In its battle against the drought racking the region, city of Corpus Christi officials have been actively pursuing four seawater desalination proposals — one of its own and three that would be in coordination with private or other public entities.
It’s part of a layered strategy to build supply, augmenting other initiatives to pump groundwater from several well fields and develop treated effluent for industrial uses.
Included among the desalination projects are the city’s endeavor to construct a plant at the Inner Harbor site, a potential purchase of water from Corpus Christi Polymers’ plant, investment into the Nueces River Authority’s Harbor Island plans and exploration of a public-private partnership for a possible facility near the Barney Davis Power Plant.
Here’s a short video showing the seawater desalination projects in progress and their current statuses.
Kirsten Crow covers city government and water news. Have a story idea? Contact her at kirsten.crow@caller.com.
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Reporting by Kirsten Crow, Corpus Christi Caller Times / Corpus Christi Caller Times
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