(This story was updated to add new information.)
The city of Corpus Christi is moving forward with the purchase of $28 million in water rights for a third well field in Nueces County — a decision that followed protracted council discussion as leaders weighed potential curtailment against outcry by rural residents who fear impacts to their private wells.
The property planned for the well field is adjacent to the city’s existing Western Well Field, located off County Road 666 and Northwest Boulevard…