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Council authorizes design for Copperas Branch Lake lift station ahead of proposed bond
Summary
The council approved a task order with Schaumburg & Polk to design a new lift station at Copperas Branch Lake, aiming to reduce maintenance, avoid sanitary sewer overflows and position construction for a proposed utility and street bond.
Highland Village on May 13 authorized professional engineering services to design a new lift station at Copperas Branch Lake intended to replace an aging facility that city staff says is at risk of flooding and contributes to sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) incidents.
City staff told the council the existing lift station has, on occasion, come within inches of being flooded when lake levels are high; waves have reached the wet-well cover during high-water events. Staff said the current wet well cannot operate at full capacity as it approaches roughly 80 percent full, which can cause wastewater to daylight from two lakeshore manholes — a reportable SSO under Texas…
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