stage 4 Emergency Conditions at Lake Granger View PDF

November 23, 2020 - Lake Georgetown Drought Watch View PDF
September 14, 2020 - Drought Status Removed from Lake Proctor View PDF
August 31, 2020 - Lake Proctor Drought Watch View PDF

November 25, 2019 - Educational Videos Help the Public Understand How Dams Function View PDF
October 30, 2019 - Tallas Elected Assistant Presiding Officer of Brazos River Authority Board of Directors View PDF
October 30, 2019 - Taylor Elected Secretary of Brazos River Authority Board of Directors View PDF

November 1, 2018 - All Brazos River Authority System Reservoirs Removed From Drought Status View PDF
August 15, 2018 - Stage 2 Drought Warning for Lake Proctor View PDF
August 15, 2018 - Stage 1 Drought Watch for Lake Limestone View PDF
July 23, 2018 - Stage 1 Drought Watch for Lake Aquilla View PDF
July 23, 2018 - Stage 1 Drought Watch for Lake Belton View PDF
July 23, 2018 - Stage 1 Drought Watch for Lake Granger View PDF
July 19, 2018 - Lower Brazos Flood Protection Planning Study Public Meeting Scheduled for July 26 View PDF
July 2, 2018 - Stage 1 Drought Watch for Lake Proctor View PDF
June 26, 2018 - Stage 1 Drought Watch for Lake Stillhouse Hollow-Lake Georgetown System View PDF
June 25, 2018 - Stage 1 Drought Watch for Lakes Possum Kingdom, Granbury and Whitney View PDF

May 10, 2017 - Brazos River Authority Would Like to Encourage Others to “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work” on May 19 View PDF
May 1, 2017 - Brazos River Authority to Hold 2nd Annual Water Safety Awareness Day in May View PDF

July 8, 2016 - Governor Appoints Wesley Lloyd of Waco to the Brazos River Authority Board View PDF
June 28, 2016 - Waterline Clearing Project Coming to Taylor Area View PDF
May 3, 2016 - Brazos River Authority to Hold Water Safety Awareness Day in May View PDF