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Council approves potable water contract and MOU with Wichita Valley Water Supply Corporation for new delivery point
Summary
The Wichita Falls City Council approved a revised potable water purchase contract and a memorandum of understanding with Wichita Valley Water Supply Corporation to add a new delivery point and authorize construction of a water main.
The Wichita Falls City Council on Feb. 18 approved a one-year potable water purchase contract revision and a related memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Wichita Valley Water Supply Corporation to establish a new delivery point and to govern construction of a connecting water main.
What staff said: Tyson (public works staff) told the council Wichita Valley is a long-term wholesale customer and the changes create a new delivery location — a pump station located just outside the Wichita Falls city limits that will become a third metered delivery point. He emphasized the revision does not increase the total amount of water Wichita Valley is allocated; it only changes the physical access point: “We are not increasing the amount of water that Wichita Valley is getting in this contract. That is not a revision to this contract. It’s only a different location where they’re taking it.”
Main project elements: The MOU spells out responsibilities: Wichita Valley will design and construct an extension of the city distribution system to the new point to city standards; the city will accept the infrastructure after inspection. Staff also said they may upsize the line depending on bid pricing to better serve adjacent areas the city presently does not serve.
Capacity and cost considerations: Tyson described possible upsizing from an 8-inch pipe to 10- or 12-inch lines, noting each step-up roughly doubles capacity. On cost, he said the difference between sizes is uncertain until bids arrive but estimated a ballpark differential of “$4 or $5 a foot” per foot for larger pipe sizes.
Regulatory context: Staff noted the delivery point sits outside city limits and that Wichita Valley’s service area is governed by its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) registered with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Council members confirmed Wichita Valley must follow the city’s drought restrictions when using the water.
Council action: The council approved both the contract revision and the MOU. Staff said Wichita Valley will build the proposed water main to city standards and the city will accept it after inspection; bid results will determine whether the city pursues upsizing to increase capacity for future service expansion.
Provenance: Discussion and council action on the contract revision and MOU appear in sequence on the Feb. 18 agenda and were presented by Tyson and other public works staff.
