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Wichita Falls approves $1.299 million contract to replace aging Country Club water line
Summary
The City Council awarded a unit-price contract for a trenchless waterline replacement in the Country Club area after a presentation from city staff describing pipe corrosion, service risks and a neighborhood meeting schedule.
Wichita Falls City Council on Oct. 7 approved a $1,299,813 unit-price contract to replace an aging water main in the Country Club neighborhood.
The project will use a trenchless "pipe bursting" method to remove and replace the existing cast-iron main in a rear-lot easement with fusible PVC, city staff said. Council voted to award the contract and directed staff to proceed with neighborhood outreach before construction begins.
City engineering staff said the targeted mains were installed between the 1920s and 1950s, are experiencing tuberculation (mineral deposits and internal corrosion) and have produced leaks and reduced capacity. "We're going to replace it with a fusible PVC," the presenter said, adding that the new pipe is expected to…
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