GROWING water demand As the population is projected to grow in both Magnolia and Montgomery County, so too is the demand for water.
Montgomery County 2020-70 (projected)
Population: +209.92%
Water demand: +147.49%
Magnolia population: +228.83%
Magnolia water demand: +221.35%
15,853
10K
20K
Projected
Projected
1 acre-foot is 325,851 gallons of water , or the amount of water it would take to flood 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot
15K
7.5K
3,461 acre-feet
8,912
5,789
10K
5K
1,077 acre-feet
11,632
5K
2.5K
7,056
4,821
0
0
2020
2030
2040
2050
2060
2070
2020
2030
2040
2050
2060
2070
SOURCE: TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Plans for water As Magnolia faces water challenges, the city is working on two new wells—No. 7 and No. 8. Kurzy said AEI Engineering began working on Well No. 7 in September 2021. Meanwhile, council awarded a $2.89 million contract at its Jan. 10 meet- ing to Weisinger Inc. to build Well No. 8, which is anticipated to be completed in December. Depending on how quickly Well No. 7 can be fin- ished, Kurzy said he believes the moratorium could be lifted in August. Otherwise, the moratorium could continue through December. As the wells come online, Kurzy said the city does not yet have a clear answer on how to distribute the new capacity. “We say first come, first serve, but that may not happen either,” Kurzy said. “We’ve got to kind of look at where people are at in their development and try to find a realistic way to dole these out to where we can get to the next well.” While the two wells are in the works, a tem- porary water system on the east side of the city, funded by the Magnolia 4A Economic Devel- opment Corp., went online Jan. 17 to alleviate water pressure issues, according to the Feb. 14 agenda packet. The EDC is paying around
MAGNOLIA'S aquifers
$25,000-$30,000 each month for service and equipment rentals, Doering said. City Council also approved an agreement with Magnolia East 149 LLC, a subsidiary of Magnolia Place developer Stratus Properties Inc., to fund an additional water supply plant at its Feb. 14 meet- ing. Anticipated to cost $6.29 million, the project will include a 1,500-gallon-per-minute well and a 400,000-gallon ground storage tank, among other equipment, according to the agenda packet. Through the agreement, Magnolia East 149 LLC will facilitate and administer the design and con- struction of the project in exchange for the city funding and owning it after completion, according to the agenda packet. Kurzy said the plan is to continue building two wells a year as needed to meet demand. “There’s plenty of blame, plenty of places to point the finger,” Kana said. “The biggest thing is we are on top of this now, and hopefully within a few months, we’ll be ahead of it, and our problems will be solved.”
As new wells are added, the city gets its water from the Jasper and Evangeline aquifers,
water-bearing rock layers that are part of the larger Gulf Coast Aquifer System.
2wells planned in Magnolia will tap into the Jasper Aquifer.
Chicot Aquifer Texas aquifer cross section:
Pre-Miocene rock
For more information, visit communityimpact.com .
SOURCE: TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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