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Austin Water outlines field-testing plan for aquifer storage and brackish desalination, seeks additional council authorization
Summary
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).
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.
Staff said they have previously received City Council authorization for up to $6,000,000 to hire HDR for early analyses and have used roughly half of that amount. About $3,000,000 remains to cover early desktop updates and pre-drilling work, which staff said can be approved administratively. For more extensive field testing that includes test-well drilling, pump tests, laboratory analyses and geochemical studies, staff told the task force they will request additional City Council…
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