2024 Bond  Proposal

Southern Hills Interceptor Replacement (E)

Projected Cost: $25M

This 1980s group of sewer mains is a constant maintenance headache (multiple sinkholes and overflows), as well as the source of many wet-weather overflows. It is actually five miles of three interconnected 40" mains. The work would be done near the intersection of Kingston Road and Williamson Way, as well as northeast towards Fluornoy-Lucas and Bert Kouns.

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Fast Facts

$82M
Water & Sewer Improvements
Water & Sewerage
Amiss WTP: Cross Lake Intake Structure, Transmission Main Rehab, Hi/Lo Building, Valve Replacement (City)
Projected Costs $6M, $4M, $6M, $4M, Total $20M

These four projects are vital to the continued reliability of our water supply and treatment process. It replaces the 60 year-old raw water intake on Cross Lake and the two main transmission mains that leave the Amiss plant. It also replaces several dozen valves within the Amiss plant that are critical to isolating pumps and equipment for maintenance and rehabilitates the historic Hi/Lo building, which houses pumps and process equipment.

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Elevated Storage Tank in Southeast Shreveport (D)
Projected Cost: $10M

Water pressure and dependability are a major concern in a large area of District D. Constructing an elevated storage tank will help the City maintain adequate water pressure in those areas and will store treated water to meet needs temporarily, if there are problems with upstream mains or at the treatment plant.

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Citywide Lift Station Improvements (City)
Projected Cost: $9M

A sewer lift station operates in a harsh environment that is detrimental to pumps and piping. Water & Sewer has identified as many as 20 lift stations that need major overhauls. This amount will fund work at 8-9 stations throughout the city.

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Querbes Lift Station Upgrades (C)
Projected Cost: $12M

This major pumping station near the Querbes Golf Course, and the mains that feed it, are the source of about 20% of the wet-weather overflows in the City's sewer system. The station's proximity to Bayou Pierre and its tributaries greatens these concerns. This project would upgrade the station and its surrounding gravity sewers to handle more flow in wet-weather conditions.

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Lift Station Generators (D, E, F)
Projected Cost: $6M

Lift stations cannot be without power for very long at the risk of serious operational problems occurring. This project, if fully funded, would install emergency backup generators at three of the five largest lift stations (Cedar Grove, Wallace, and Lucas Outfall).

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Water & Sewerage
Southern Hills Interceptor Replacement (E)
Projected Cost: $25M

This 1980s group of sewer mains is a constant maintenance headache (multiple sinkholes and overflows), as well as the source of many wet-weather overflows. It is actually five miles of three interconnected 40" mains. The work would be done near the intersection of Kingston Road and Williamson Way, as well as northeast towards Fluornoy-Lucas and Bert Kouns.

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Straight from the Directors

The projects recommended by the 2019 Bond Proposal were drafted by those who best know Shreveport's needs: 
The Directors of City Departments
“Police are currently occupying a 50 year old building that was never designed for a police department and is in need of expansive repairs.”
Ben Raymond
Chief of Police
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“The bond would provide funding to replace the aging fleet of front line response apparatus and would replace three aging fire stations that do not meet the needs of our firefighters”
Scott Wolverton
Chief of Fire Department
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“The proposed projects are capital improvement projects that SPAR's operating budget cannot fund.  Bond proceeds are really the only way to fund them.”
Shelly Ragle
Director of SPAR
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"This project consists of design and construction for the replacement of deteriorated, or undersized water mains, or to improve quality."
Barbara Featherston
Director of Water & Sewerage
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"This project funds roadway improvements in Shreveport including streets, traffic signals, sidewalks, bridges, and include the pavement condition index (PCI) rating."
Patrick Furlong
Director of Engineering
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"Bus riders are always at risk of getting caught in the rain or dealing with blistering heat and freezing cold. A bus shelter makes a huge difference when you are waiting on a bus for 10-15 minutes or more."
Dinero Washington
CEO of Sportran
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