DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) Elaboration is scheduled to begin today at Bachman Lake in northwest Dallas.
The cleanup activities are the first phase of the Bachman Lake Dredging and Dam and Spillway Rehabilitation Project.
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Ultimately, crews plan to remove sediment, debris and debris from the popular lake.
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Officials say the project will make the lake safer for recreation because the dredging will result in the removal of 370,000 cubic meters of accumulated sediment and restore the water depth to a minimum of eight feet. The water depth will prevent invasive aquatic vegetation from seizing and removing debris and debris from the lake bottom.
Machines will be used to pump sludge to an off-site location where manure will be dewatered for offsite disposal. The dewatered sediment is disposed of while the water is purified and pumped back into the lake.
The dredging work must be completed in the winter of 2022 and 2023.
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The next phase of the project includes the rehabilitation of the Bachman dam and the overflow. Work on this is expected to be completed in the spring of 2025.
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