HomeMy WebLinkAbout031975 RES - 12/17/2019 Resolution authorizing the submission of applications to the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality for La Quinta Channel and Inner
Harbor water rights diversion and discharge permits necessary for
development of two seawater desalination plants and authorizing payment of
permit fees in total amount not to exceed $450,000
WHEREAS, the City is in the process of preparing water rights and discharge
permit applications to be submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(TCEQ);
WHEREAS, the City is seeking a water right to divert up to 186,295 acre feet per
year ata maximum rate of 166.2 million gallons per day from La Quinta Channel in Corpus
Christi Bay to supply process water for a seawater desalination plant;
WHEREAS, the City is also seeking a water right to divert up to 93,148 acre feet
per year at a maximum rate of 83.1 million gallons per day from the Inner Harbor, a
tributary of Corpus Christi Bay, to supply process water for a seawater desalination plant;
WHEREAS, the City is also seeking discharge permits from TCEQ to allow
discharge up to 68 million gallons per day into the Inner Harbor and discharge up to 91
million gallons per day into La Quinta Channel;
WHEREAS, TCEQ regulations provide that if the applicant is a municipality, the
application shall be signed by a duly authorized official; and TCEQ regulations regarding
water rights permits further provide that written evidence in the form of bylaws, charters,
or resolutions which specify the authority of the official to take such action shall be
submitted to the TCEQ.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager and any of the City's Assistant City Managers are each
hereby duly authorized to execute the Water Rights Permitting Applications and
Discharge Permit Applications described herein to be submitted to the TCEQ in
accordance with TCEQ regulations.
SECTION 2. The City Manager and any of the City's Assistant City Managers are also
each hereby duly authorized to execute all documents necessary for the TCEQ's
consideration and approval of these water rights and water discharge permits.
SECTION 3. Payment of permit fees in the amount not to exceed $450,000 is hereby
approved.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on the / day of Oe(e,,,,i, .-, 2019:
Joe McComb
Roland Barrera -�
Rudy Garza 1VO
Paulette M. Guajardo
Gil Hernandez
Michael HunterA-te
Ben Molina
Everett Roy
Greg Smith
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly
authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that
the money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation
or expenditure described below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from
which it is to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments
are subject to annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: December 17, 2019 Legistar Number: 19-1711
Agenda Item:
Resolution authorizing the submission of applications to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality for La Quinta Channel and Inner Harbor water rights diversion and
discharge permits necessary for development of two seawater desalination plants and
authorizing payment of permit fees in total amount not to exceed $450,000
Amount Required: $ 450,000.00
Fund Name Accounting Unit AcNoount Activity No. Amount
Raw Water Supply 4481-068 30255 E151 1704481EXP $450,000.00
Dev Charge CIP
Total $450,000.00
Certification Not Required
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Director of Financial Services
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