BULK WATER Services for Hermleigh, TX

Energy Vault, a global energy storage technology company, selected Scurry County for its Cross Trails battery energy storage project in Hermleigh specifically because of the county's efficient permitting process and strong local workforce (Yahoo!), and the Cross Trails BESS system reached commercial operation ahead of schedule in May 2025, backed by a 10-year offtake agreement with Gridmatic representing the first physically settled revenue floor contract for a battery storage project in the ERCOT system (BigCountryHomepage), establishing Hermleigh and Scurry County as a named and active AI-adjacent energy infrastructure hub with proven execution. That foundational BESS investment set the stage for the even higher-profile development that followed, as Energy Vault and Crusoe announced a multi-year strategic framework agreement in February 2026 to deploy Crusoe Spark modular AI factory data centers at Energy Vault's Snyder, Texas technology center, with phased deployments scalable up to 25 megawatts of AI compute load beginning in 2026, (Business Wire), making the Snyder-Hermleigh corridor in Scurry County the site of one of the most forward-looking energy-plus-AI infrastructure programs in West Texas. Scurry County ranks sixth in Texas for electricity generation from wind turbines, producing nearly 3.9 million megawatt-hours annually (Find Energy), meaning Hermleigh sits within one of the densest active wind energy footprints in the state, with continuous O&M programs, substation maintenance activity, and turbine service programs generating year-round field water demand on top of the BESS and AI compute construction activity advancing at the Energy Vault technology campus. BESS civil construction, solar array installation, modular data center pad preparation, transformer and switchgear foundation pours, and crew support for the concurrent Crusoe-Energy Vault deployment program all require bulk water that Scurry County's rural utility infrastructure cannot deliver to active construction sites outside the Snyder city limits, where most of this infrastructure buildout is occurring. Hermleigh's position on US 180 in the heart of Scurry County places it on the primary access corridor between these active construction programs and the regional supply chain, making confirmed bulk water delivery arrangements essential before any contractor mobilizes, as the Energy Vault and Crusoe program's 2026 deployment timeline will commit regional sourcing capacity to a concentrated window that leaves no margin for uncoordinated late arrivals. Water Runner provides TCEQ-licensed bulk water delivery with the fleet capacity and West Texas operational reach to support Hermleigh-area energy storage construction, AI infrastructure buildout, wind energy operations, and field infrastructure programs reliably from first mobilization through completion.