Some Bastrop County residents spent their afternoon Sept. 3 at the Community Center in Mayfest Park to discuss Austin’s planned Aquifer Storage and Recovery project with about a dozen Austin Water staff members.

Some context

The ASR project, approved as part of Austin’s Water Forward Plan, aims to store and draw water at the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer through a facility Austin officials plan to build in northeast Bastrop County, as previously reported by Community Impact .

“We have committed to putting in more than we take out,” said Emlea Chanslor, who works in the public information office at Austin Water, during a Bastrop City Council meeting July 8. “At least a 5% deposit will not be withdrawn, and that will help create a buffer zone and protect the health of the aquifer.”

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