Corpus christi water crisis update

pumping this ancient water into the Nueces River is helping to combat the ongoing drought conditions by replenishing the water supply, with city officials noting that having water in the river is preferable to it drying up along with the lakes Millions of gallons per day are being pumped from a newly activated western wellfield into the Nueces River to reach the Owen Stevens treatment plant at 13101 Leopard St, Corpus Christi, TX 78410.

The wells target deep formations, specifically the lower Chico and upper Evangeline aquifers, with an average depth of 515 feet Hydrogeologists indicate the water being pumped has been trapped for over a billion years and is not recharged by recent rainfall

The city plans to eventually pump up to 26 million gallons a day from these western sites The city is investing $241 million in infrastructure, including a reverse osmosis facility to treat the salty groundwater, which is currently about half as salty as the eastern wellfield