Groundbreaking complete for LCRA’s Lane City reservoir project in Texas, US

Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) in the US has broken ground for the construction of a new $250m water supply reservoir near Lane City in Texas.

Expected to be constructed by 2017, the reservoir will have a capacity of 13 billion gallons, which will help Texas to stay prepared against future droughts.

It is located off the main channel of the Colorado River.

CH2M HILL was contracted for designing the reservoir and pump station in April 2013 by LCRA.

Under the contract, the engineering firm was also responsible for rehabilitation and upgrade of the intakes, as well as associated conveyance to and from the reservoir, and assessment and rehabilitation of a low-head dam on the river, which is located downstream from the project.

CH2M HILL project manager Ken Hall said: "CH2M HILL has served LCRA for years, including helping to develop an important Water Supply Resources Plan in 2010 that identified potential strategies to meet the region’s water demands through 2100.

"We are excited to help deliver this important project for LCRA and help secure the region’s water supply for many years to come."

The present water release from Lakes Travis and Buchanan serves more than one million people in Central Texas, along with multiple businesses, industries and agricultural users.