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  • February 18, 2025
Bryan City Council Considers Contract for ‘Keep Water Local’ Media Campaign

Bryan City Council Considers Contract for ‘Keep Water Local’ Media Campaign

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – At Tuesday’s meeting, the city of Bryan will consider a contract worth hundreds of thousands of dollars for a water-related media campaign.

City leaders said this campaign is intended to help residents better understand local water issues.

The contract with Crosswind Media and Public Relations is worth up to $375,000 to create a campaign to highlight the need to keep water supplies local.

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez took to Facebook with a meme and a message to taxpayers about the city’s water supply.

The full text of Gutierrez’s statement can be found below:

WATER! I was recently asked, “As mayor, what are the things that keep you up at night?” My response was: who will be the next chancellor of Texas A&M and how will they continue to do these things? that John Sharp did for our area. The second, but most crucial, was WATER!, WATER!, WATER!, and how will we protect our most valuable resource for future generations to enable quality of life, growth and economic development. Currently, we have a company based in San Francisco and funded by investment bankers in New York City, which plans to transport most of all remaining water to the aquifer controlled by the Brazos Valley Groundwater District. The water to be transported is intended for the city of Georgetown and the surrounding area. The cities of Bryan and College Station have maintained water resources plans for more than 50 years – this transportation arrangement would reduce that to less than 10 years and require BCS and A&M to find other water sources for the future. If successful, this project could effectively halt all economic development in Brazos and Robertson counties. The importance of protecting water resources cannot be overstated. It’s not just an environmental issue, it’s about securing the future of the Brazos Valley’s economy, health and quality of life.Bobby Gutierrez

In November 2024, the city of Bryan joined the city of College Station and Brazos County in an agreement to protect water resources, even hiring an attorney.

KBTX heard from city leaders that they are going to do what they can to preserve Brazos Valley Water in the Brazos Valley.

“We’re just making sure we’re doing everything we can to protect water resources in the Brazos Valley. We want to make sure we keep our water local, and so one of the steps is making sure we have the right expertise, including legal expertise, to help us through that process,” said Deputy City Manager Hugh Walker.