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City Council hears accelerated schedule for Evangeline groundwater project; state grants free up tens of millions
Summary
City staff and consultants told the City Council the Evangeline Groundwater Project aims to deliver partial water by November 2026, buying groundwater rights for 24 million gallons per day and adding up to 24 wells. State Representative Denise Villalobos secured $46 million in appropriations for local water projects, which council approved this morning.
Corpus Christi — City officials on Tuesday presented an accelerated schedule for the Evangeline Groundwater Project and other water-supply efforts, and the City Council approved state-funded emergency grants to help support the work.
Nick Winkelman, interim chief operating officer for Corpus Christi Water, told the council the city is negotiating to acquire groundwater rights that carry existing production permits for “24,000,000 gallons a day” and plans a well field of 24 wells (22 additional wells plus two existing production wells). He said due-diligence work is under way and staff expects key deliverables ahead of contract deadlines to keep an ambitious target of partial delivery by November 2026.
The Evangeline project will include well-field piping, electrical and SCADA controls, a pump station and access roads, Winkelman said, and will require surface-use agreements with…
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