Quick answer
For water damage in Volente, TX, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. For a leak at the meter, call the number on your water bill. Village Hall is 512-250-2075 during office hours. 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, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. Volente has no village water department; for a leak at the meter, call the number on your water bill. Village Hall is 512-250-2075, weekdays 9 to 3:30.
- 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. Hillside homes with lower levels and lake-facing walls can hold water behind finished walls, so ask for moisture readings on every level.
Lake Travis can rise quickly when floodgates open upstream, and creeks on the steep hills around Volente flood fast. Never drive through water over a road. Floodwater can carry sewage and septic runoff, so treat it as contaminated.
What to know about water damage in Volente
1,000 ft
Within 1,000 feet of Lake Travis, the Lower Colorado River Authority, not Travis County, has septic (OSSF) permitting authority. Travis County requires that all septic systems be licensed and not failing.
Source: Travis County permit enforcement
Flood operations alerts
The village encourages residents to sign up for LCRA's Flood Operations Notification Service, which sends texts, emails, or calls when flood operations begin at dams on the Highland Lakes. It does not replace National Weather Service warnings.
Under the lake
Volente is on Lake Travis and Ranch Road 2769, 18 miles northwest of Austin. Part of the area was submerged when Lake Travis formed, and residents moved to higher ground.
Source: Handbook of Texas, Volente
Dodd City
In the 1940s and early 1950s the community was called Dodd City, after a local realtor and restaurant owner. Later in the 1950s the name went back to Volente, from the Latin for "to be willing."
Source: Handbook of Texas, Volente
A village since 2003
The Village of Volente did not exist as a municipality until February 2003. Its volunteer fire station, commissioned in 1961, was the first volunteer fire department in Travis County.
Sources: Village of Volente, Four Points News
Homes in Volente
About 88% of homes are owner-occupied and the median value is about $1,091,100. About 34% were built before 1980, and 20% in 2010 or later.
Freezes and rain
The NOAA weather station at Austin 33 NW, about 11.1 miles away, averages 19.5 nights a year at or below 32°F and 1.6 at or below 20°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by November 29 and the last one after March 2. Pipes in outside walls, attics, and pier-and-beam crawlspaces are the first to split. It also averages 33.03 inches of rain a year, with about 9.3 days of an inch or more.
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Flash flood warnings in Travis County
The National Weather Service issued 74 flash flood warnings that included Travis County from 2016 through November 12, 2026. The year-by-year count is on the Garfield page.
Cost and insurance in Volente
How much does water damage restoration cost in Volente?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). Lake and creek flooding needs a separate flood policy. Lower levels, finished basements, and wet insulation take longer.
Water removal and restoration in Volente
The company that answers handles burst pipes in lake homes left empty, lower-level water after storms, appliance leaks, and septic backups, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Volente questions
Who handles septic permits in Volente?
Within 1,000 feet of Lake Travis, the Lower Colorado River Authority has septic permitting authority. The village also requires permits for site work that includes septic installation.
How do I get flood release alerts?
Sign up for LCRA's Flood Operations Notification Service. For questions, call LCRA at 512-578-3246.
How cold does Volente get?
The NOAA station Austin 33 NW, about 11 miles away, averages about 20 nights a year at or below 32°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by November 29.
Which ZIP codes does this page cover?
ZIP 78641 within the Village of Volente. The ZIP also covers Leander and nearby parts of Williamson and Travis counties.
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