Corpus Christi City Manager Peter Zanoni and Corpus Christi Water representatives presented details of the Evangeline Groundwater Project during Monday’s San Patricio County Commissioners Court meeting.
The plan would draw water from the Evangeline Aquifer in San Patricio County. Officials said the project would initially deliver up to 12 million gallons per day, with capacity to expand to 24 million gallons in the future.
Corpus Christi leaders bring Evangeline project to San Patricio County Commissioners
“This gives us the ability to alternate between groundwater and surface water depending on the conditions,” Zanoni told commissioners, adding that groundwater could be used predominantly during drought periods “until the reservoir levels recover.”
He said the city would adjust operations based on data “so we avoid any negative impacts on local wells.”…