UPDATE 7:00 P.M.The City of Corpus Christi has responded to Sinton’s denial to meet with them and Sen. Adam Hinojosa on Tuesday with the following:
“The City of Corpus Christi announced today that it will attend a March 10 meeting regarding the Evangeline Water Project proposed and coordinated by State Senator Adam Hinojosa. The City denies allegations from the City of Sinton that it has failed to respond to requests for essential information.Sinton is currently participating in proceedings before the San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District concerning permit applications filed by the City of Corpus Christi and Evangeline/Laguna LP. These applications relate to the proposed Evangeline/Laguna Water Project. The City of Sinton believes the project may significantly and unreasonably impact its groundwater wells.The City has responded through appropriate channels. The request from the City of Sinton’s attorney was sent to the Evangeline attorney. The Evangeline attorney sent responses on multiple occasions.The City has initiated the following:
- Interlocal Agreement to protect Sinton’s water source
- Management Plan to regulate well usage
- Amendment to the Management Plan to limit production from the five wells closest to Sinton to the Management Plan to limit production from the five wells closest to Sinton
The following story has been updated to include responses from Sen. Adam Hinojosa
The City of Sinton announced on Monday it will not attend a proposed meeting with Corpus Christi city leaders regarding the Evangeline/Laguna Water Project citing concerns with transparency.
The meeting proposed for Tuesday, was set to be hosted by Sen. Adam Hinojosa, District 27, and was meant to bring city leaders from Sinton and Corpus Christi together to find a solution both parties could agree upon…