Corpus Christi city leaders provided updates on multiple water infrastructure projects during a press conference today, outlining plans to significantly expand the city’s water supply capacity over the coming years.
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The city is moving forward with two major water projects. The Evangeline Ground Water Project, located north of Sinton, will initially produce 12 million gallons per day with the option to double that capacity. The second project involves the Harbor Island Desalination Project, for which the city recently signed an agreement with the Nueces River Authority, paying close to $3 million for an option to secure 50 million gallons per day when the plant becomes operational in 2029.
“The wells, now the Evangeline, now also the Harbor Island, those are the three projects that we have confirmed and we are working forward on. We’re also looking at an effluent reuse project that could be another 16 million gallons a day back into our water supply. And so as these other projects come online, it increases the diversity of our water portfolio,” Paxton said.
The councilwoman emphasized that diversifying the city’s water sources remains a priority as these projects develop…