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South Texas Water Authority offers 3 MGD commitment; council presses for contract, pipeline and permit details
Summary
STWA’s executive director John Matas told the Corpus Christi City Council that the South Texas Water Authority board on Sept. 9 voted to offer a 3 million‑gallon‑a‑day supply, and STWA provided water‑quality results from 7 Seas for city review.
STWA’s executive director John Matas told the Corpus Christi City Council that the South Texas Water Authority board on Sept. 9 voted to offer water to the city, including a firm 3 million‑gallon‑a‑day (MGD) supply that STWA would be prepared to deliver if agreements and permitting are completed. STWA said water‑quality laboratory results collected by 7 Seas had been provided to the city and its staff for review.
The briefing mattered because council members and staff are weighing multiple supplemental water options — including brackish groundwater wells, a private Evangeline Laguna project, reuse alternatives and regional desalination proposals — while lake storage and inflows remain low. “We will have all that data to your team at least a week prior” to any next briefing, Matas said, and STWA committed to continued negotiations with city legal counsel and staff.
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