The Corpus Christi City Council voted 8-1 to move forward with a nearly $175 million brackish water desalination plant.
On Tuesday, Feb. 17, city leaders approved a contract with FCC Aqualia USA Corp. of Katy, Texas, for the design and operation of a containerized brackish water desalination plant at the O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant.
The $175 project includes $43.5 million for the containerized brackish water treatment plant, up to $11.5 million for the ancillary improvements at ONSWTP, and up to $120 million for the emergency construction of water pipelines, storage tanks, effluent discharge facilitator, and pump station infrastructure from the Western Well Field.
City Council also unanimously approved more than $230 million to advance the Evangeline Groundwater Project — including nearly $38 million to purchase groundwater rights at Li Ranch and contracts with Pape-Dawson Engineers and Garney Companies for construction and oversight. The project will add 22 new wells and roughly 35 miles of pipeline to bring new groundwater online for the city…