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Council approves regional interlocal on water; Inner Harbor modeling committee launched
Summary
Council approved an interlocal agreement with Alice, Beeville and Mathis to share water and wastewater resources and heard updates on the South Texas Water Authority's possible contract amendment; staff announced a Far Field Advisory Committee and RFP process for Inner Harbor modeling, with peer-review and timing concerns raised.
The City Council voted Dec. 17 to formalize an interlocal agreement with nearby cities Alice, Beeville and Mathis to coordinate staffing, engineering support and emergency assistance for water and wastewater services.
Michael Esparza, Alice city manager, described the region's desalination and brackish-water projects and said Alice currently produces about 1.5 million gallons per day (MGD) and is scheduled to reach 3.0 MGD in early 2026. "We plan to reduce our draw on Lake Corpus Christi by roughly 90% once desalination reaches…
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