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Environmental groups ask for public review of proposed runoff tunnel; council approves $3M engineering contract
Summary
Save Our Springs Alliance and other speakers told council a $3 million engineering contract for a Capital of Texas water quality project needs more public review; council approved the contract after it was removed from the consent agenda for discussion.
Environmental advocates urged the Austin City Council on April 24 to pause or expand public review of a $3 million engineering contract tied to a runoff/tunnel project associated with the I‑35 corridor, saying the proposal had not been considered in the federal NEPA process.
Bill Bunch of Save Our Springs Alliance said the $3 million would be used for engineering services related to a proposed 22‑foot wastewater/urban runoff tunnel that would collect and discharge runoff from the I‑35 corridor into the Colorado River below Longhorn Dam. "This part of the I‑35 project was not included in the NEPA process," Bunch said, and he…
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