Groundbreaking for new pump station that will provide flood risk mitigation in the West Dallas area

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 22, 2023

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Estela Ornelas, Dallas Water Utilities
Estela.Ornelas@dallas.gov, 214-671-9554

Clay Church, Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
clayton.a.church@usace.army.mil, 817-886-1314

What	The City of Dallas and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will host a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Trinity Portland Pump Station to mark the start of construction of this important flood risk management project in the Dallas Floodway. The pump station will be constructed along the West Levee and Mexicana Road. The station will have the capacity to collect and pump 250,000 gallons per minute of storm water over the West Levee of the Dallas Floodway to provide flood risk mitigation and help protect the neighborhood from flooding. Opening in late 2025, the pump station is tangible action to reduce flood risk that the neighborhood has been anticipating for many years.
Who	Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Omar Narvaez, Council District 6 Major Joshua Haynes, Deputy Commander, Fort Worth District, USACE Terry Lowery, Director of Dallas Water Utilities
When	5 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2023; weather permitting Remarks/Groundbreaking
Where	Site of the future Trinity Portland Pump Station At construction entrance in cul-de-sac at 5409 Mexicana Rd, Dallas, TX 75212. Media parking is very limited and parking along the street is encouraged.