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Additional sources of excesswastewater inflow identified as inspections continue
Three of the biggest leaks are mapped here.
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gallons just pouring in.” Thane said crews are still looking at some areas of the system, and there may be a source of significant flow still unidentified. Thane said the city has been in constant contact with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as Round Rock crews work to identify sources of excess inflow and make repairs to its wastewater system. The city first announced issues with the waste- water treatment plant March 4. At the time, excess treated wastewater effluent was entering Brushy Creek due to the extra surface and groundwater entering its system and overwhelming the plant’s clarifiers. City crews were working around the clock to locate the source of the leak, and now, Thane said his department is taking immediate and proactive measures to improve the system. “We have seven flow meters we’re going to install in strategic locations in the system,” Thane said. “[It] will not help us with this project, but it’s going to help us monitor the entire regional interceptor system.”
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ROUND ROCK Officials have identified multiple sources of excess wastewater inflow since March 4. Inspections of the regional system will continue through early May, according to city staff. Through inspections of the Brushy Creek Regional Wastewater System’s network of inter- ceptors, Round Rock Utility Director Michael Thane said on April 12 that crews have identified a total of eight sources of ground and surface water entering the system and accounting for up to 3.5 million gallons a day in excess. City crews are working to repair the leaks, and remaining wastewater interceptors are being inspected by camera and chemical analysis as crews continue to find and identify smaller leaks for repair. Three of the larger leaks are in lines near Chan- dler Creek, near Brushy Creek, and at Gattis School Road and Greenlawn Boulevard, Thane said. “It’s a lot of work to figure out where the needle in the haystack is,” Thane said. “We didn’t find the one spot that I was hoping for. I was hoping we would find a spot where there’s just 4 million
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INTERCEPTOR REPAIR City Council approved a contract with Chasco Constructors to repair a 42-inch interceptor in the Brushy Creek Regional Wastewater System’s line that crosses Brushy Creek near Austin and Cedar Park. City information states the interceptor was a major source of excess inflow and needed immediate repair.
Contractor: Chasco Constructors
Cost: $60,114
Funding source: City of Round Rock
SOURCE: CITY OF ROUND ROCK COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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