Leander requests first-ever transportation, water studies

Council Member Marci Cannon said Leander needs hard data when planning future road and water projects. She said the long-term water study was "desperately needed" years ago and that the city is currently relying on a 2005 system study provided by Round Rock.

Mayor Troy Hill said he has no intention of leaving the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority, which is the water partnership between Leander, Cedar Park and Round Rock. Hill said the study will ensure that the city's $80 million share in the upcoming BCRUA deep water intake project is the right thing to do. He also said the other partner cities are taking similar measures.

“I think water is the new gold,” Hill said. “If we’re growing at the rate we’re growing, we better make sure that the decisions we make are going to be adequate for how much we're growing."