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Weatherford delays formal adoption of combined water/wastewater master plan; consultants present key projections
Summary
The board received a presentation on the combined 460‑page water and wastewater master plan and agreed to postpone adoption until August to allow time for board review; consultants highlighted 69% projected population growth over 25 years and a new risk‑based assessment to prioritize rehabilitation.
The Weatherford Municipal Utility Board received a detailed briefing on a combined water and wastewater master plan and agreed to defer formal adoption until the August meeting to allow members time to review the 460‑page document.
Consultant Jessica Brown of Friese Nichols summarized key elements: land‑use assumptions tied to the city’s comprehensive plan, service-area distinctions such as the LaSalle area (to be served by a package wastewater plant), and planning assumptions that design water facilities for a dry year and wastewater for a wet year. Brown said staff used field testing (pressure tests and flow monitoring) to validate model correlations and introduced a new risk‑based assessment extended from lift stations to pipelines to help prioritize rehabilitation work.
"You’re looking at 69% growth over the next 25 years," Brown said when describing population and demand projections, noting that growth‑area mapping and CIP callouts (waterline looping, an elevated storage tank and pump station) were included in the report and tied to development triggers for funding.
Mayor Tom Novak asked the board to document questions and bring them together at the August meeting so the board could consider adoption after a group review. Staff agreed to provide a project timeline associated with the master plan and to supply any additional materials the board requests ahead of August.
