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Commissioners approve $5 million interlocal to Midland County Utility District for water projects
Summary
The court authorized a $5 million interlocal agreement and payment to Midland County Utility District (MCUD) to support water-supply capital projects tied to county growth and planned county facilities, after MCUD reported the project is about 25% complete and producing roughly 1.25 million gallons per day from four wells.
The Midland County Commissioners Court authorized a $5 million interlocal agreement and payment to the Midland County Utility District (MCUD) on Nov. 18 to support water-supply capital projects, including infrastructure to serve the county's planned juvenile detention center and future development.
MCUD general manager Norman Ashton (speaker 7) told the court the project is roughly 25% complete and said the district is currently producing "about 1.25 million gallons a day out of four wells," adding that the treatment-plant foundations are in place and that a containerized reverse-osmosis unit will provide initial treatment while tanks and other infrastructure are completed. Ashton said the full project has been budgeted as roughly $30 million overall and that a bond election is planned for Nov. 26 to fund later phases.
County officials confirmed the $5 million was budgeted and said the interlocal includes a reimbursement clause and provisions for MCUD to support county facilities. After a motion and second, the court authorized execution of the agreement and payment.
Officials said MCUD will rent a temporary containerized treatment plant (about $25,000 a month as described in the presentation) while constructing permanent tanks sized for future expansion; the county's payment is intended to free up MCUD operations funds and accelerate construction.
