Desalination

In April 2002, Governor Rick Perry tasked the TWDB with developing a proposal to build Texas' very first large-scale seawater desalination plant to produce drinking water. The following year, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1370 directing the agency to undertake or participate in research, feasibility and facility planning studies, investigations, and surveys as needed to advance the development of cost-effective water supplies from seawater desalination in the state. TWDB has expanded its scope of desalination activities to include brackish groundwater, an abundant source of water supply in many areas of the state.

2023 Meeting Announcements

• Reverse Osmois Operations & Maintenance Workshop, South Central Membrane Association, January 17, 2023, El Paso, TX
• 2023 Membrane Technology Conference, American Water Works Association, February 20-23, 2023, Knoxville, TN
• 2023 MSSC Summit, Multi-State Salinity Coalition, February 22-24, 2023, Las Vegas, NV
• Membrane Operator Certification (MOC-III): Low Pressure Membrane Systems, South Central Membrane Association, March 7-9, 2023, Wichita Falls, TX
• SWMOR Training and Membrane Troubleshooting workshops, South Central Membrane Association, March 21-22, 2023, City of Mansfield, TX
• Introduction to Membrane Systems and Advanced Training of RO & Nanofiltration Systems, South Central Membrane Association, April 22-25, 2023, El Paso, TX
• ACE23, American Water Works Association, June 11-14, 2023, Toronto, Canada
• The Do's and Don’ts of Membrane Treatment - Lessons Learned Workshop, South Central Membrane Association, June 17, 2023, El Paso, TX
• 2023 Annual Conference & Expo, South Central Membrane Association, August 23-25, 2023, Forth Worth, TX
• Texas Desal 2023, Texas Desal Association, September 27-29, 2023, El Paso, TX
• 2023 Texas Groundwater Summit, Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, September 2023, San Antonio, TX