WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
A POTENTIAL LEVEL 1
WATER EMERGENCY
At today’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting, the Council approved a first reading ordinance accepting a $17,830,308 grant from the U.S. Department of War, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, to replace aging water infrastructure along the Leopard Street and Up River Road corridor.
Corpus Christi Water (CCW) and the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority (LNRA) have begun returning the Mary Rhodes Pipeline (MRP) to service following repairs near the O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant (ONSWTP) river intake station.
Corpus Christi Water (CCW) continues to make progress on repairs to the Mary Rhodes Pipeline (MRP) near the O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant, with welding of the new pipe section expected to be completed today.
Corpus Christi Water (CCW) is completing repairs on the Mary Rhodes Pipeline (MRP) after a leak was identified near the O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plant during a scheduled maintenance period.
Corpus Christi Water (CCW) is investigating a potential pipe leak on the Mary Rhodes Pipeline (MRP) that was identified during the process of returning the pipeline to service after scheduled maintenance.
On Tuesday, September 29, the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority (LNRA), Corpus Christi Water (CCW), and their contractors will begin scheduled maintenance and upgrades to the Mary Rhodes Pipeline (MRP) pump stations.
Today, September 25, startup operations continue for the Mary Rhodes Pipeline (MRP). Filling of the water pipeline continued overnight. The welds connecting the new section of pipe have been inspected, and no issues were identified.
Repair work is on track to be completed ahead of schedule at the Mary Rhodes Pipeline (MRP) project site, with a portion of the exterior cement work on the repaired pipe joints completed and the excavation partially backfilled.
Contracted crews have installed a replacement section of the Mary Rhodes Pipeline (MRP) and completed the welded connections this morning.
Corpus Christi Water (CCW) and contracted crews are working around the clock to safely complete the repair and return the Mary Rhodes Pipeline to service.
