City engineer reports progress on Commerce Park well and East Wall street utility work; timeline remains through year‑end

City Engineer Miles Miloszwick briefed the Uintexa City Council on utility and street projects at the Sept. 15 meeting, describing progress and outstanding coordination tasks.

Lede: The Commerce Park well is downhole and plant site concrete slabs and equipment placement are underway; electricians are expected to need about two more months of installation work before well development and TCEQ sample submissions can move forward.

Nut graf: Miloszwick said the well is being developed and plant construction is advancing, but the city must coordinate remaining electrical work, programming, and utility location matters. He also reported storm‑sewer installation on East Wall Street and unresolved conflicts with a fiber‑installation contractor that submitted noncompliant permits for the right of way.

Key points: - Commerce Park plant: Well development is in progress and concrete slabs and equipment placement at the plant have started. Electricians are estimated to require about two more months for installation and programming; that work must be complete before final well development steps and TCEQ potable‑use submittals can be made. - Regulatory steps: Miloszwick explained the typical sequence: after well development and initial testing, a conditional‑use letter from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) allows temporary potable use; a follow‑up sample and approval (often 60–90 days later) provides final approval. - Lift Station No. 4: Miloszwick said coordination with TxDOT, existing utilities, and curb‑cut/permitting questions are in process; no new substantive update was provided in the written report beyond in‑office clarifications. - East Wall/Bridal Field: Water lines have been installed in most areas and the storm sewer installation is ongoing; Miloszwick reported delays and asked for updated construction schedules from contractors to assess impacts. - Fiber conflict: A fiber installer submitted permits that were not followed in the field, creating conflicts with the city’s construction path; revised plans have been submitted and comments sent back to the installer.

Why it matters: the projects include potable water sources and street/utility improvements that affect capacity and service reliability for residents; sequencing of electrical, permitting and utility relocation work will determine when systems become operational.

Timeline and next steps: Miloszwick said the plant and well work are on a schedule that could carry to the end of the year for initial conditional approvals; TCEQ processing times were described as approximately 60 days for reviews plus additional sampling and second approvals. Councilmembers asked clarifying questions on timing and allocation of flows to existing plants; Miloszwick responded that approximately one third of sewage flow goes to Central and two thirds to Bullhead under current routing.

Ending: Miloszwick will provide updated construction schedules when received and continue coordination on the fiber conflicts and curb/permitting matters.