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Commissioners ask staff to study reusing detention‑pond water to help with local drought response
Summary
After commissioners discussed the idea of making water from county detention ponds available for residents and county projects, the court directed staff to research legal, regulatory and operational steps — including TCEQ requirements and possible consultant support — and report back.
Nueces County commissioners asked staff to study whether the county can provide water from detention ponds — including a London-area pond that officials described as holding roughly 6 million gallons — for local drought relief and county uses.
Commissioner Chesney introduced the idea, saying the county has water sitting in detention facilities that could help residents and nonprofit groups if legally and technically feasible. “We have a 6,000,000‑gallon…
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