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http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/Llano-now-in-Stage-4-water-restrictions
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Kaufman-County-town-runs-out-of-water-127097323.html
http://www.newswest9.com/story/14630026/west-texas-water-supplier-nearly-dry
LLANO, Texas (KXAN) - Suffering its worst drought in more than 50 years, the Llano River is about to run dry. It is the sole source of drinking water for Llano, a town 75 miles west of Austin.
On Monday night, officials with the city of Llano moved to Stage 4 water restrictions.
This means no outdoor watering at all -- no lawn sprinklers, landscaping, filling of pools, even washing cars.
"This has been about the worst drought, period of no rain in decades. It has all of our citizens concerned," said Llano City Manager Finley deGraffenreid.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Kaufman-County-town-runs-out-of-water-127097323.html
KEMP — This small town on the shore of Cedar Creek Reservoir ran out of water on Sunday.
"No water. No water. Zero water," said Kemp Mayor Donald Kile. "We’re in pretty bad shape, to be honest with you." ... The near-record heat wave led to heavy water demand that taxed the town's aging infrastructure. Mayor Kile said there have been 14 breaks in the town's pipeline in the last two and a half weeks due to the extremely dry conditions.
http://www.newswest9.com/story/14630026/west-texas-water-supplier-nearly-dry
LAKE SPENCE - Lake E. V. Spence, one of the Colorado River Municipal Water District's water supplies to West Texas cities like Midland, Odessa, Snyder and Big Spring, is nearly gone.
"It's pretty scary when you go down and look at Spence today," CRMWD General Manager, John Grant, said.
Lake Spence is now less than 2% full and has been given only weeks until it's closed for pumping.