After a summer of flushing its water supply, Plano is working on a new plan to keep water clean during more expected drought.
In August and September of 2014, Public Works Director Jerry Cosgrove, the city was forced to flush more than 200 million gallons of water, or about $150,000 worth, in order to keep the supply safe.
Water restrictions mean people use less of the resource, leaving it to sit in tanks, which, Cosgrove says, in turn, leads to complications in water quality.
This year, he’s asking city council to approve a $250,000 plan to hire three new employees and buy new supplies specifically dedicated to water testing and water quality.
Cosgrove says the resources will help the city stay on top of the water quality issue and, in turn, lead to less waste.
“It makes no sense to dump water on the ground when you’re telling people to conserve,” he said. “That’s what we’re trying to do by adding these three positions.”
City council has approved the concept for the plan.
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They will consider its funding at a meeting in late February.
