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Brookhaven staff recommend targeted dredge to protect Murphy Candler Lake drain; full dredge would cost far more
Summary
City staff told the Brookhaven City Council they found far more sediment in Murphy Candler Lake than expected and recommended an immediate, targeted dredge around the low‑level drain (Option A, roughly $1.17 million) to protect dam functionality; a near‑full dredge (Option B) was estimated at about $5.5 million and would strain proposed stormwater bond resources.
Brookhaven public works and stormwater staff recommended the city move forward with a limited dredging effort around the lake’s low‑level drain to ensure the drain remains operable and to protect the emergency spillway, while continued planning will examine whether a larger, full‑lake dredge should follow.
"That option would be approximately...10,000 cubic yards and 65 working days...that's approximately $1,170,000," said Trejo, the city stormwater presenter, describing the focused effort (Option A) to reestablish the deep pool around the low level drain and restore its function. He said an expanded near‑full dredge (Option B) would…
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