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Council hears proposal to capture brackish water for local use, seeks authority to negotiate public–private deal
Summary
Council members and staff discussed a multi-stage proposal to capture brackish water from mining pits, build a high-capacity pipeline and treatment trains, and explore a public–private partnership; presenters described technical capacity, timelines and funding sources but no final agreement was recorded.
Council members discussed a city-led public–private partnership to capture brackish water produced by local aggregate pits, treat it and distribute it to Pecos and nearby communities. Charles (council member) asked the council to give staff authority to negotiate a partnership; presenters said the resource could support current city demand and substantially more industrial use.
The project presenter described current and potential supplies and demand: the city’s current daily demand is about 2,000,000 gallons per day (gpd); prior studies showed capacity to add about 8,000 residents (roughly 3,500,000 gpd total deliverable), and the presenter said the mining operation has identified roughly 20,000,000 gpd of…
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