FILE – Joan Torrent, 64, walks toward his house carrying two plastic jugs of water refilled at a natural spring in Gualba, about 50 km, (31 miles) northwest of Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024. Spain’s drought-stricken northeastern Catalonia is considering imposing water restrictions on tourists in the driest parts of the region if domestic […]
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A Civil Rights complaint on a proposed desalination plant has gone to the U.S. DOJ
A Civil Rights complaint against the city of Corpus Christi related to the proposed development of a desalination plant has been referred to the U.S. Department of Justice. The original administrative complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2022 and led to an investigation into whether city officials’ plans […]
Here’s how the NAACP has responded to Corpus Christi’s desalination proposal.
Proposed desalination development near a Northside Corpus Christi neighborhood has come under new fire on the heels of city officials taking their most significant steps to finance and construct the facility. The local chapter of the NAACP recently weighed in, taking an official position on the project, proposed for construction on a 17-acre tract of […]
Corpus Christi is moving forward with its desalination project. Here’s what’s next.
The most significant moves toward development of a seawater desalination plant are officially underway. In a 6-3 vote Tuesday, the City Council opted to continue forward on a path to its construction of a 30 MGD desalination plant on what has been dubbed the Inner Harbor site. Councilmembers Sylvia Campos and Jim Klein voted in […]
Here’s how building a desalination plant may impact water rates in Corpus Christi
The amount of money it may take operate a proposed seawater desalination plant – and how much ratepayers are projected to pay in coming years, should the plant be developed – has become more defined as Corpus Christi city officials prepare to finalize a decision about moving forward. City officials recently announced a new estimate […]