( CNN ) -- A small central Texas community has begun trucking in thousands of gallons of water to avoid running dry during the state 's historic drought , a water official said . Two trucks filled with about 8,000 gallons of water reached Spicewood Beach Monday afternoon and the precious liquid was immediately pumped into community water tanks . `` The community could be trucking for two weeks or two months , it just depends on the weather , '' according to Lower Colorado River Association spokeswoman Clara Tuma . `` It 's raining right now , though . '' The town is under a Stage 4 water emergency -- the most severe level -- and it wo n't ease until the town gets more rain over an extended period of time . `` The water supply is dangerously low '' in the community of 1,100 about 35 miles northwest of Austin , Tuma said . The town sits on Lake Travis and is popular among retirees and people who own lake houses or second homes . The water level in the Spicewood well has leveled out since the water emergency was declared last week . `` All outdoor watering is now prohibited and customers are strongly urged to cut out all nonessential use of water immediately , '' the company said in a news release on January 24 . Officials believe conservation by the community has helped . Residents are only supposed to be using water for bathing , cooking and drinking . Besides trucking in water , the LCRA is looking at other alternatives for water , including digging another well , Tuma said . The Spicewood Beach Regional Water System is served by a single well after three other wells in the community were shut down in recent years . `` We 're going to run out of water , '' resident Joe Barberra told CNN affiliate YNN Austin . `` Something should have been done a long time ago ... They waited too long . Now we 're in this predicament . '' The dry spell began in 2010 and is the worst the state has seen since 1895 , Texas Lt. Gov . David Dewhurst has said . CNN 's Sara Pratley contributed to this report .
Spicewood Beach may need supplemental water for several months , official says . The community 's water supply is `` dangerously low '' The town is under a Stage 4 water emergency .