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Elm Fork Dam-CS120926 Elm' Fork Water Treatment Plant, dams to be scenes for major re-dos � e dos 1 1 INSPECTIONS �, ;a UNDER WAY AT : " X° CARROLLTON DAM ►_• x 6 DAN EA>�v .� ,. a de¢kin@st¢rloc¢lnewscom ` The Dallas City Council earlier this month author- molt h,,"' ized about $20 million for � w ° work to be done at the Elm k' e ` Fork Water Treatment Plant ,, . ' in Carrollton and on three . #� ._ s � ° -`' dams on the Elm Fork of the y ' 1 i Trinity River. ° ter,. Archer Western Construe- .-,=•M tion of Arlington was awarded a contract just short of$17 million for the "` construction of chlorine scrubber system improve- DAN EAKIN/STAFF PHOTO Subcontractors last week visited the Carrollton Dam,which is under the Sandy Lake Road bridge over the See DAM,Page SA Elm Fork of the Trinity River. • Ia b26 20I2 strbciews.com Dam: IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED Pima PAGE ONE water, determining what ments at the Elm Fork water creatures were in the Water Treatment Plant, lo- water and in general per- cated in Carrollton near the forming a biological study as Coppell'city limits, as well is required by state and fed as a$3.6 million contract for eral laws. the "rehabilitation" of the Subcontractors were also Carrollton Dam, which is seen at the dam, which is under the Sandy Lake Road under the bridge at the river bridgh, and the California on Sandy Lake Road, look- Crossing Dam and Frasier mg over the situation and Dam,both located in North determining what changes should be made at the dam. The Carrollton Dam im In 1945,following severe pounds water for the Elm flooding, concrete was Fork Water Treatment added just south of the dam Plant, and the California in order to help prevent fur- Crossing and Frasier dams ther erosion. The concrete are part of the system im- walls are very steep and pounding water for the pose a hazard to fishermen Bachman Water Treatment and others who walk beside Plant. the river at that location. According to information The Texas Commission on the Sept. 12 Dallas City on Environmental Quality Council agenda, the com- has established criteria for bined capacity of these two classifying and inspecting water treatment plants rep- dams,including inspecting resents about half of the and maintaining dams for drinking water supply sys- water supply and public tem of the entire city of Dal- safety. las. The Elm Fork Water The dams are currently Treatment Plant is the sec- being inspected to deter- and largest of three water mine what needs to be done treatment plants serving to bring them into compli- customers of Dallas Water ance with state and federal Utilities.It was constructed regulations. in the 1950s and underwent A contract has also been an expansion and renova- awarded to Kellogg Brown& tion to its current capacity Root Services to provide in- of 300 million gallons per spection and construction day in the early 1990s. plans to correct deficiencies Inspectors say it is now in found in order to bring the need of rehabilitation to dams into compliance. continue providing reliable A crew was seen in the drinking water service to its river just south of the Sandy customers. Lake Road bridge last Work on the projects is Wednesday.The crew spent expected to begin later this sl veral hours testing the year.