To help diversify water sources, provide water security and meet the needs of the rapidly growing south central Texas community, the Vista Ridge Regional Water Supply Project utilizes a public-private partnership to supply 20% of San Antonio’s needed water. This equates to 16.3 billion gallons of water annually for the next 30 years and beyond. 

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Scope of work included a well field in Burleson County; three booster pump stations; four storage tanks; and a pipeline conveying the potable water through seven counties to San Antonio.

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Crews had to complete more than 107,000 linear ft of limestone rock trenching, and the design and construction teams had to figure out how to design and construct pipeline routing and structures without harming endangered species habitats located in the Karst sinkhole and cave formations, which cover about 20% of Texas.

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Preconstruction challenges involved negotiating with water rights owners and property owners and neighbors.  

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Design-build delivery allowed the contractor the opportunity to compress the schedule. The project was separated into 16 construction packages, allowing several teams to work simultaneously.