Hitting the lake

摘要

The Mansfield Dam was built between the years of 1937 and 1941 across a deep canyon at Marshall Ford on the Colorado River in Texas. With its completion, Lake Travis formed on the edge of Austin. Ever since 1942 Lake Travis has provided the region with recreational activities and flood protection. For the city of Austin, in 2014, potable water will be added to that list when it completes the construction of the new Water Treatment Plant Four (WTP4). Considering the city's ever increasing population, without a new plant, the current treatment capacity will be stretched thin, creating restrictions on swimming pools, car washes and landscaping—not to mention losing adequate water pressure from fire hydrants.