We have completed three separate phases of interim repairs which have been certified and documented with the TCEQ. We believe the dam is structurally sound with an expected life of 10 -12 years before additional work is required under normal circumstances.
The dam in tilting forward and the permanent repair for full structural integrity is on hold for now. Extremely heavy flooding could cause earlier failure.
BlueGreen is helping us with the permitting process, but approval of the water use permit has reached a stalemate. Current TCEQ procedure requires an additional water source to make up the evaporation losses. That would force us to continously pump groundwater from Spring Creek Park well(s) into the pond. This is not practical or logical from an environmental or economic perspective. We are actively working to resolve this permitting issue.