LCRA awards contract for new reservoir in Wharton County (LCRA - Lower Colorado River Authority) ...

(Source: LCRA - Lower Colorado River Authority) The Lower Colorado River Authority has awarded a $174 million contract to Phillips & Jordan Inc. to construct the Lane City Reservoir in Wharton County. The LCRA Board of Directors unanimously approved the contract at its Nov. 18 meeting. The new 40,000 acre-foot off-channel reservoir could be refilled several times a year, adding up to 90,000 acre-feet of water to the region's supply. It is expected to be operational by 2018. 'The Lane City Reservoir will be the first significant new water supply reservoir in the lower...