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Shay Ralls Roalson

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Shay Ralls Roalson is the Director of Austin Water, the City of Austin's municipally owned water utility, and was the first woman appointed to lead the utility. She previously served as an Assistant Director at Austin Water overseeing engineering services, and before that worked as a water business group manager at HDR Engineering, consulting for Texas water utilities. She is a licensed professional engineer in Texas and holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She regularly briefs Austin City Council and its committees on water supply, infrastructure, treatment plant, and utility performance matters.
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utilities (8)
environment (5)
development (2)
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governance (1)
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Austin Water8
Management Services4
Lake Austin2
Austin Energy2
Liz Johnston1
Andrew Clamann1
Austin Watershed Protection1
Ken Snipes1
Keith Mars1
Austin Development Services1
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August 2026

Memo Briefings
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Memo briefing providing an update on the planned drawdown of Lake Austin, presented by Austin Water Director Shay Ralls Roalson.

Update regarding a drawdown of Lake Austin. [Shay Ralls Roalson, Director - Austin Water]

Briefing
City Council Work Session →

Briefing on the current status of data center uses in the City of Austin and possible future amendments to the City Code or regulations, presented by staff from Austin Planning, Austin Water, and Austin Energy.

Briefing on the current status of data center uses in the City and possible future amendments to the City Code or regulations. [Joi Harden, Acting Assistant Director - Austin Planning, Shay Roalson, D

July 2026

Briefing
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Briefing on a potential Lake Austin drawdown and management of hydrilla.

Briefing on potential Lake Austin drawdown and hydrilla management. [Shay Ralls Roalson, Director; Teresa Lutes, Engineer - Austin Water; Jorge Morales, Director; Liz Johnston, Environmental Officer;

May 2026

Memo Briefings
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Briefing on Austin Water's calculation of the Infrastructure Leakage Index for water infrastructure.

Update on Austin Water Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI) Calculation [Shay Ralls Roalson, Director - Austin Water].

Briefing
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Briefing on water use and conservation trends among large industrial and commercial customers.

Briefing on large industrial and commercial customer water usage and conservation trends [Shay Ralls Roalson, Director; Christina Romero, Interim Assistant Director; Colleen Kirk, Division Manager; Ka

Briefing
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Briefing on aquifer storage and recovery and brackish groundwater desalination.

Briefing on aquifer storage and recovery and brackish groundwater desalination [Shay Ralls Roalson, Director - Austin Water, Marisa Flores-Gonzalez, Program Manager - Austin Water].

February 2026

Briefing
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Briefing on updated performance measures for Austin Water.

Briefing on performance measures updates from Austin Water. [Shay Ralls Roalson, Director - Austin Water].

Briefing
Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee →

Briefing on the expansion of the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and its related funding needs.

Briefing on Austin Water's Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion and related funding. [Shay Ralls Roalson, Director - Austin Water].