Regional water district to start work on new sewer line in McKinney

McKinney residents will see construction begin on a new sewer transfer pipeline along Harry McKillop Boulevard and Airport Drive in spring 2023.

At a Nov. 15 McKinney City Council meeting, council approved areas where the North Texas Municipal Water District, the region’s water utility company, can construct and install a new sanitary sewer line.

“The goal of the project is to transfer sanitary sewer flows from the city of McKinney and some other nearby communities, Prosper, to the new Sister Grove facility,” said Mark Simon, assistant deputy of engineering for the water district, to council.

The new line will traverse approximately 3 miles through 42 inches of pipe. The project includes installing necessary air valves and odor control improvements.

The council unanimously approved an area of more than 2 acres for the water district to use to construct and install the sewer line. The sewer line will be built south of Harry McKillop Boulevard and then move north along Couch Drive to connect to Airport Drive to the east. The sewer line will then run along the east side of Airport Drive to Greenville Road and the North McKinney Lift Station.

Work is expected to begin in March 2023 and end in November 2024, according to the water district presentation.