HomeMy WebLinkAbout021743 RES - 09/14/1993A RESOLUTION
EXPRESSING THE INTENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO
ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLIES.
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is the owner
and operator of Choke Canyon/Lake Corpus Christi reservoir system
that supplies water to 380,000 persons in seven counties in the
Coastal Bend area;
WHEREAS, it was originally estimated that the Choke
Canyon/Lake Corpus Christi reservoir system would provide 252,000
acre-feet of firm annual yield for M&I use, recent studies by the
City of Corpus Christi have estimated that the firm annual yield
for M&I use is currently 168,000 acre-feet per year and will
decline to 153,000 acre-feet per year by the year 2050;
WHEREAS, projections of water demand over the period from
the current time to the year 2050 indicate that surface water use
in the existing seven counties served by the Choke Canyon/Lake
Corpus Christi system will increase from 132,000 acre-feet per year
in 1990 to 253,000 acre-feet per year in the year 2050;
WHEREAS, because the diminishment in firm annual yield
seriously affects the ability of the Choke Canyon/Lake Corpus
Christi reservoir system to meet the long term water supply needs
of the system's service area, the City of Corpus Christi must
identify, evaluate, acquire and develop additional water supplies
to meet the long term water needs of the region;
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is actively pursuing
various water conservation projects to maximize the benefits of
water already diverted from the system;
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is participating in
the Trans -Texas Water Program, a regional water supply planning
effort that identified and evaluated, on a preliminary basis, 16
water supply alternatives for the Choke Canyon/Lake Corpus Christi
service area;
WHEREAS, two of the most feasible alternatives identified
in the Trans -Texas Water Program study involve the acquisition of
water and water rights from Lake Texana in Jackson County and
Garwood Irrigation Company on the Colorado River in Colorado
County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi has already entered
into purchase option contracts with the Lavaca-Navidad River
Authority for water from Lake Texana and Garwood Irrigation Company
for water rights int he Colorado River, and these option contracts
expire on December 18, 1993, and March 1, 1994, respectively.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Corpus Christi intends to
exercise the option with the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority for the
purchase of up to 41,840 acre-feet of water per year from Lake
Texana and the option with Garwood Irrigation Company for the
purchase of up to 35,000 acre-feet of water rights in the Colorado
River.
SECTION 2. That the exercise of these options will be at
the sole discretion of the City Council, who will make every effort
to identify and develop adequate sources of funds to purchase the
water and water rights and to design, permit and construct the
facilities required to convey the water to the Corpus Christi area.
SECTION 3. That the City will, in addition to acquiring
water from Lake Texana and Garwood Irrigation Company, continue to
investigate other alternatives for water supply and will continue
to implement policies and practices designed to conserve the water
resources available from the Choke Canyon/Lake Corpus Christi
system.
ATTEST:
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ity Secretary
MAYOR
THE CI Y CORPUS CHRISTI
APPROVED: 10 DAY OF S err , 1993
JAMES R. BRAY, JR. CITY ATTORNEY
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Corpus Christi, Texas
11-1 day of Ap
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Dr. Jack Best
Melody Cooper
Cezar Galindo
Betty Jean Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
David Noyola
Clif Moss
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