Bois d’Arc Lake Program Alpha Testing, a UES company Project Location: Fannin County, Texas Project Start Date: 1 May 2018 Project Completion: 30 April 2023
Project Team: Ken Combs, CET, Executive Vice President & Principal in Charge Eric Cleveland, PE, Associate & Materials Testing Engineer Josh Hall, PE, Project Manager (Dam, Raw Water Pipeline) Henok Abe- be, Project Manager (Leonard WTP) Accreditations and Awards: 2023 Project of the Year By American Public Works Association Texas Chapter Project Summary: Bois d’Arc is a $1.6 billion water supply program that is the first major water reservoir built in Texas in nearly 30 years and is designed to meet the water needs of the area’s growing population of more than two million people in 80 communities. Alpha Testing, a UES company, was chosen by the North Texas Municipal Water District (NT- MWD) to provide quality control/construction materials testing services to multiple project teams. Alpha Testing utilized two on-site laboratories and up to 15 full-time field and laboratory personnel to serve the Bois d’Arc lake project that will span 16,641 acres. Impact: Bois d’Arc Lake will be a tourist and residential destination for numerous outdoor recreational outdoor activities including fishing, boat - ing, and time spent by the water while also serving as a critical water source as demand grows for a rapidly expanding population of North Texans. Bois d’Arc Lake will provide water services for nearly 80 com- munities just outside of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex–an area that is expected to double in population by 2050 according to the NTMWD. The Leonard Water Treatment Plant (WTP) will treat water from Bois d’Arc Lake to meet federal and state standards, which is necessary when deliv- ering water to the northern portion of the NTMWD’s service area.
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