Laredo staff press senate-scale options for second water source, emphasize emergency resilience
Staff outlined multiple long-term options to secure additional water for Laredo — including a deep-well ‘legacy’ project, a distant fresh aquifer, and reuse/diversion to Lake Casablanca — and urged focus on an emergency source for short-term river quality loss.
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LAREDO — Laredo Utilities staff briefed the advisory committee on Thursday about options under study to provide the city with a second or emergency water source, describing projects that range from local desalination concepts to a 110-mile pipeline from a fresh aquifer.
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