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Corpus Christi to Begin Talks on Privately Built Desalinization Plant
The private proposal could produce 150 million gallons a day and would require Corpus Christi to commit to buying water for at least 30 years.
- On Tuesday, the Corpus Christi City Council voted 6-2 to open preliminary talks with Houston-based AXE H2O about building a desalination facility to address the region's water crisis.
- Corpus Christi is facing an unforgiving drought that caused two main reservoirs to drop below 8% capacity, with leaders estimating a Level 1 emergency could arrive by September.
- According to a presentation Tuesday, the city could pay $6.50 per 1,000 gallons, about 30% cheaper than the controversial Inner Harbor Project; AXE H2O plans to discharge offshore into the Gulf instead.
- Council members Roland Barrera and Cynthia Campos expressed skepticism, with Campos calling the proposal "too good to be true," while Council Member Eric Cantu said he has "100% faith" in the company.
- As a 2-month-old company, AXE H2O estimates construction would take two years, though the proposal remains in early stages without a confirmed site for the potential 150 million-gallon-a-day plant.
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Corpus Christi to begin talks on privately built desalinization plant
Seven months after axing their own seawater desalination plant project — and five months from when a water crisis is expected to surface — Corpus Christi City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday to begin preliminary talks with a new company to build a desalination facility for the Coastal Bend area.
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