The Lower Colorado River Authority (“LCRA”) originally developed the West Travis County Regional Water and Wastewater System (WTC Systems). The formation of the WTC Systems occurred during the late 1990s to early 2000s, when the LCRA purchased the Uplands Water System, the Hill Country Water Supply Corporation and the Lake Pointe Wastewater Treatment Plant.
In November 2010, the LCRA announced its intent to divest itself of 32 water and wastewater utility systems, including the WTC Systems. The LCRA also announced its intent to sell these systems to a single buyer. In response, communities along the Lower Colorado River organized and formed the Coalition of Central Texas Utilities Development Corporation (UDC) in January 2011. The UDC was a publicly owned investment vehicle, that could be utilized to purchase the 32 systems if necessary, but the primary objective was to ensure that the systems remained under public ownership, rather than become private, for-profit systems. Through extensive negotiations, the UDC successfully secured public ownership for most of the LCRA systems. As a result of the UDC and other forward thinking individuals and political subdivision efforts, the Agency was created under Chapter 572 of the Texas Local Government Code as a vehicle for ownership of the WTC Systems.