Barton Springs Pool
Barton Springs Pool Bypass Culvert Repairs Report
Download the PDF document, bypass tunnel repair 05.24.11, to see diagrams and details of the proposed bypass tunnel repair for Barton Springs Pool, presented to Parks Board on May 24, 2011 by David Johns.
Cost: $2.2 Million
Schedule
Option 1 – 3 months, with the pool closed 2
months with a partial drawdown (extended work
days)
Option 2 – 9 to 10 months, no or very limited
construction activity during times 5-9amContinue reading «Barton Springs… Continue reading →
With Pending Closure of Pool, Rages Debate about Big Dredge
The word around the pool is that the city will close it for at least a month sometime in November do to the big dredge. There has been no notice about this posted publicly at the pool.
On the bartonsprings@yahoogroups.com email list, on Sept 21, 2010
Hi Peter,
I know it’s been a while since you sent your letter and posted your message on the listserve, but it hasn’t been forgotten. In fact, it has prompted City staff to put… Continue reading →
Update on Plant Life in the Pool by Laurie Dries, City Biologist
The following was posted in bartonsprings@yahoogroups.com on 7/25/2010 by Laurie dot Dries at ci dot austin dot tx dot us:
The plants are a critical component of a healthy environment in the Springs. In fact, they are what has kept the floating nuisance algae at bay (currently less than 1% of the surface area of the water), and helped maintain the beautiful clear water we see now. We have high discharge from the aquifer (~95 cfs), which in the past… Continue reading →
Patch the Bypass Tunnel Now
Sent to Victoria Li, Director of Watershed Protection by Dan Crow:July 14, 2010
Victoria,
This morning at the twice a month maintenance meeting at Barton Springs Pool, Wayne Simmons said that the flow of water from the pool through the bottom of the tunnel is causing more erosion and the holes covered by the plastic sheet on the bottom of the pool are getting bigger and had to be plugged with rocks .
The letter to Marc Ott explained that… Continue reading →
Pool Reopened after Sewage Leak Upstream in Circle C Development Close it One Week
The pools has been reopened after a 5-day closure, done as a “precaustionary” measure in response to the report on Sunday evening, May 9, of a sewage leak in the Circle C development. When the pool was reopened on Friday evening, it was reported that there was no cause for return.
What follows is an exchange of email which occurred during the week’s closure
Someone intentionally clogged a sewer line near the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on South Mopac,… Continue reading →
Free Talk on Barton Springs at REI
[ May 12, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] SOS Alliance Executive Director Bill Bunch will give a free presentation on Barton Springs tonight at REI, 601 N. Lamar, 7-8:30pm. For more info and to register go to the REI website.Continue reading «Free Talk on Barton Springs at REI»
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- Grounds Maintenance (25)
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- Policies (15)
- Proposed Grounds Renovations (36)
- Swimmers (13)
- The Big Dredge (13)
- Trees (29)
- Watershed (5)
City Documents
- BSP Biological Assessment of Bypass Tunnel Project
- Comments from attendees of the first Design Charrette on May 3, 2010.
- Barton Springs Pool Short Term Projects
- ADA Access Not Needed on South Side – Per 1987 Study
- Austin Gets Help Making City Government More Open
- City of Austin Moving, Slowly, Toward Greater Transparency in Electronic Communication
- Boards and Commissions – Austin TX
- Austin City Government Meeting Calendar
- Barton Springs Masterplan
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