With a sustained drought and historically low reservoir levels in West Texas, the city of Midland sought a new source of potable water. A Black & Veatch/Garney Construction consortium completed work on the T-Bar Well Field Development and Delivery Project in May.
The project includes 44 production wells drilled into the Pecos Valley Aquifer, more than 20 miles of 6-in. to 36-in. collection piping, a 2-million-gallon ground storage tank, a high-pressure pump station and more than 60 miles of 48-in. pipe to bring 20 million gallons a day to Midland.