Henderson County approves permit for work on Integrated Pipeleine Project in Cedar Creek Lake area

Work on the Integrated Pipeline Project that is expected to take 20 years to complete could begin in the Cedar Creek Lake area soon.

The Henderson County Commissioners Court approved a floodplain permit to connect Cedar Creek Lake with the Tarrant Regional Water Regional District July 19. The project will include an intake well on the lake and a tunnel under the Trinity River.

The project is designed to transport water from Lake Palestine to communities in Tarrant and Dallas Counties.

Approval by state officials will also be required to finalize the provisional permit awarded by Henderson County officials. County officials will review the plan a second time if state officials approve it.

The pipeline will cross Precincts 1 and 4 in Henderson County, and other permits will be needed as the project continues.

The pipeline will eventually run 150 miles from Lake Palestine to Lake Benbrook and connect to Cedar Creek Lake and Richland-Chambers Lake.

Cedar Creek Lake is a reservoir for Tarrant Regional Water District built in the mid-1960s.

Author: David Webb

David Webb is a veteran journalist who has written for the mainstream and alternative media for three decades. He is now a freelancer who lives in the Cedar Creek Lake area.

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