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Council reviews feasibility study on alternate water supplies; treated pipeline from JC SUD/Arlington emerges as leading option
Summary
Public works staff briefed the council on a consultant study exploring treated, raw and groundwater options to supplement Burleson's wholesale Fort Worth supply; staff said a treated-water connection via a proposed JC SUD/Arlington 42-inch transmission line appears most feasible for an initial ~6 MGD emergency supply with estimated city participation of roughly $53M—$70M, while raw water and groundwater options carry far higher costs and technical risks.
Eric Thompson, Burleson's director of public works, presented a midway report from consultants Berkhof, Hendricks & Carter on alternate water-supply options and asked council whether to proceed with further analysis on select tracks.
Thompson reminded the council that Burleson currently receives treated water from the City of Fort Worth under a wholesale agreement that runs through 2031 and that the city's water master plan assumes up to 24 million gallons per day (MGD) of maximum-day capacity across the two pressure planes when built out. "We get our water supply right now from, city of Fort Worth... that's in an agreement that runs through 2031," Thompson said.
The consultant examined three broad…
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