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City says Water Plant No. 2 is filling; small tank leak found and will be fixed within a week
Summary
City staff told council that the elevated storage tank at Water Plant No. 2 (Pecan Knoll) is being filled, a small leak in a manway was discovered and staff expects repairs within a week; the tank will undergo BACT sampling and be placed online after testing, adding about 1 million gallons of elevated storage.
City utilities staff briefed the Fulshear City Council on March 18 about construction and commissioning activity at Water Plant No. 2 (Pecan Knoll) and related system projects.
What staff reported - Elevated storage tank (water tower): Staff said the city is currently filling the elevated storage tank and that during filling crews found a small leak in the manway area (an access opening). Staff expects the leak to be fixed within about one week. Once repairs and filling are complete the city will perform bacteriological (BAC T) sampling and then place the tank into service; staff estimated the tank will be fully online within the next two weeks and provide approximately one million gallons of additional elevated storage capacity. - Plant construction status: Staff reported the overall Water Plant No. 2 (Pecan Knoll) construction is approximately 65% complete based on dollars spent and about 69% complete based on days. Remaining work includes final installation of well discharge piping and completion of other ground storage elements; the ground storage tank inlet piping and supports were recently installed and piping from Lew Waters Parkway to the elevated tank has been disinfected and passed testing. - Other system work: City staff noted other ongoing improvements at the downtown water plant and an altitude valve scheduled for April. A separate part delay (held in customs) was keeping some downtown plant work on hold. City staff also discussed a pneumatic pumping rental currently in place as standby support in the system; rental cost was reported at roughly $4,000 per month and staff said it is being retained as a precaution while elevated storage and other improvements are completed.
Questions and context - Council asked whether the pneumatic pumping asset would remain through summer; staff said the unit is relatively inexpensive compared with the risk and will remain on standby until the elevated storage reliably stabilizes the system. - Staff described coordination with the MUDs (municipal utility districts) on smart‑meter funding and said the combined improvements aim to increase system capacity and resiliency.
Implications Staff indicated the added elevated storage will improve distribution capacity and help meet seasonal demand. The council did not take formal action on the report but accepted the update and asked staff to bring project timing and budget details to future meetings if major changes occur.
