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Council approves detention-pond change order after engineering review; pipe diameter reduced from 48 to 36 inches
Summary
Council approved a change order for the Pitts Road and Morton Road detention pond improvements that reduced a discharge pipe from 48 inches to 36 inches after engineers and the Berkshire Katy Drainage District concluded the smaller pipe would not cause downstream impacts and would improve pond operation.
The City of Katy on April 14 approved change order No. 1 for the Pitts Road and Morton Road Detention Pond Improvements Project that reduces the contract price by $5,470 and reduces the diameter of a discharge pipe from 48 inches to 36 inches.
City staff told council the design engineer, Costello, and the Berkshire Katy Drainage District (BKDD) reviewed the design and concluded the 36-inch pipe would have no adverse impact downstream or upstream and would make the pond operate more…
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