by admin | Mar 11, 2016 | News, Vista Ridge Pipeline
The company contracted to build a pipeline for the San Antonio Water System has applied for an $885 million low-interest state loan to finance the project. SAWS officials have often said in public meetings and interviews that financing for the 142-mile pipeline that... by admin | Feb 19, 2016 | Vista Ridge Pipeline
San Antonio Water System officials today released a list of firms interested in buying into the Vista Ridge pipeline project. Brookfield Global Infrastructure Advisor Ltd., John Laing Group PLC and the Blackstone Group have all submitted formal proposals to Abengoa...
by admin | Feb 15, 2016 | News, Vista Ridge Pipeline
The City Council is divided over whether the San Antonio Water System should allow the company planning to build a water pipeline from Burleson County to sell most of its stake in the project without council approval. District 8 Councilman Ron Nirenberg is leading a... by admin | Feb 15, 2016 | Vista Ridge Pipeline
It started out, by most accounts, as a good business deal. “The return was estimated to be upwards of 12 percent over a 30-year period, so this was a pretty fantastic project,” said David Vequist, a professor of management at the University of the Incarnate Word...
by admin | Dec 23, 2015 | News, Vista Ridge Pipeline, Water Planning
In a move that could cause further turbulence for a proposed $3.4 billion San Antonio pipeline project, one groundwater company has sued another after it says it was cut out of money related to the deal. Brenham-based Metropolitan Water Company is suing Austin-based... by admin | Nov 23, 2015 | Groundwater Resources, News, Vista Ridge Pipeline
City Council has unanimously approved increased water rates and rate structure, a strong display of confidence in the water utility’s ongoing efforts to diversify the city’s water supply and to encourage greater water conservation. The recent vote follows two years of...