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City engineer reports progress on Waterfront Expansion and sewer projects
Summary
City engineer Larry Turner reported that the Arcola Waterfront Expansion ring wall is installed and the sanitary sewer lift station No. 3 rehabilitation is in dewatering; the Freshwater 1 expansion permit draft was released by TCEQ and design for a capacity expansion (1.4→1.8) is about 70% complete.
At the Dec. 9 council meeting, city engineer Larry Turner updated the council on major infrastructure projects, including the Arcola Waterfront Expansion and sanitary sewer system work.
Turner said the contractor had installed the ring wall at the waterfront expansion and that the project should move into vertical construction soon. He reported ongoing work on the sanitary sewer lift station No. 3 rehabilitation: "Currently, the lift station is done. They're dewatering right now," Turner said, and added that crews will place a new sanitary sewer line once the water table is low enough.
Turner also noted a draft permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) related to the Freshwater 1 expansion and said design work to increase capacity from 1.4 to 1.8 (units not specified in transcript) is about 70% complete and being coordinated with stakeholders including the Freshwater Supply District No. 1.
Council asked timeline questions and Turner estimated dewatering could take one to two weeks before crews can install the new line. He concluded by noting plans for bid packages once right-of-way acquisition steps are complete.
