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Austin's Downtown Wastewater Tunnel was constructed to alleviate the stress on the two major sewers that were running at capacity. These sewers serve downtown Austin, running along the north and south shores of Lady Bird Lake, a reservoir on the Colorado River in downtown used primarily for flood control and recreation. The added capacity from the new tunnel takes sewer flows from both existing lines to prevent sewer overflow and provides the additional capacity needed for existing and future expansion in the downtown area. Another benefit of the project is that several lift stations were taken...