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Council authorizes MOU with South Texas Water Authority as council seeks short‑term source amid drought
Summary
The Corpus Christi City Council voted to authorize a memorandum of understanding with the South Texas Water Authority (STWA) to pursue access to desalinated or brackish supplies being developed by 7 Seas. Council members called for quick follow‑up to firm up quantities and prices before a September deadline cited by STWA.
The Corpus Christi City Council on June 10 authorized an MOU directing the city manager and staff to negotiate with the South Texas Water Authority (STWA) and to return a potential contract for council consideration within a tight timeframe.
John Mattis, representing the South Texas Water Authority, briefed the council on a public‑private project being developed by 7 Seas: a brackish water reverse‑osmosis desalination plant in the Driscoll area intended to supply a regional transmission line. Mattis said the plant is designed as a public‑private partnership, with 7 Seas financing, designing, building and operating the treatment plant; STWA would be a purchaser/partner. He said 7 Seas is already producing water…
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