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Said Not Feasable Now
By PAT LESTER nually for rest room facilities the well route," Burkhart said.
Eagle Staff Writer and watering lawns. He also said the College.
After one meeting, officials of "We are going to have to go I Station City Council had
Texas International Speedway requested that the speedway
and the College Station City officials submit a letter
Council have agreed extension specifying the water needs and
of city water lines to the race interest in the extension to
track is not feasible at present. attach to College Station's
Edsel J. Burkhart of Spencer application for an Economic
J. Buchanan and Associates Development Administration
Consulting Engineers, Inc., said, (EDA) grant.
"It is not practical at the Mayor D. A. (Andy) Anderson
present time. We don't use of College Station said, For the
enough water except four or city to extend pipe lines for 3
five times a year from a dollars billion gallons, or between $800
and cents standpoint to make and $900, would not be
it feasible." profitable since we would be
Burkhart estimated the track going down there over nine
will three the t of miles. It wouldn't make good
require gallons economic sense."
water per person per day Mayor Anderson said the
during a race, or approximately meeting was exploratory and
250,000 gallons. "nothing was resolved".
He said water is needed The College Station City
primarily at present for con• Council voted Jan. 27 to submit
struction. He estimated ap-j an application to EDA for, a
proximately 75 million gallons grant for sewage treatment
of water will be needed for plant improvements.
construction, depending upon Anderson said, "We are
soil moisture. making a study of our water
After construction is com- needs as it pertains to the
pleted, Burkhart estimated the future growth of the city."
track will use between 2 and; Anderson said if the study
3 million gallons of water an-1 indicates the need, the city may
- - include water line extension in
the application for the EDA
grant.