At its April 8 meeting, Celina City Council approved two contracts and received details about Lake Ralph Hall, all of which could help diversify the city’s water supply.
The details
The two contracts were for the design of pump station wells and a water storage tank.
Ralph Hall is a lake on the North Sulphur River in Southeast Fannin County that’s been in the works for 30 years. It is currently under construction.
Lake Ralph Hall would be the first lake owned solely by the Upper Trinity Regional Water District to serve North Texas communities, including Celina.
The background
The North Texas population is expected to increase nearly five-fold within the next five decades, according to Celina city documents. To meet demand, North Texas will have to pump out around 140 million gallons of fresh water daily for cities in Denton and Collin counties.
The lake is also expected to provide recreational and environmental activities to nearby residents.
Water could be delivered from the lake by 2026 or 2027, according to city documents.
A closer look
City Council approved a more than $1 million design contract for a water storage tank within the Celina water system’s low-pressure plane.
Accounting for upcoming development, the tank will have to be operational by summer 2028. The tank could have the capacity for 3 million gallons of water.
The contract was awarded to Kimley-Horn.
What else?
Another nearly $1.5 million contract was awarded to Garver, LLC for the design of two pump station wells in the city.
A study completed in February identified several locations for the two wells. After consideration, city staff decided one should go in the lower Trinity Aquifer and the other should go near the intersection of North Dallas Parkway and West Glendenning Parkway.
