The Integrated Pipeline: A Celebration of People and Ingenuity

Celebrating the planners, innovators, designers, builders... all the people who took the vision of the Integrated Pipeline (IPL) and made it a reality. Hats off to you for helping to secure a water supply for the future residents of North Texas.
"It is thrilling to make an impact that will improve the quality of life for millions of people across North Texas." - Terry Lowery, Director, Dallas Water Utilities.
Decades in the making, the IPL is a joint project between Dallas Water Utilities and Tarrant Regional Water District. The $2.3 billion pipeline will eventually stretch 150 miles into East Texas. It will give the City of Dallas access to water from Lake Palestine and provide TRWD the capacity to move additional water from Cedar Creek and Richland Chambers Reservoirs. And by building it together, DWU and TRWD will save a billion dollars in capital costs over the life of the project.
"This is the pillar of the community. Safe, clean, reliable water supply." - Dan Buhman, TRWD General Manager.

[@koaasst]

We heard rumors here at Cedar Creek years ago when this was ramping up that Lake Palestine would feed us and we would never get below 4' low again. That was some wishful thinking!
We are approaching the 4 foot mark fast here in July 2022, days getting hotter and no rain in sight! (108° today!!)

[@trwdtv]

The pipeline to Lake Palestine is under construction. Even when it's finished there are no guarantees Cedar Creek levels won't fall 4 feet below conservation pool. As we are all witnessing, Texas summers can be brutal. We could definitely use some rain.

[@koaasst]

@@trwdtv Its a good thing TRWD decided to go ahead with the wetlands for Cedar Creek. I imagine the population and demand over the next 50 years will probably outrun the resources unless some even bigger changes are met. I read something about another lake they did a feasibility study on back in the 60's and 70's, and its on the table to go should that demand prove overwhelming. Back then they thought it would put Trinidad under water, so levees were planned and whatnot.
Lake Tennessee Colony, i dont think many people have ever heard of it, but it would fit in a spot right between Cedar Creek and Richland Chambers. Dam the Trinity itself for that one.
I grew up on Cedar Creek from the 70's, lots of us 'grandkids' did, so we've seen the changes over the years. The changes over the last decade and the last few years shows us we havnt seen nothing yet. Brace for impact! Its Boomtown 2.0

[@Dirtybandz_6.7]

How much longer till it’s completed I worked on the first faze of this job

[@trwdtv]

@@Dirtybandz_6.7 Work on the section to connect Lake Palestine is underway. That portion of the project is scheduled to be complete in the next 5 years or so.

[@Dirtybandz_6.7]

@@trwdtv who has the contract on that Thalle/ sj/ Garney/ Renda ?