The City’s project for
NASCC called for con-
struction and connection
of a new water pipeline
on the north perimeter of
Naval Air Station Corpus
Christi to strategically
ensure resilient and re-
dundant supply of water
to the base’s 41 tenant
commands and the 506
facilities that are critical
to the base's mission.
“The City, NASCC, CCAD
and the United Corpus
Christi Chamber of Com-
merce’s South Texas Mil-
itary Facilities Task Force
have been working to-
gether for many months
on these applications,”
Mayor McComb ex-
plained. “After being just
outside the money in the
first two DEAAG rounds,
all of us were committed
to finding projects tied
directly to NASCC’s and
CCAD’s missions.”
The Navy and the 41
tenant commands on the
base, including the Cor-
pus Christi Army Depot
(CCAD), use approximate-
ly one million gallons of
water per day supplied by
the City through a single
16-inch water line, which
is more than 76 years old.
Were NASCC to suffer a
casualty to single point of
delivery 16-inch diameter
line, which is significantly
corroded and destined to
fail due to its age, the en-
tire operation on the base,
would have to cease op-
erations within 96 hours
due to the lack of water
quality.
Christi and South Texas
Military Facilities Task
Force for their tremen-
dously diligent efforts in
pursuing the Defense
Economic Adjustment
Assistance Grant,” said
Captain Phil Brock, Com-
manding Officer of Naval
Air Station Corpus Christi.
“Their persistence and
hard work in the pursuit
of this funding exemplifies
their solid support of the
Naval Air Station and all
local military. Without the
support of this great com-
munity and its leaders,
According to the City’s
we would not be able to
NASCC DEAAG applica-
sustain our mission. The
tion, the City’s Utilities
ongoing partnerships we
Department will invest just have developed with the
under $1.2 million of Cap- City, United Corpus Christi
ital Improvement Program Chamber of Commerce's
Bond Funds to extend a
South Texas Military Facil-
water line along Ocean
ities Task Force, and oth-
Drive from Ennis Joslin
er community members
to Navy property. DEAAG is exceptional and their
funds will be used to ex-
dedication to continuously
tend the water line on
enhance the military value
Navy property to the wa-
of the air station is beyond
ter plant on the base.
reproach."
"I would like to personally
thank the City of Corpus
The City’s project for
CCAD promotes the best
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