Desalination
In April 2002, Governor Rick Perry tasked the Texas Water Development Board (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.
2017 Meeting Announcements
- Brackish Groundwater Technology Transfer Workshop, July 11-13, 2017, Bozeman, Montana
- Membranes: Fundamentals, Focuses, and Future Endeavors, August 23-25, 2017, San Antonio, Texas
- Texas Desal 2017: Developing a Drought-Proof Water Supply, September 21-22, 2017, Austin, Texas
Worth Its Salt:a column spotlighting desalination plants
San Antonio Water System's H20aks Center
Recent TWDB Legislative Reports
The Future of Desalination in Texas: 2016 Biennial Report on Seawater and Groundwater Desalination
Recent TWDB-Funded Project Reports
Developing Practical Alternatives to Pilot Plant Studies, 2014
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