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MWRD’s[2][4] August 15, 2025 release explicitly gives December 31, 2032 as the current estimate for Stage 2 going online. This day is a published estimated target, not proof of completion; Stage 1 has operated since 2017.
Construction research 2026-10-24: McCook Stage 2 is In Progress: MWRD’s[4] August 15, 2025 release explicitly describes active quarry excavation and a December 31, 2032 operational estimate. The native date is retained with estimated confidence; Stage 1’s 2017 operation does not complete Stage 2. The current TARP budgets mix shared Stages 1/2 works, mining and individual future preparation contracts. Neither the whole-reservoir budget nor a mining-change-order ceiling establishes a separately quoted all-in Stage 2 total. Source quote: “Stages 1 and 2” McCook budget includes combined stages and multiple separate contracts; not an all-in Stage 2-only budget.
Construction research 2026-10-24: McCook Stage 2 is In Progress: MWRD’s[2] August 15, 2025 release explicitly describes active quarry excavation and a December 31, 2032 operational estimate. The native date is retained with estimated confidence; Stage 1’s 2017 operation does not complete Stage 2. The current TARP budgets mix shared Stages 1/2 works, mining and individual future preparation contracts. Neither the whole-reservoir budget nor a mining-change-order ceiling establishes a separately quoted all-in Stage 2 total. Source quote: “McCook Stage 2 is an active stone quarry that is being excavated” Same release explicitly estimates online December 31, 2032.
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2032-12-31: Current online estimate. Forecasts remain planned; year/season precision is preserved.
“the current estimate for McCook Stage 2 going online is now Dec. 31, 2032.”
Physical construction underway: McCook Stage 2 is an active stone quarry that is being excavated
“McCook Stage 2 is an active stone quarry that is being excavated”
McCook Reservoir Stage 2 only; Stage 1 is already operating and the wider TARP system is not new scope.
“The second stage currently being excavated will add another 6.5 billion gallons of storage for a total of 10 billion gallons”
Current online estimate
“the current estimate for McCook Stage 2 going online is now Dec. 31, 2032.”
McCook Stage 2 is In Progress: MWRD’s August 15, 2025 release explicitly describes active quarry excavation and a December 31, 2032 operational estimate. The native date is retained with estimated confidence; Stage 1’s 2017 operation does not complete Stage 2. The current TARP budgets mix shared Stages 1/2 works, mining and individual future preparation contracts. Neither the whole-reservoir budget nor a mining-change-order ceiling establishes a separately quoted all-in Stage 2 total.