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Council supports further study of 4,000 acre-foot raw water purchase estimated at $12 million
Summary
Council gave staff direction to continue researching financing, conveyance and timeline for a proposed purchase of 4,000 acre-feet of raw water rights estimated at about $12 million, and to pursue regional solutions through the Central Texas Water Alliance.
Copperas Cove city council on April 15 directed staff to continue studying the feasibility, financing and construction costs of purchasing 4,000 acre-feet of raw water rights, an acquisition city staff estimated would cost about $12 million for the water rights alone.
City Manager Ryan Haverlaw told council the city currently has nearly 9,000 acre-feet of raw water supply “— which is actually, we don't own the water. We own the rights to use the water” — and staff is considering the purchase of an additional 4,000 acre-feet to support future treated-water capacity and population growth. “At 4,000 acre feet, the estimated cost right now is about $12,000,000,” Haverlaw said during the presentation.
Staff and outside speakers cautioned council that the purchase price for raw water is only part of the cost: conveyance and delivery infrastructure can be…
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