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Council approves floodproof coatings and deployable barrier for downtown lift station
Summary
The council approved an allocation increase for coatings (Razorback LLC) to dry‑flood‑proof exposed potable/reclaimed sewer pipes and tanks and authorized purchase of a 9‑foot Aquafence system to protect Lift Station 85 at the former Albert Whitted treatment site.
City Council unanimously approved two infrastructure resilience measures on Jan. 9: an allocation increase to continue using a specialized coating product (Razorback LLC) on certain wastewater tanks and exposed piping and the purchase of a deployable flood‑barrier system (Aquafence) for Lift Station 85.
Claude Tankersley (public works) said the coating work is a dry‑floodproofing measure to increase short‑term resistance to storm surge on exposed wastewater infrastructure at the northeast, southwest and northwest plants. Staff described this as an interim, agile step under the city’s SPAR program to reduce vulnerability until longer‑term elevation projects can be completed.
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