Location
Honey Grove, TX
P&J Role
Subcontractor
Completion Date
April 2021
Honey Grove, TX
Subcontractor
April 2021
The Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir is being constructed for the North Texas Municipal Water District to meet growing water demands in North Texas. When complete, the reservoir will impound more than 350,000 acre-feet of water providing stable, potable water to the region, while also supporting recreational activities such as fishing and boating. Water will be piped from the new lake to a new water treatment plant 35 miles away in a raw water pipeline. Ultimately, the reservoir will provide access to 175,000 acre-feet of raw water per year for Fannin County, Texas, and its surrounding areas.
For the project, P&J has been contracted to construct an earthen embankment dam using seven differently-classified zones of materials. The upstream side of the embankment will be armored with soil cement, a slurry wall will be installed into the foundation, and the embankment will include an internal drainage system comprised of chimney drains, blanket drains, rock finger drains, and toe drain piping. The project will also entail a complex water diversion system allowing the existing waterways to flow through and around the site prior to impoundment.
In addition to the embankment, P&J will construct a 120‘-tall intake tower, dual 78” concrete-encased conduit piping designed with a capacity up to 236M gallons per day, construct a cast-in-place concrete service spillway, excavate an emergency spillway, install a portion of the 90” raw water pipeline which will connect to a future pump station, clear the dam and reservoir footprints, and perform modifications to the existing Lake Bonham Dam.
While most of the cleared trees are being disposed of, some felled trees are being piled and anchored into place within the reservoir to create fish habitats. P&J is also performing pond removal, protection, and modification in the surrounding area as well as removing fencing up to the normal water level within the reservoir.
