Colleyville City Council considers creating new water and sewage master plan

A recently adopted Capital Improvement Plan allotted $1 million annually for water and sewer infrastructure renewal, but Lowry said the existing system is not complete and there is no current master sewage plan.

Lowry said that with more than 250 miles of pipes in the city's sewage system, a master plan would also need to include a model that determines accurate pipe sizes to accommodate demands. Lowry highlighted the need for a new system by showing a photo of a rusty pipe found at a water main break that occurred at the 99 Cent Store on Colleyville Boulevard in December.

Lowry said both the water and sewage plans will be designed to last for 20 years, with updates being made every five years. City Manager Jennifer Fadden said the total cost to create a water and sewer master plan is $498,000.

Council members agreed on the necessity of the plan.

"The sticker-shock is there but it's a must-do thing," said Councilman Chuck Mogged.