Adam RollinsThe Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus is soliciting a design firm for a $27.6 million project to build a water tower and well. Construction is expected to begin in September 2026.
University officials have determined that the RELLIS Campus will need a new water tower to supplement the existing one, ensuring that all campus facilities have adequate pressure for fire control and irrigation. A new domestic well, along with associated infrastructure, will play a key support role to supply and transmit water where it’s needed.
The water tower will be designed to hold 1.5 million gallons of water and provide 80 psi to the system, greatly expanding existing capacity and pressure. The storage tank will be approximately 185 feet above finished grade and connect to a 12-foot domestic water line. The designer will help identify old parts of the system that will need to be replaced to mitigate line breaks.
The supplementary water well portion of the project will also incorporate a new 16-foot water transmission main, cooling tower and a 1-million-gallon ground storage tank facility. The well will be approximately 3,200 feet deep.
The university will install electric and communication duct banks as part of the water well project. Once completed, the well will pump more than 1,900 acre-feet of water at a rate of 2,800 gallons per minute.
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