This podcast contains comments from the April 25, 2024 College Station city council meeting.

College Station city council members take the first step towards adding more capacity to the city's water supply.

A more than $8 million dollar contract was awarded at the council's April 25th meeting to design and build the city's 10th, 11th, and 12th water wells in western Brazos County.

Water services director Gary Mechler said the new wells should take care of College Station's water needs through the year 2046.

Mechler also said the future wells are in addition to decisions made the last five years to build the ninth well and lower the pumps to older wells to draw water from an aquifer that has been going down due to increased demand.

The wells will be built on land the city purchased ten years ago south of Lake Bryan and west of OSR highway.

In response to a council question, city manager Bryan Woods said no development will take place above ground on the 321 acres of land where the wells will be built.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials during the April 25, 2024 council meeting about the water services department.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials related to the design and construction of more water wells.

Click HERE to read and download the water well contract that was approved at the April 25, 2024 College Station council meeting.