Quick answer
For water damage in Sunrise Beach Village, TX, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. For the city water system, call City Hall at 325-388-6438. Then call a water damage restoration company; drying should start within 24 to 48 hours. Texas insurers must acknowledge your claim within 15 days.
Do this first
Local water and septic lines.
- Shut off the water. Close your main valve, then call City Hall about the meter. The city runs a groundwater system on well water only and takes water emergency calls weekdays from 8 to 4, so plan on handling a night or weekend leak at your own valve.
- Make it safe and document it. Cut power to wet rooms from a dry spot, photograph the damage, then report the claim.
- Start drying within 24 to 48 hours. About 45% of the village's homes were built before 1980, and many are second homes on the water. A slow leak in one can run for days before anyone visits, so ask for readings in every room, cabinet, and closet it reached.
Llano County had 9 flash flood warnings in 2025, the most in any year since 2016, and 6 so far in 2026. Creeks feeding Lake LBJ can rise many feet in hours. Never drive through water over a road.
What to know about water damage in Sunrise Beach Village
1958
The year San Antonio developer David Miller founded Sunrise Beach as a resort and retirement community, one of the first lakefront subdivisions on Lake LBJ.
LCRA septic permits
Inside city limits, septic systems are permitted by the Lower Colorado River Authority, which since September 1971 has regulated septic systems within 2,200 feet of the upper Highland Lakes shoreline.
Sources: City zoning ordinance, LCRA on-site sewage
Well water
The city's water system draws only on groundwater from wells, not from Lake LBJ, so a lake level change does not cut off your tap.
Docks on Lake LBJ
City rules limit docks to 50 feet out from the shoreline.
Source: City zoning ordinance
Boom and dip
The community peaked at about 1,025 residents in the mid-1970s, fell to 420 in 1980, and was back to 704 by 2000. It incorporated in the early 1980s and later added Village to its name.
Homes in the village
The census estimates about 1,024 homes in the village for only 936 residents. About 82% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, the median home dates to 1984, and the median value is about $657,300.
Freezes and rain
The NOAA weather station at Llano, about 5.6 miles away, averages 50.0 nights a year at or below 32°F and 5.8 at or below 20°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by November 10 and the last one after March 20. Pipes in outside walls, attics, and pier-and-beam crawlspaces are the first to split. It also averages 27.57 inches of rain a year, with about 8.0 days of an inch or more.
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How often does Llano County get flash flood warnings?
The National Weather Service issued 35 flash flood warnings that included Llano County from 2016 through November 12, 2026, peaking at 9 in 2025. Each one means flooding is happening or about to happen.
Source: our count from the National Weather Service warning archive, Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
| Year | Warnings |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Cost and insurance in Sunrise Beach Village
How much does water damage restoration cost in Sunrise Beach Village?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). Lake or creek water that rises into the house is a flood claim. Lake houses closed up for weeks need the walls and cabinets checked.
Water removal and restoration in Sunrise Beach Village
The company that answers handles leaks found after a lake house sat closed for weeks, frozen pipes on limestone hillsides, boathouse and dock lines, well pump and pressure tank failures, and septic backups, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Sunrise Beach Village questions
Who permits septic systems in Sunrise Beach Village?
The LCRA On-Site Sewage Facilities program, 512-578-3216.
Who do I call about a city water problem?
City Hall at 325-388-6438, which takes water emergency calls on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Outside those hours, close the valve at your meter and call the city when the office opens.
How often does it freeze near the village?
The NOAA station at Llano averages about 50 nights a year at or below 32°F and about 6 at or below 20°F. Llano County data for Castell is on this page.
Which ZIP codes does this page cover?
The Sunrise Beach Village part of ZIP 78643. The ZIP also covers Llano.
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