After leak repairs, Barton Springs reopens weeks earlier than expected - Austin Monitor
Briefly

"During weekly pool maintenance Aug. 29, Parks and Recreation Department staff discovered leaks - caused by a hole that had grown to be 2 feet long and a foot wide..."
"In a press release Sept. 6, the city wrote, 'It runs from the shallow end to the bypass tunnel underneath the sidewalk on the bathhouse side of the pool..."
"Parks and Recreation staff wrote in a press release that 'a strong suction force is drawing water into the pipe and could trap a swimmer underwater..."
"The city noted in a press release that the repair plan... included input on how best to avoid damaging the fragile ecosystem Barton Springs houses..."
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