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Council subcommittee outlines next steps on golf-course irrigation, says pressure test will determine reuse vs replacement
Summary
A council subcommittee reported on technical review of the Lago Vista golf-course irrigation and effluent distribution system, recommending a pressure test of the main line, repairs to Pond 17, and pump house work at Ponds 2 and 14 before deciding whether to reuse the 1960s mainline or build a new system.
A Lago Vista City Council subcommittee on irrigation reported to the full council that it had located historical irrigation design documents and completed a technical review that narrowed immediate next steps: schedule a pressure test of the golf‑course mainline to assess structural integrity, repair Pond 17 to stop leaks, and install pump houses, electrical and pumps at Ponds 2 and 14 so the system can operate whether the city reuses existing pipe or replaces the system.
Subcommittee chair Councilmember Prince and staff described the sequence of actions the committee recommends. Staff located a 1968 12‑page irrigation design, a 2000 CAD irrigation design, and a detailed 35‑page assessment from 2017. The committee said its core near‑term technical questions are whether the existing mainline can be safely reused and whether TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) will allow the city to average effluent distribution monthly or annually — a regulatory interpretation that affects design capacity.
"If [the line] catastrophical…
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