Chancellor said the city of Austin promises in the proposed agreement to store more water in the aquifer than it takes out, leaving at least a 5% deposit to provide a buffer to the native groundwater.

“It just sucked you in.” An Austin man describes the moment his truck fell into a sinkhole caused by a water main break. The city says it’s immune to liability.

Those efforts are incorporated into Austin's 100-year Integrated Water Resource Plan to elevate the city's climate resiliency and mitigate possible supply risks.