BULK WATER Services for Alpine, TX

The Energy Transfer and Carso-developed Trans-Pecos Pipeline, a 143-mile, 42-inch diameter, 1.3 billion cubic foot per day natural gas line connecting the Waha Hub in Pecos County to the Texas-Mexico border, passes through 33 miles of Brewster County and within approximately one mile of Alpine (Natural Gas Intelligence), making Alpine the primary services hub for ongoing pipeline operations, inspection programs, compression maintenance, and right-of-way management across one of the longest midstream transmission corridors in the Trans-Pecos region. That midstream activity intensifies as the broader Pecos County energy build-out accelerates along the US 90 corridor, where Pacifico Energy's GW Ranch, a 7.65-gigawatt gas-fired power campus on more than 8,000 acres in Pecos County, has received its TCEQ air permit, the largest of its kind in the United States, with construction beginning in early 2026, first power delivery targeted for early 2027, and full buildout expected to reach 5-plus gigawatts by 2031 (Sandstone Group), creating a construction workforce and contractor supply chain that routes directly through Alpine on US 90 as the most direct Trans-Pecos artery connecting the Permian Basin to the Big Bend region. Alpine, with a population of approximately 6,000, is the only incorporated city in Brewster County, which is the largest county by area in the state of Texas (The Texas Tribune), meaning it functions as the single regional staging point for fuel, supplies, equipment repair, crew services, and water logistics across a county that spans more than 6,000 square miles of Chihuahuan Desert terrain where municipal infrastructure does not reach most active work sites. Pipeline O&M crews, power infrastructure construction teams, and remote site operations in this region all require reliable bulk water supply from a provider with Trans-Pecos coverage, because the combination of extreme aridity, long drive distances, and minimal utility access makes sourcing water on short notice effectively impossible once mobilization begins. Contractors staging out of Alpine who have not confirmed a water supply arrangement before mobilization consistently face sourcing delays that compress schedules and elevate costs across some of the most remote operating terrain in Texas. Water Runner provides TCEQ-licensed bulk water delivery with the fleet capacity and Trans-Pecos operational reach to serve Alpine-area pipeline, power infrastructure, and field construction programs reliably from first mobilization through project completion.