A preliminary hearing on the Evangeline Groundwater Project’s drilling and transport permits has been scheduled for April 28, moving a critical step closer to resolving a legal standoff that city officials say threatens Corpus Christi’s water future.
City Manager Peter Zanoni notified the mayor and city council Wednesday that Judge Alicia Franklin York, the administrative law judge presiding over the contested permit case, has scheduled a Preliminary Hearing on Standing from 1 to 5 p.m. via Zoom. No in-person location has been announced.
Zanoni has told the council that Evangeline represents “the only thing right now that will keep us out of a Level 1 water emergency.”…