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Council hears detailed water‑supply briefing: wells, Evangeline purchase, reuse and a Harbor Island desalination option
Summary
City staff and Corpus Christi Water presented a multi‑pronged water plan including Nueces River wellfields (current discharge up to 8 MGD; sustainable estimates East 10–11 MGD, West 17 MGD), an ongoing Evangeline groundwater purchase, industrial reuse planning, review of a partially built CC Polymers desalination plant, and potential participation in a 100 MGD Harbor Island seawater desalination project; staff set delivery targets and flagged permit, power and cost risks.
City staff and Corpus Christi Water (CCW) delivered an extensive update on near‑ and longer‑term water supplies as the city works to avoid curtailment. Nick Wingman, interim COO for CCW, opened with National Weather Service data showing watershed streamflows and rainfall well below normal and stressed that "we need extraordinary rainfall to make a dent in this drought." He summarized multiple project streams intended to add supply within months to years.
Nueces Groundwater Project: Wingman said the Eastern wellfield is discharging up to 8 MGD and the hydrogeologist’s sustainable estimates are ~10–11 MGD for the East and ~17 MGD for the Western wellfield; short‑term pumping from the West could rise higher while engineers refine data. Staff reported current expenditures of about $15.7M for the…
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