GBRA outlines $5.9 billion "Water Secure" plan; Fair Oaks Ranch weighs participation

Jul 18, 2025

GBRA and Fair Oaks Ranch staff briefed council July 17 on a regional "Water Secure" project that would build a treatment plant, an off-channel reservoir, aquifer storage and roughly 250 miles of pipeline to deliver surface water; GBRA seeks nonbinding MOUs from utilities.

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At a workshop July 17, the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) and city staff briefed Fair Oaks Ranch council on a regional "Water Secure" project that would develop large-scale surface-water infrastructure to serve multiple utilities across the region. GBRA seeks nonbinding memoranda of understanding (MOUs) from interested utilities as it advances planning and funding work.

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