{"id":159474,"date":"2026-02-11T04:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/159474\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T04:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:40:13","slug":"news-release-2-10-26-council-approves-groundwater-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/159474\/","title":{"rendered":"News Release 2\/10\/26 Council Approves Groundwater Purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Corpus Christi, TX \u2013 At today\u2019s regularly scheduled City Council, the Council approved a groundwater rights purchase and sale agreement with ERF Real Estate, Inc. for $28 million to support the extension of the Western Well Field and enhance the City\u2019s long-term water supply capacity. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The agreement secures groundwater rights beneath approximately 2,478 acres in Nueces County, representing a significant investment in the City\u2019s water infrastructure and future water supply. The addition will enable the City to continue its efforts twoards diversifying the water supply portfolio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The property includes both surface and groundwater rights, as provided by ERF Real Estate, Inc. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">This addition represents another milestone in the City\u2019s commitment to water security, ensuring adequate water supplies for residential, commercial, and large-volume users throughout the region. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">For media inquiries, please contact Ashley Marion, Strategic Business Manager at (361) 826-3706 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corpuschristitx.gov\/news\/posts\/news-release-21026-council-approves-groundwater-purchase\/mailto:ashleym6@corpuschristiTX.gov\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ashleym6@corpuschristiTX.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Corpus Christi, TX \u2013 At today\u2019s regularly scheduled City Council, the Council approved a groundwater rights purchase and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-159474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}