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San Patricio water manager warns of prolonged drought, outlines brackish wells and desalination options
Summary
San Patricio Municipal Water District general manager Brian Williams told the Aransas Pass City Council the region is in a drought of record, outlined supply contracts and firm-yield math, and described short- and medium-term options — including brackish wells, treated-industrial allocations and delayed desalination projects — to preserve municipal supply.
Brian Williams, general manager of the San Patricio Municipal Water District, told the Aransas Pass City Council on Nov. 11 the regional water system is facing a drought of record and that traditional surface-water supplies are deteriorating.
Williams said the district receives about 40 million gallons per day from the City of Corpus Christi — roughly 27 million gallons as raw water and about 13 million gallons treated — and that roughly 30% of the district’s sales go to municipal customers while about 70% go to industrial users. He described two long-term contracts with Corpus Christi: a treated-water contract extending through 2043 and an in-perpetuity raw-water contract.
Williams explained…
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