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Lucia Athens

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AustinCapital of Texas

Mayor Lee Leffingwell

297 square miles

El. 425 feet (130m)

Population 842,000 /MSA 1.7M

11th largest US City

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Water: < 32” annual Rainfall, Surface Water Reservoirs

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