Gulf Coast Water Authority
UtilitiesTexas, United States51-200 Employees
Gulf Coast Water Authority (GCWA) is a utilities operator that supplies water to industrial, agricultural, and municipal customers across Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Galveston counties in Texas. Its service network delivers about 200 million gallons per day through a system that includes river pump stations, canals, pipelines, a large reservoir, and a central water treatment plant that serves most of Galveston County. The organization draws its water from the Brazos River under long-term rights and stored-water contracts with the Brazos River Authority, enabling releases during droughts to bolster reliability. GCWA’s customer base exceeds 185,000, with a focus on supporting industry, agriculture, and municipalities with dependable, quality water, while pursuing water conservation and drought resilience planning. Based in Texas City, GCWA traces its roots to early 20th-century irrigation efforts and was established as a wholesale water supplier by the Texas Legislature in 1965. A recent development includes securing federal funds aimed at enhancing its water availability models to improve planning and resilience.