(Nixon) — A new multi-million-dollar water treatment plant, which secures the future water needs for this area, is on its way up in Nixon.
City leaders from the City of Seguin and the City of Schertz recently joined the Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation (SSLGC) Board of Directors and staff for the groundbreaking of its $33 million dollar Guadalupe Project located in Nixon. The project consists of a new 6.0 MGD water treatment plant, wellfield (including six wells — five drilled in the Carrizo Aquifer, one drilled in the Wilcox Aquifer), wellfield access roads, and pipelines to carry water from each well to the new water treatment plant.
SSLGC General Manager Amber Beard says this new infrastructure will allow the corporation to develop up to 6,000-acre feet of water from the Carrizo and Wilcox Aquifers in Guadalupe County.
“The Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation is owned jointly by the cities of Schertz and Seguin. It’s a 50/50 percent partnership. The new Guadalupe facility — the debt service initially is set to be paid by the city of Schertz 100 percent. Should the city of Seguin need water in the future, there is an agreement in place that would then require debt service payment for the project. So, it provides up to 6 MGDs of additional water for the city of Schertz and future SSLGC customers and current customers to meet their demand in the future,” said Beard.
Local leaders were recently on hand to help break ground on a new water treatment plant in Nixon. Those representing the Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation Board of Directors include, from left, Steve Parker, Seguin City Manager; David Reiley, vice president, SSLGC Board of Directors; Robin Dwyer, assistant secretary, SSLGC Board of Directors; Allison Heyward, Schertz City Councilmember, Place 6; David Scagliola, Schertz City Councilmember, Place 5; Mayor Donna Dodgen, City of Seguin; Amber Briggs Beard, SSLGC General Manager; Mayor Ralph Gutierrez, City of Schertz and Alan Cockerell, former SSLGC General Manager. Courtesy photo
Beard says the Guadalupe Project will provide SSLGC with additional water needed to meet increasing water demands in the City of Schertz and, in the future, other SSLGC customers including Seguin.
“As a corporation, we provide water currently to a population over 180,000 and we look out far in advance for water demand. Not only is this project scheduled and we about to start construction on it but we are looking for water strategies in the future around the 20-45 decade timeline so it’s something that we are continuously looking at. The corporation not only serves the cities of Schertz and Seguin but we serve Springs Hill Water Supply Corporation which you know is also in the Seguin area — the San Antonio Water System, the city of Selma. We also have a contract with the city of Universal City. It’s a large number of municipalities also involved as customers for the corporation,” said Beard.
The project is anticipated to be completed at the end of 2022.