Brownsville water infrastructure contract, by the numbers

Terms of SpaceX's payment and the land provided by the City of Brownsville

$220 million
Total payment cap
445
De-annexed land (acres)
10 million
Phase 1 goal (gallons/day)

D+30 days$40 million upfront deposit into escrow account

Quarters 1-66 payments of $30 million each, totaling $180 million additional

Phase 1SRWA water treatment capacity 7.5 million → 10 million gallons/day (approx. $46.8 million)

Phase 220 million gallons/day at full expansion, total project cost approx. $202 million

Exchange conditions445 acres near the port, de-annexed from city jurisdiction

Source: The Texas Tribune, KRGV, RGV Business Journal (Aug 2026)