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North Texas Municipal Water District briefs Richardson on supply plans, conservation and desalination backup
Summary
District officials told the City Council that conservation already saves roughly 96 million gallons per day, outlined projects including plant expansions and reuse, and said a Lake Texoma desalination plant (50 million gpd) could be a five‑year backup if other supplies fall short.
North Texas Municipal Water District officials told the Richardson City Council that the region will need a broad portfolio of supply and conservation measures to meet growth, and that the district is pursuing both near‑term conservation and multi‑decade water‑supply projects.
The district presentation, led by Jenna Covington and water‑planning lead Billy George, outlined an array of strategies: expanding the Leonard and Wylie treatment plants, bringing more Lake Texoma supplies online through pipelines and blending, pursuing reuse projects including the Sister Grove regional water‑recovery facility, exploring aquifer storage and recovery, and keeping desalination of Lake Texoma as a contingency. “If we are unable to develop another supply to get us beyond that mid‑2030s, Lake Texoma desalination will be the project that we can implement,” Billy George said, estimating the desalination capacity at roughly 50,000,000 gallons per day and…
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