Ron Crim, general manager of Aliso Water Supply Corporation, briefed commissioners on an aging 2.5‑mile water main that serves Pawnee and a school and has sustained repeated leaks in 2025. "Every time this line leaks, we lose between 2 and 500,000 gallons of water," Crim said, and described a service area of approximately 900 miles of distribution pipe across five counties.

Crim said the group plans to upgrade the route to an eight‑inch line, reroute portions toward Ray Point and bore under roads where necessary. The project's current estimate is approximately $2.6 million, a figure that includes road bores and other civil work. Crim said federal-grant cycles (USDA and others) are booked through 2027 in some programs and that the district is pursuing multiple funding options, including low‑interest loans via the Texas Water Development Board and outreach to regional councils of governments.

County response: Commissioners urged staff to connect Aliso and Teloso Municipal Water Supply District representatives with the Coastal Bend Council of Governments, the governor’s office and other regional contacts. No county appropriation or direct loan was approved; commissioners offered to facilitate contacts for grant and loan applications.

Provenance: Ron Crim public comment beginning at 00:53:17. "This is a critical line ... the price tag for this is over $2,000,000, $2,600,000," Crim said.