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Lake Texana & Mary Rhodes Pipeline II

 

Acquisition
In 1992, the City optioned the purchase of 35,000 acre-feet per year of water rights in the Colorado River from the Garwood Irrigation Company. In 1999, the City completed the purchase.  These senior water rights are now permitted for transfer and use in the City's service area. This water would be transported to Corpus Christi via a pipeline that will be constructed, at some future date, from the Colorado River, connecting into the Mary Rhodes (Lake Texana) Pipeline at Lake Texana. The Garwood Project is part of the City's water supply strategy and is included in state and regional plans, as well as modeling of the Lower Colorado River Authority.

2009 City Council Update on Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase II Pipeline Project
2009 Letter from Port Commission to City Council
2008 Garwood Irrigation Water Use Report 
2001 Section 5A.13 Coastal Bend Regional Water Plan -
Pipeline for Conveying Water Rights Owned by the City of Corpus Christi in the Colorado River

News
Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase II  - February 2010 Update 
City Council Discussion on Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase II - 2009 
City Moves Forward on Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase II - 2009 
Corpus Christi and Austin Fight for Colorado River Rights - 2003

Maps
Colorado River and Associated Watershed
Water Transfer Rights
Streams

Garwood Irrigation Company
Location:  Lower Colorado River Basin Bay City
Purchased Date:  September 1992
Date of TNRCC Amended Certificate of Adjudication No. 14-5434B:  October 7, 1998
Amount of Water Diversion:  35,000 acre feet, not to exceed 150 cfs
Cost:  $13,935,850
Cost per Acre Foot:  $50.00

Info & Resources
Water Drawn from Lake Texana
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) 
Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)
Nueces River Authority Regional Water Planning 
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)

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