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City updates council on well fields, Evangeline groundwater project and effluent reuse to avert curtailment
Summary
City Manager Peter Zanoni and Corpus Christi Water interim COO Nick Winkelman told the council the Eastern Well Field is online, the Western Well Field is being built with partial capacity expected this year and full capacity targeted for May 2026, and the Evangeline Laguna project aims for up to 24 million gallons per day.
City Manager Peter Zanoni and Corpus Christi Water interim chief operating officer Nick Winkelman delivered a detailed update on the city’s near‑term water projects, saying the city is pursuing multiple sources to avoid mandatory curtailment.
Zanoni said the region remains in an extended drought and that the city is working with ranchers, farmers and rural residents as it advances two groundwater well fields and the Evangeline Laguna project. "We have scheduled town halls and stakeholder meetings so the community knows what we're doing," he said.
Winkelman gave technical specifics: the Eastern Well Field is operational with eight wells; the Western Well Field has four…
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