A dispute over authority is emerging as the city of Corpus Christi pushes forward with construction of a major water pipeline — and Nueces County is not yet convinced the city can proceed without its blessing.
The city is building a pipeline to carry water from the Nueces County Western Well Fields to the O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant, approximately 13 miles away. The city expects the pipeline to pump 24 million gallons per day by December — a projection it needs to meet in order to delay a Level 1 water emergency until at least September.
Corpus Christi pipeline project raises questions about whether city needs county approval for water project
City Manager Peter Zanoni said the project remains on schedule.
“Right now there’s no indication that anything will throw this projection off track,” Zanoni said on April 24th…