Austin Water activates cold weather plan; what's changed since 2021 storm

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin firefighters responded to 2,449 calls for broken pipes after the February 2021 winter storm.
According to Austin Water's after action report, that resulted in increased water demand across the city, going from 150 million gallons per day on Feb. 15 to 260 million in the evening of Feb.16.Winter storm on the way – ice and bitter cold heading to Central Texas
That, combined with lower water production due to an energy outage at a plant, led to depleted water stor