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The State of Seawater Desalination in Texas

The State of Seawater Desalination in Texas. Jorge A. Arroyo P.E. Innovative Water Technologies. The State of Seawater Desalination in Texas. Opportunities for seawater desalination. Access to a plentiful source 367 miles of coast Multiple sites for locating desalination plants

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The State of Seawater Desalination in Texas

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  1. The State of Seawater Desalination in Texas Jorge A. Arroyo P.E. Innovative Water Technologies

  2. The State of Seawater Desalination in Texas Texas i-Water 2010

  3. Opportunities for seawater desalination • Access to a plentiful source • 367 miles of coast • Multiple sites for locating desalination plants • Proximity to [large] demand centers • ~ 2/3 of the state’s population located within 150 miles of the coast • Need for supply diversity • Vulnerability of existing sources • Cost-effective technology • New water Texas i-Water 2010

  4. Texas Seawater Desalination Initiative • Goal: To advance the development of seawater desalination supplies in Texas by implementing a large-scale demonstration plant • To-date: • Feasibility studies: Brownsville, Corpus Christi and Freeport • Pilot plant studies: Brownsville and South Padre Island • Assessment of environmental issues and permitting strategies Reporting • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 Texas i-Water 2010

  5. Seawater desalination and regional water planning • 2001 Regional Water Plans • Region N and Nueces River Authority: Membrane Technology and Cost Factors for Siting Seawater Desalination Facilities in Texas • Region P and Lavaca-Navidad River Authority: Evaluation of Joslin Steam Electric Station as a site for a seawater desalination plant • Region L: Seawater Desalination, recommended water management strategy for Bexar County (2040) Texas i-Water 2010

  6. Seawater desalination and regional water planning • 2006 Regional Water Plans • Region H: Freeport (Dow Chemical)-Alternative water management strategy-Alternative water management strategy • Region L: Seawater Desalination, recommended water management strategy for Bexar County (2040) • Region M: • Seawater Desalination, recommended regional water management strategy for Cameron County • Seawater Desalination, recommended water management strategy for South Padre Island • Region N: Corpus Christi Seawater Desalination Plant-Alternative water management strategy Texas i-Water 2010

  7. Seawater desalination and regional water planning • 2010 Initially Prepared Regional Water Plans • Seawater desalination included as a recommended water management strategy in planning regions L and M • Seawater desalination included as an alternative water management strategy in planning regions H and N Texas i-Water 2010

  8. Seawater desalination in Texas: strengths and weaknesses Strengths Weaknesses • Vision • Opportunity • Leadership support • Regional/State Water Planning Process • Consensus • Technology • Lack of a precedent • Cost • Energy requirements • Funding strategy • Vulnerability of coastal facilities Texas i-Water 2010

  9. Resources TWDB Contract No. 2000-483-328 Desalination for Texas Water SupplyPart A: Membrane Technologies/CostPart B: Economic Importance of Siting Factors for Seawater Desalination TWDB Contract No. 2003-483-509 Guidance Manual for Permitting Requirements in Texas for Desalination Facilities US Bureau of Reclamation 2003 Site for downloading completed TWDB reports: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/iwt/desal/projects.asp Texas i-Water 2010

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