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City hears water‑supply update as groundwater, Evangeline and effluent reuse advance
Summary
City Manager Peter Zanoni and Corpus Christi Water interim COO Nick Winkelman briefed council on two well fields (Eastern operational; Western targeting May 2026), the Evangeline‑Laguna groundwater project (24 million gpd capacity target), and effluent reuse plans that aim to divert up to 3 million gpd from two plants.
City Manager Peter Zanoni and interim Chief Operating Officer Nick Winkelman gave City Council a detailed briefing on near‑term moves to expand the city’s water supply, emphasizing groundwater well‑field work, a large San Patricio County groundwater project called Evangeline‑Laguna, and an effluent‑reuse program.
Zanoni opened the presentation by outlining outreach the city has done with ranchers, farmers and neighboring jurisdictions, and said the two well fields are intended to avert curtailment next year. "We have been and will continue to be for these next several weeks in the community as we work on two groundwater projects that are very important to sustaining our water supplies," he said.
Nick Winkelman described the status of the two well fields. He said the…
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