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Denton officials say water master plan needs $1.12 billion in investment after growth shifted to city edge
Summary
City staff told the council an update to the 2018 Water Master Plan shifts needed treatment and conveyance investments to the city perimeter, raising the 25‑year capital estimate from $248 million to $1.12 billion and prompting a faster adoption schedule.
Denton City water officials told the City Council on Sept. 16 that growth patterns since the city’s 2018 water master plan have shifted from infill toward the perimeter and that change — combined with inflation and higher labor costs — increases projected capital needs for the next 25 years to roughly $1.12 billion.
Stephen Gay, water utilities and street operations general manager, said the 2018 plan projected higher growth in the city core and lower growth at the edge; the opposite trend is occurring now, particularly south of U.S. 380 and west of I‑35 and around new developments to the south. That has raised demand for treatment and conveyance facilities where infrastructure is limited, Gay said.
City staff said the 2018 master plan identified $248 million in capital…
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