Panelists face off in water fight

Two opposing panels made presentations regarding the proposed water treatment plant in Northwest Austin before City Attorney David Smith, City Councilman Chris Riley, Mayor Lee Leffingwell and other City Council members at a public forum Thursday night at the Palmer Events Center.

The event drew an audience in the hundreds, rallying both for and against the council’s proposal that, if passed, would move plans forward to the stage of hiring a contractor for construction.

Proponents argue that Austin needs the treatment plant to bring more clean water into the Austin area, especially since the Tom Green Water Treatment Plant was decommissioned. Opponents claim that the location for the new plant harms the environment surrounding it and the city should focus on water conservation.

The city has already purchased land for the plant in Northwest Austin. If approved, Water Plant 4 would be operational by 2014.


 

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