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Everman staff outline grant‑funded pump‑house upgrades and $3M Fort Worth water connection; Fort Worth data‑center zoning under review
Summary
City staff told the Everman City Council they are pursuing federal grants to update pump houses and storage tanks and are exploring a $3 million permanent water connection to Fort Worth; staff also briefed council on the nearby Fort Worth rezoning for the Black Mountain data center and flood‑mitigation concerns.
Everman city staff told the City Council on Feb. 10 they are pursuing two major water‑system projects to improve resilience and planning.
The first is a federal grant effort intended to update all pump houses, replace or repair storage tanks and repair chemical lines and ancillary infrastructure at well and pump sites. Staff said that, if awarded, the grant could fully fund those upgrades; they estimated total probable costs across identified projects at roughly $2,000,000 (staff estimate) and noted work to identify an opinion of probable cost is ongoing.
The second option under consideration is a permanent metered connection to the City of Fort Worth’s surface‑water system, running a new water line along Enon Avenue to a 200,200‑gallon storage tank near the police department. Staff estimated that connection would cost about $3,000,000 and likely…
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