Drought Outlook and Barney
Davis Site Evaluation Update
for Corpus Christi City Council
Michael Murphy, COO
March 28, 2023
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Water Sources
• CCW produced an average of 80 million gallons per day (MGD)
last fiscal year.
• Surface water resources:
• Lake Texana (Mary Rhodes Pipeline).
• Colorado River (Mary Rhodes Pipeline Phase II).
• Nueces River.
• Choke Canyon Reservoir (CCR).
• Lake Corpus Christi (LCC).
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Nueces River Colorado River
Choke Canyon Reservoir Mary Rhodes II
Full Capacity:
Run of the river
662,821 acre-ft
Water Rights:
35,000 acre-ft
Lake Texana
Nueces River Mary Rhodes
Full Capacity:
Lake Corpus Christi 158,975 acre-ft
Full Capacity: Contract Amount: 31,440 acre-ft
256,339 acre-ft
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Recharge Zones
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Ongoing Drought in Texas
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National Weather Service Update
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Reservoir Outlook
*Using 2022 Consumption Data
Actuals Average Case Simulation Worst Case Simulation
Worst Drought of Record Moderate Case Simulation
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COMBINED RESERVOIR LEVELS (%)
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20
Jan
Jul
Sept
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May
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Mar
Jun
Apr
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Barney Davis Site Evaluation Update
• HDR site assessment
is underway.
• Target Capacity:
20 MGD.
• Project is located near
the Barney Davis
power facility.
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Barney Davis Site Assessment Scope
• Data evaluation.
• Developing treated water quality goals.
• Environmental permitting analysis at Oso Creek and Oso Bay.
• Desalination facility conceptual design including flow diagrams
and flow rates.
• Budgeting.
• Project management.
• Technical memorandum.
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Thank you!
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