Glenn Heights Council approves contract to design second 1,000,000‑gallon water storage tank

The Glenn Heights City Council on March 3 approved resolution R‑05‑026 to hire Kimley‑Horn & Associates for engineering design of a second 1,000,000‑gallon ground storage tank, a project funded by a $2,000,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant. "We were awarded a $2,000,000 grant for the design and construction of an additional 1,000,000‑gallon ground storage tank," Public Works Director Andrew Waits told the council.

Waits said the new tank will be sited adjacent to the existing tank near West Bear Creek and Southwest Road, close to the school, and that the city currently has only one 1,000,000‑gallon tank. He said the design phase is scheduled from March through November 2026 and the city projects construction completion in February 2028. Waits said keeping the existing tank in service while the new tank is built will provide redundancy and permit interior repairs to the older tank when needed.

Mayor Sonya A. Brown called for a motion to approve the resolution; the motion passed on a 7–0 recorded vote. The council did not provide cost estimates for construction at the meeting. Council documents and the director's presentation identified the funding source as an EPA grant of $2,000,000 and the selected firm as Kimley‑Horn & Associates. The council directed staff to coordinate next steps under the approved agreement.

The project timeline given at the meeting places design work through November 2026 and an overall completion target in February 2028. The council recorded the formal vote in open session.

What happens next: staff will execute the agreement with Kimley‑Horn and begin the design phase; the project schedule and any construction financing or additional council approvals will be reported in future staff updates.