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What's New
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April 2010 |
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Progress Continues on Hydroelectric Power Generating
Facility at Lake Livingston
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The East Texas Electric
Cooperative (ETEC) continues its efforts to obtain a license to generate
hydroelectric power at Trinity River Authority’s Lake Livingston Dam.
ETEC filed an Application for License with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission on March 31, 2009. ETEC has responded to FERC’s request for
additional information and on April 20, 2010, FERC issued notice of
application acceptance and requested additional information.
ETEC anticipates that it will receive
the license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in November or
December of 2010.
That would allow for the completion
of design and the initiation of construction of the hydroelectric power
generating facility by December 2011. The completion of construction is
anticipated for December 2013.
Hydroelectric power will be generated
using run-of-the-river flows. The level of water in Lake Livingston will
not be changed to generate power. Instead, power will be generated from
flows that would have otherwise been released from Livingston Dam to meet
downstream commitments and to pass flood waters through the dam.
The proposed 24 megawatt
hydroelectric plant will generate on average approximately 124,000,000 kWh
of electricity per year. This would be enough energy to serve
approximately 12,000 households. The hydroelectric plant will offset
approximately 64,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel
plants on an annual basis.
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CRWS Named Plant of the Year
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Each year, the Water Environment Association of Texas presents the Plant
of the Year award to a municipal wastewater treatment plant in Texas that
has consistently exhibited outstanding performance of daily activities
beyond the normal call of duty.
CRWS serves all or part of 21
contracting parties and approximately 1.2 million people in the
Dallas/Fort Worth geographical area.
This regional treatment facility is
one of the largest and best-operated plants in the state of Texas and
improves water quality in the Trinity River.
CRWS is capable of providing complete
treatment for monthly average flows of 162 million gallons per day, daily
maximum flows of 335 MGD, and a daily 2-hour peak flow maximum of 405 MGD.
Construction is underway which will result in an uprating of the plant’s
permitted capacity to 189 MGD.
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Raudel Juarez Named
Operator of the Year
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March 2010 |
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Danny Vance Receives
TWCA Award |
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February 2010 |
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Three Major CRWS
Construction Contracts Awarded at February 2010 Board Meeting
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The TRA Board of Directors authorized three major construction contracts
at a regular meeting of the 25-member governing body on February 24, 2010
that will improve treatment capability at the Central Regional Wastewater
System Treatment Plant.
The rehabilitation of Pump Stations 13/13A
was authorized for a bid price of $16,656,000.
The Phase I Aeration Basin Improvements Project was approved in the amount
of $15,446,000. Improvements to Pump Stations 6 and 6A, was approved in
the amount of $4,379,000.
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CRWS Mountain Creek
Interceptor Undergoes Massive Cleaning Effort
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A 2500-foot portion of the Mountain Creek Interceptor that transports raw
wastewater to the Trinity River Authority’s Central Regional Wastewater
System plant underwent a massive cleaning effort to clear the 72-inch pipe
of sand, gravel, rags and other non-organic materials that had built up in
the 32-year old pipe.
The cleaning project removed thousands of
pounds of rags and 30 yards of grit, sand and gravel. “When the project
started, the pipe was running nearly full,” said Tatum. “When we
finished, the pipe was running about 50% full,” he added.
The restored capacity will make room for
increased flows during wet-weather and decrease the possibility of
outflows.
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Record Largemouth Bass
Caught in Lake Livingston
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