about Dec 2038

Expected: CRMWA II operational by the end of 2038 (MOU target)

Pending Scheduled; has not yet occurred.

The MOU states the parties' agreement, as of January 2026, that CRMWA II should be operational by the end of 2038. Other sources give different target years. The MOU remains in effect until CRMWA II is operational.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (CRMWA)

Water & sewer

What the sources say

⚠ Sources differ
Sources give different target dates for CRMWA II to be in service.
Reported value 1[1][4][2]
Year
2,038
MOU (as of January 2026): operational by the end of 2038; also CRMWA's history page and NewsChannel 10
Reported value 2[3]
Year
2,040
2026 Panhandle Water Plan: CRMWA's ASR supply available "after CRMWA II is online in 2040"
Reported value 3[5]
Year
2033-34
Rate consultant Chris Ekrut (April 14, 2026), as reported: future CRMWA water supply anticipated around 2033-34
Reported value 4[6]
Years to complete
8
CRMWA general manager (June 23, 2026): about eight years to complete if all member cities approve

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.Amarillo approves agreement for second groundwater pipeline — NewsChannel 10 (KFDA), Jul 3, 2026 · retrieved Oct 11, 2026newsIndependentByline Paige Stockton.
3.2026 Panhandle Water Plan, Volume I: Main Report — Panhandle Water Planning Group (prepared by Freese and Nichols, Inc. et al.), hosted by the Texas Water Development Board, Oct 13, 2025 · retrieved Oct 11, 2026primaryIndependentCover dated October 2025 (signature date 10/13/2025). States the plan was adopted by the planning group on September 24, 2025 and that project capital costs are based on September 2023 price levels. CRMWA strategies in Section 5C; Amarillo strategies in Section 5C; changes from the 2021 plan in Chapter 9 (Table 9-8). CRMWA is a member of the regional planning process.
4.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.
5.Amarillo water rates could increase to fund new treatment plant — Amarillo Globe-News (via Yahoo News syndication), Apr 15, 2026 · retrieved Oct 11, 2026newsIndependentByline Nell Williams. Covers the April 14, 2026 council presentation of the water and wastewater rate study by Chris Ekrut of NewGen Strategies and Solutions. Originally published by the Amarillo Globe-News as "City council hears plan for $1.5B water treatment plant, rate increase".
6.Water infrastructure and conservation top of mind during Amarillo City Council meeting — Amarillo Tribune, Jun 24, 2026 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026newsIndependentByline Jo Early. Covers the June 23, 2026 council meeting, including the FY2025 ACFR presentation and the request for a forensic audit.