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CRMWA expands its Roberts County well field to fill the 65 MGD groundwater aqueduct

During the drought that began in 2001, CRMWA doubled the well production capacity of the John C. Williams Wellfield so that the groundwater aqueduct ran at its full capacity of 65 million gallons per day. CRMWA describes that aqueduct capacity as the limit on how much groundwater it can deliver. Sources give 2010 or 2011 for the expansion.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (CRMWA)

What the sources say

⚠ Sources differ
Sources differ on the year CRMWA expanded the John C. Williams Wellfield to fill its groundwater aqueduct.
Reported value 1[1][2]
Year
2,010
CRMWA's MOU recital ("In 2010 ... CRMWA doubled the well production capacity") and history page (2010: 15 high-capacity wells added, 45 wells in total)
Reported value 2[3]
Year
2,011
General Manager Drew Satterwhite, as reported by the Amarillo Tribune: in 2011 CRMWA expanded the well field and doubled its capacity
✓ Verified
CRMWA states that the 65 million gallons per day capacity of its groundwater aqueduct is the limiting factor in how much groundwater it can deliver to member cities. In September 2025 the general manager described the system as 47 wells and 48 miles of 54-inch pipe able to bring 65 MGD of groundwater to the member cities.^[1]^[3]
Aqueduct capacity mgd
65
Wells
47

Sources

1.Amarillo City Council Agenda Packet, 2026-06-23 Regular Meeting (item 6.5, CRMWA II Memorandum of Understanding) — City of Amarillo (CivicClerk), Jun 23, 2026 · retrieved Oct 11, 2026primarySubject-authoredPacket pages 113-119 hold the item 6.5 agenda summary (contact: City Manager Grayson Path) and the unsigned "Memorandum of Understanding between Canadian River Municipal Water Authority and its Member Cities for the Purpose of Defining Expectations for Development of CRMWA II", with Appendix A figure descriptions. The MOU's background recitals are CRMWA's own account of the project's history.
2.History — Canadian River Municipal Water Authority · retrieved Oct 11, 2026primarySubject-authoredYear-by-year history page, undated. The 2026 entry reads: "The Board of Directors unanimously voted to move forward with a plan to build a new wellfield and pipeline that would be online in the year 2038." It does not give the meeting date of that vote.
3.CRMWA gives update on water supply, security for the area — Amarillo Tribune, Sep 10, 2025 · retrieved Oct 11, 2026newsIndependentByline Julie Thompson. Covers the September 9, 2025 council presentation by CRMWA General Manager Drew Satterwhite.