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“Water is the new oil” as Texas cities square off over aquifer pipeline plans

Fast-growing Georgetown plans to pump 89 million gallons a day from the Carrizo Wilcox Aquifer but the project is being fought by Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M University, which depend on the same water.

A water pipeline project by Recharge through Lee County into Williamson County pictured on March 28, 2025.

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The Texas miracle

Gold rush on water

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The Upwell project

Mark Hoelscher, a ladowner who is selling groundwater from his land to the Upwell project, stands infront of a 1,200-foot-deep Simsboro Well in rural Robertson County on March 20, 2025.

Texas A&M sues to review permits

A water tower and tank under construction in Lee County are part of a new infrastructure network to move additional water into Georgetown and Hutto.

A race to pump before restrictions kick in


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