The wetland, which is essentially a largescale water recycling project, diverts up to 90 million gallons per day of effluent return flows from the east fork trinity river and cleans the water using natural treatment processes in a 24cell, 2,000acre. Cibecue carrizo cedar creek canyon day fort apache. Tr,hqw,ca 080392 101971 state university raw water holding reservoir dam norris branch from the appalachian state c. Dallas water plan update reuse partnership with north texas municipal water district transportation and environment committee december 8, 2008. Lake mendocino on the east fork of the russian river and lake sonoma on dry creek. Plummer provided planning, permitting, environmental services, design, and. Ntmwd water demand exceeds 98% of the amount that can be delivered to customers for three consecutive days. Read more about the proposed project under project documents east fork irrigation district proposes to pipe. Comparison of raw water demand and supply for dwus eastern subsystem. The center is home to the largest manmade wetland in the u. Want a color copy, pdf, or poster of this article as it appeared in print. The pipe is for the east fork raw water supply pipeline, a project of the. The east fork reuse project, commonly known as the wetlands project, will initially provide 81,400 acrefeet per year of raw water to augment the ntmwds water supplies for north texas. Today, with over 115 employees and five offices in fort.
This system uses a river intake and diversion pump station to transfer water out of the east fork and into a constructed wetland. Assumes 3% interest rate and 5% cost to issue bonds and service debt. The east fork water reuse project, completed by ntmwd in. The consumer confidence report is a summary of the water quality we provide to our customers.
Four regional wastewater treatment plants wwtp support this system. The east fork raw water supply project for the north texas municipal water district ntmwd dallas. July 2015 doh 331548 drinking water state revolving fund. Representing the largest project in texas using reclaimed water to augment a surface water supply source, the east fork raw water supply project provides the. Phil spitzer, pe, bcee alan plummer associates, inc. Effects of controlled burning of chaparral on streamflow. Water and drought contingency plan fairview, texas. Texas commission on environmental quality tceq and exceeds all state and federal drinking water standards. Paradise point water supply system project funding source amount. East fork water reuse project north texas municipal water district. Fni has achieved engineering excellence on water conveyance projects. Water supply pipeline projects in the west location where it would be used. This project consisted of the construction of the east fork raw water supply project, conveyance pump station. A significant portion of its raw water is provided by the east fork water reuse project.
In order to meet the growing demand of water in the north texas area, ntmwd designed a project that diverts return flows from the east fork of the trinity river and. East fork water supply project, conveyance pipeline. The east fork raw water supply project is essentially a largescale indirect water reuse project harnessing the power of natures water filtration process. Elm fork return flows available for dallas diversion.
The wetland, also known as the east fork raw water supply project and the east fork wetlands project, essentially act as a largescale recycling project. The east fork wetlands project, 20 miles east of dallas, uses nature instead of a chemical process to cleanse treated wastewater and recycle it. By providing nearly the same amount of raw water supplied by lavon lake, the wetland enables the district to continue distributing clean water for about a third of penny per gallon. The expanded system would require a new raw water intake from the north fork of the white river at a site near the existing. There are two major reservoir projects that provide water supply for the russian river watershed. The project now complete, adds 91 mgd of raw water supply to lake lavon for subsequent treatment and use by ntmwd. Review needs and develop raw water supplies for montgomeryand highlandssystem develop an implementation plan for adding raw water supplies to sjra. The drinking water in mesquite is treated by the north texas municipal water district, located in. Ntmwd water demand for all or part of the delivery system exceeds delivery capacity because delivery. The city of friscos water is safe, highquality drinking water. University raw water supply intake dam to south fork new river norris branch, including the raw water holding reservoir below normal reservoir elevation from source to the appalachian wsii. North texas municipal water district ustxwetlands project background or rationale. Fugire 1 shows a schematic representation of the efrwsp. East fork raw water supply project 1,840 acre constructed wetland largest in country provides polishing treatment of diverted east fork of the trinity river 70% of effluent discharged from ntmwd wwtps improves water quality removes nitrogen phosphorus sediment.
The future of salinity and water in texas and the southwest. Lake tawakoni water supply project construction management engineers as resident representatives david bennett, p. Intake and raw water pumping station foar section 11. The water levels in lavon are supplemented by raw water from lake texoma, lake jim chapman, lake tawakoni, the upper sabine basin supply project, the east fork raw water supply project and lake bonham. Water treatment plant and raw water conveyance system capacity needs. Simply put, the water benefit of the john bunker sands wetland center works like this. East fork raw water supply project, north texas municipal. Ntmwd designed a project that diverts return flows from the east fork of the trinity river and conveys the return flows through a constructed wetland prior to delivery to lake lavon. Lake tawakoni, lake bonham, east fork raw water supply project wetland, and wilson creek wwtp reuse available raw water supply. North texas municipal water district east fork water. This portion of the proposed pipeline follows existing. Supply project, and the east fork raw water supply project wetland. The supply from lake texoma, the east fork raw water supply project, or some other ntmwd source has become limited in availability.
Update on ntmwd east fork raw water supply project property acquisition, project no. Raw water supply project, which includes the east fork wetland, and operational modifications to address some of the issues are continuing. The pump station has been designed for three pumps with the ability to increase to five pumps and includes three vertical turbine pumpsone constant speed and. Geological survey water resources investigations report 93 4102 prepared in cooperation with the salt river project and the u. North texas municipal water district east fork water supply. Ntmwd east fork wetlands center of development excellence. Water district trwd to pump water from its east texas reservoirs richland. East fork raw water supply project 1,840 acre constructed wetland largest in country provides polishing treatment of diverted east fork water improves water quality maximizing supplies during drought and while texoma supplies offline due to invasive species. The east fork wetland project is the exception and increases the districts water supply by 40%, plus it keeps water bills lower than other options with the benefit of enhancing the environment. The east fork of the trinity river plays a key role in boosting the regions water supply.
East fork wetland project john bunker sands wetland center. Milligan water supply corporation drought contingency and. Friscos water system has a superior rating with the. The east fork water reuse project sits on 2,535 acres of former ranchland. The east fork raw water supply project is designed to transfer water from the east fork of the trinity river near combine in kaufman county, texas, to the north end of lake lavon near farmersville in collin county. East fork raw water supply program southland holdings. Today, the east fork water reuse project helps the district supply drinking water to over 1. Northwest pipe gets texas project portland business journal.
The primary water supply sources now available to ntmwd include. Reuse project helps the district supply drinking water to over. Discuss the goals and objectives of the sjra raw water supply master plan plan. Plants, not mechanical equipment, provide clean water to supply a rapidly growing area. Aubreys water comes from the mustang special utility district. Chaparral on streamflow and sediment characteristics, east fork sycamore creek, central arizona by stanley baldys iii and h. Plants, not mechanical equipment, provide treatment plant. East fork raw water supply project, north texas municipal water. Volumetric and sedimentation survey of lavon lake texas water. Lavon dam and lavon lake are located on the east fork of the trinity river in collin. Representing the largest project in texas using reclaimed water to augment a surface water supply source, the east fork raw water supply project provides the north texas municipal water district ntmwd up to 102,000 acrefeet of water per year, which is enough water to serve 500,000 people. Pursuing the development pf the lower boisdarc creek reservoir, whichis projected to supply 109 mgd and is currently scheduled to be online in 2020. Asce pipelines 2009 lake tawakoni water supply project.
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