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Austin Water Utility: AWU is the municipal utility that provides water service for the City of Austin.
Lake Austin: Lake Austin is a water reservoir on the Colorado River, and the source of Austin's drinking water. It was created by the 1939 construction of the Tom Miller Dam and is managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority.