Western Canyon Water Treatment Plant Division
Western Canyon Water Treatment PlantThe Western Canyon Water Treatment Plant, which began delivering treated water to customers on April 3, 2006, uses water from Canyon Reservoir to provide a firm supply of treated drinking water to area communities and water systems. Some of these customers, as well as many other residents, depend upon wells drilled into the groundwater supplies of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers. Some wells experience water quality and quantity problems during low rainfall or drought, and the Western Canyon water helps to supplement these sources.
The facility consists of a raw water intake at Comal Park on Canyon Lake, a 10 mgd micro-filtration water treatment plant at Startz Hill, two booster pump stations, and approximately 45 miles of raw and treated water pipelines. The employees at the plant are also responsible for monitoring the customer delivery points along the treated water transmission pipeline with the use of a SCADA (control and monitoring) system.
  • Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
  • Startup Date: 2006
  • Capacity: 10 mgd
  • Service Area: Comal and Kendall Counties, TX
Contact
Juan Vasquez, Plant Manager
Phone: 830-885-2639
E-mail:
DROUGHT INFORMATION (more...)
GBRA Water Conservation Plan
GBRA Drought Contingency Plan
Summary of Water Conservation/Drought Plans
Video: The Climate Detective
Video: San Marcos Springs
Video: Comal Springs
CURRENT FLOW & LAKE DATA        (more...)
(+/-0.00) - indicates change in 24 hours
J-17 Well: 675.5 msl (+3.7)
Canyon Reservoir 908.53 msl (+908.53)
Guadalupe @ Sattler 237 cfs (+16)
Comal Springs 1500 cfs (+1006)
San Marcos Springs 231 cfs (-2)
Guadalupe @ Gonzales 2010 cfs (+360)
Guadalupe @ Victoria 5200 cfs (+2960)
Coleto Reservoir 98.58 msl (+0.66)
Guadalupe @ Tivoli 1860 cfs (+40)
Sources of Flow at Victoria
Canyon Release 4.56%
San Marcos Springs 4.44%
Comal Springs 28.85%
Natural Base Flow 62.15%
(Percentages reflect sources. Losses and diversions not included.)
RESOURCE LIBRARY (more...)
- Texas E-Flows Process - August 2010
- Land Stewardship - August 2010
- Caldwell County Regional Water and Wastewater Planning Study
- Canyon Gorge
- Canyon Reservoir Fact Sheet
- GBRA River Run
CONSERVING A TEXAS TREASURE
Guadalupe RiverThe Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust was founded in 2001 to conserve land in the Guadalupe River Watershed.
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