San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | December 2024

BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN

Another point of view

What’s being done

Kyle’s 2023 Water Model Plan analyzed if avail- able water sources would meet the maximum day demands of future housing developments, such as Anthem and Waterstone. The plan considers Alliance Regional Water Authority’s, or ARWA’s, surface water connection and Waterstone’s delivery points from 2024 on. Demand projections include future development statuses for projects—except those in concept or review—which show an anticipated supply deficiency. “Unless Kyle has any additional long-term sources, I’m not sure how the city will not be functioning at a deficit,” Flores-Cale said. Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell said he believes the water supply from the Carrizo-Wilcox Water Project and aquifer will be “stable” and “long-lasting.” “We all get our water from the same place, and so Kyle is not in a fundamentally different position than San Marcos or Buda,” Mitchell said.

San Marcos, Kyle and Buda. A second tranche, or portion of water, is anticipated to bring in 2.3 million gallons per day in 2027, Murphy said. The city is also collaborating with multiple utilities and the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority to secure more flexible and sustainable water supply options, ensuring the community’s water needs will continue to be met, Schmeits added.

To address these water supply challenges, the city is investing in additional storage facilities to improve supply management during those periods of high demand. ARWA is wrapping up construction on the final pipeline—dubbed Segment C—of its Carrizo-Wilcox Water Project, which will increase the city’s water supply by 26.7%. The segment runs from a booster pump station in Maxwell and continues through

Project

Estimated timeline

What does it do?

Wastewater treatment plant expansion

Upgrades existing plant from 4.5 MGD to 9 M

Breaking ground in 2025

ARWA Segment C pipeline

February 2025 completion

Brings an additional 1.7 MGD

Addresses water supply issues through 2028 Plans for 50 years of future water need

Short-term water master plan Q1 of 2025 completion

Long-term water master plan Q1 of 2025 completion

SOURCE: CITY OF KYLE/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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