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  • District Provides Water Quality Report
    The San Patricio Municipal Water District has published its summary of the quality of water provided to customers in 2024. Because customers served by Seaboard WSC received only water produced by the City of Corpus Christi, it was necessary to generate a Seaboard Edition of the report just for those customers. Customers served by Odem, Taft, and Rincon WSC received water produced by the City of Corpus Christi during peak use times of the year, along with water treated at San Patricio Municipal Water District's treatment plant; therefore, we are providing a West Edition of the water quality report for those customers. All other customer cities and industries received only water treated at the San Patricio Municipal Water District Plant and should refer to the SPMWD Edition of the water quality report. Copies of the SPMWD Edition, West Edition and the Seaboard Edition can be viewed, saved and printed from this site at the links below. The Consumer Confidence Report includes detailed findings and confirms that drinking water provided by the Water District continues to be safe and meets strict government standards. [View District Reports]
  • District Updates for Drought Contingency Plan 2025
    The District is also required by its water contracts with the City of Corpus Christi to have a drought contingency plan consistent with the city's plan. After a public meeting to receive comments was held on April 8, 2025, the SPMWD board of directors voted to adopt a revised District plan. The Plan was last updated in 2019. [Full Report]
  • Region Under Stage 3 Water Restrictions
    Mandatory water use restrictions are now in effect for customers thoughout the Coastal Bend Region. Lake levels in the Nueces River Basin are below 20% of total capacity. This triggered Stage 3 of the Drought Contingency Plan including prohibiting lawn watering and some other uses. This applies to all cities and public water suppliers connected to the regional water supply system. [Full Report]
  • TCEQ Issues Initial Coastal Bend Desal Permit
    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has granted the first of four permits that would ultimately pave the way for construction of two seawater desalination plants adjacent to the Corpus Christi Bay system. One of the two plants would be located on the ship channel west of the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge and the other would be near the La Quinta Channel in the vicinity of the San Patricio Municipal Water District's water filtration plant complex. Desalinaton as a water supply for the Coastal Bend region has been under discussion for more than 30 years. The Water District has prepared a summary of the ongoing planning process. The summary is included here. [Full Summary]
  • District Adopts Updated Drought Management Plan
    The Water District has adopted an updated Drought Contingency Plan which is consistent with the restrictions that apply to everyone supplied by the regional water system managed by the City of Corpus Christi. Plan revisions are designed to better reflect the expanded surface water supply available to Coastal Bend customers including Lake Texana and Colorado River water rights. You can download a complete copy of the San Patricio Municipal Water District's Drought Contingency Plan in this article.
    [Full Story and Plan Download]
  • Water Conservation Plan
    The Water District Board of Directors has adopted a revised Water Conservation Plan. State rules require that the plan be updated every five years. The plan is also required to be consistent with the plan adopted earlier this year by the City of Corpus Christi which by contract manages surface water supplies in the region. The Water District's plan is available on this site. [Link to Plan Document]
 
July 2, 2025
Choke Canyon Reservoir:
 (Max Elv 220.5 ft) 187 ft
Lake Corpus Christi:
 (Max Elv 94 ft) 81 ft
% of Total CCR/LCC Capacity 18.5%
% of Lake Texana Capacity 70%
 (Texana Max Elv 44.0 ft) 39 ft
About half of the water used each year by SPMWD customers comes from Lake Texana

WATER CONSERVATION SHOULD BE PART OF DAILY ROUTINE. THE REGION IS NOW IN STAGE 3.

Stage 3 prohibits residential lawn watering by sprinkler or handheld hose. Using water to wash vehicles is also prohibited. Coastal Bend residents, businesses and industry are encouraged to make water conservation part of their daily routine.

TAKE A TOUR OF OUR WATER SYSTEM STEP-BY-STEP
The Water District has pump stations, transmissions lines, filtration plants and sophisticated control systems. Join our tour and we'll walk you through the process of bringing river water to our processing plants, turning it into drinking water and then delivering it to our wholesale customers. [TOUR]