City of Kyle

Amount Appropriated?

$2.0M

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — stages 3–5 vary by agency, assistance type, and earmark structure.

Project Description

The Reclaimed Water Master Plan will enable the City of Kyle to better conserve drinking water while managing the additional demands and customers given the region\u2019s dynamic growth. \n\nThe City of Kyle is proactively pursuing this goal by installing a reclaimed waterline (purple pipe) in areas where wastewater lines have been installed either through Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) or through the assistance of subdivision developers. Several interceptors are under construction, under design or in the upcoming CIP program where purple pipe is already installed or will be installed. The requested funding would allow Kyle to deliver important additional infrastructure to support the reclaimed water system.\n\nAccording to recent data, 87% of Texas is in drought, with 49% of the state dealing with severe drought conditions. Under the plan, reclaimed water from the existing Wastewater Treatment Plant would be used via the existing and proposed network to provide reclaimed water for irrigation to subdivisions, park areas and medians, golf courses, school yards, and athletic fields, as well as for industrial uses such as cooling tower make up water for the Ascension Seton Hays Hospital wherever possible to conserve the use of potable water and to help the region manage scarce resources especially in a time of drought.\n\nThis project will have a number of financial and environmental benefits including averting costly processing and chemicals needed for treating potable water, which in turn will protect Plum Creek and downstream cities. Further, the project will mitigate the need for more expensive sources of water or additional construction costs to manage water demand.