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Dallas officials outline permitting, studies for James Howe Reservoir and new dam
Summary
Public Works Director Jennifer Ward told the Dallas City Council July 7 that staff are pursuing water-rights and storage permits, will convene a multi-agency Kaizen meeting next week, and expect a mitigation and bypass study to be finished this fall as part of plans that also include the James Howe Reservoir.
Public Works Director Jennifer Ward told the Dallas City Council at a July 7 work session that the city’s top priority among council goals is obtaining water-rights approvals and advancing design and funding for a new dam and the James Howe Reservoir to increase local water storage.
The permit process includes a multi-agency Kaizen meeting scheduled for next Wednesday with about 35 invited stakeholders, Ward said, and the city’s engineers from Jacobs will attend. “The first is, what's, what I've learned is called a Kaizen meeting,” Ward said, naming the convening as a step to bring…
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