Austin Water outlines field-testing plan for aquifer storage and brackish desalination, seeks additional council authorization
Austin Water told the task force it plans desktop studies and community engagement in Eastern Travis County and will seek additional City Council authorization in late May to fund expanded field testing, including drilling up to four test wells; staff said the extra funds requested are about $15 million, bringing the total contracted program to roughly $21 million (transcript contained minor inconsistent references to $22M).
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An Austin Water presenter briefed the Water Forward Task Force on early site planning and a phased community engagement strategy for aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) and brackish groundwater desalination field testing focused on Eastern Travis County.
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