Another ban on personal watercraft will be implemented this weekend.
The Austin Police Department Lake Patrol Unit will be enforcing a city ordinance that prohibits the use and operation of things such as wet bikes, motorized surfboards, and similar devices on Lake Austin. The enforcement will begin at sunset on Sunday, July 3, 2022, and end on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at sunrise. Non-motorized devices such as kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards can still be used along with watercraft designed for the conventional manner of sitting or standing in the vessel.
This ban only applies to Lake Austin.
Police will patrol Lake Austin this weekend and urge people using waterways to follow the Texas Water Safety Act and City of Austin boating laws and ordinances.
