The consultants 2006 recommendation was to use reclaimed water to augment Twin Buttes Reservoir. That recommendation was never shared or explored in any way.
San Angelo's Water Chief Will Wilde waved the study in May 2012 at a COSADC meeting which considered utilizing reclaimed water for the new Texas Bank Sports Complex (for field watering).
The 2006 study is foundational to the City's 2014 Reclaimed Water study being performed by the same consultants. Task 1 in the reclaimed water alternatives evaluation is "Key findings from the 2006 Reclaimed Water Feasibility Study." Members of the public may be interested in the key findings in this document.
The 2014 study is not to exceed $189,965. It's not clear how much the initial study cost or what approvals Water Chief Will Wilde received to conduct the study.
Facts show the city's waste-water goes to Tom Green County farmers via the Tom Green County Irrigation and Water Control District. Water Chief Will Wilde operates a cotton farm which benefits from the city's waste-water.
Will Wilde personally benefited from not implementing the consultants' recommendations in the 2006 Reclaimed Water Feasibility Study.
