Additional water restrictions possible this summer if dry weather continues

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- New projections from the Lower Colorado River Authority show that if drier-than-normal weather continues, the combined water storage in lakes Travis and Buchanan may drop below a threshold that would trigger additional water restrictions in Austin this summer.Even with periodic rain events, much of Central Texas, including the Austin area, has stacked up a 16-20" rainfall deficit in the last year -- rainfall we should have received but haven't. This has led to low lake levels an