Why is LCRA planning for the holding basin before the study is done?
LCRA and SAWS plan to file an application by the end of 2009 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a federal permit to develop the project, including the holding basin and related facilities. Selecting a preferred site for the holding basin is the first step of the permitting process. The permit application must include detailed information and specific plans for the preferred site and the proposed holding basin and related facilities, including the preferred pipeline route.