Committee discusses Lake Casablanca dredging and emergency pipeline ideas; staff frames topic as exploratory
Members discussed past council presentations about dredging Lake Casablanca and possible pipelines to use the lake as an emergency supply when the Rio Grande is unsafe; staff emphasized technical, environmental and funding considerations and called for a briefing to the committee.
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During the Oct. 22 meeting, several committee members raised earlier council‑level presentations proposing dredging Lake Casablanca, increasing its volume and constructing pipelines so the lake could supply water in an emergency if the Rio Grande were unsafe. Members discussed potential sources (including recycled water), technical constraints (liners or bentonite capping), and the need for two pipelines — one to fill and one to draw water — if the lake were used as an emergency reserve.
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