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Victoria authorizes structural assessment of water-plant basins after signs of concrete deterioration
Summary
Council authorized an $11,000 structural assessment and core sampling of concrete basin walls at the town water plant after staff reported possible alkali-silica reactivity and noted one basin holds 82,000 gallons, leaving the town vulnerable if a wall failed.
Town Manager Rodney Newton told the Town Council on March 11, 2025, that staff are seeking a structural assessment of the water-treatment plant's concrete basin walls after ongoing deterioration and that one basin holds 82,000 gallons — a potential single-point failure risk if a wall collapses.
Newton presented a proposal from Master Engineers & Designers for core sampling and an assessment to test for alkali-silica reactivity (ASR) at a cost of $11,000. He said the basin walls show recurring damage similar to repairs completed in 2005 and that losing a basin would be a major operational issue for the plant.
Treasurer Diane Harding noted that funds originally referenced for paving and street repairs from the Poorhouse Solar Project had already been earmarked for other street and parking-lot work. Councilmember Christopher Garrett moved and Councilmember Johnnie Brame seconded a motion directing the town manager to work with the finance committee and proceed with the assessment; the motion carried.
Council members discussed potential funding sources; Garrett suggested using parking-lot funds held for the Victoria Baptist Church paving project, but the treasurer clarified the accounts' current allocations. The assessment is intended to provide design-level information and determine whether more extensive repairs — and a corresponding budget request — will be needed.
