Laguna Madre Water District: Seawater Desalination Pilot Plant Study
Project Summary
Conduct a 12-month pilot plant study to collect source water quality data to determine the cost of a 1-MGD full-scale facility and to update a regional water facility plan.
- TWDB Contract Manager:
- Jorge Arroyo, P.E.
- Funding Recipient:
- Laguna Madre Water District
- Project Administrator:
- Laguna Madre Water District
- Contractors:
- NRS Consulting Engineers
- Project Start Date:
- Fall 2006
- Project Completion Date:
- December 2009
- Total Project Cost:
- $779,000
- TWDB Share of Project Cost:
- $231,000
- Benefits:
- The study will provide reliable, site-specific source water data from an open ocean intake or beach wells to determine the cost of a 1-MGD seawater desalination plant.
Project Details
Participants
Project Sponsor:
Texas Water Development Board
Jorge Arroyo, P.E. - Contract Manager
Texas Water Development Board
1700 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78711
512-475-3003
Funding Recipient:
Laguna Madre Water District
Mr. Gavino Sotello - Interim General Manager
Laguna Madre Water District
105 Port Road
Port Isabel, TX 78578
956-943-2626
Project Manager:
NRS Consulting Engineers
Mr. Jesus Leal - Principal
NRS Consulting Engineers
1222 E. Tyler, Suite C
P.O. Box 2544
Harlingen, TX 78551
956-423-7409
Project Consultant:
NRS Consulting Engineers
Mr. Jesus Leal - Principal
NRS Consulting Engineers
1222 E. Tyler, Suite C
P.O. Box 2544
Harlingen, TX 78551
956-423-7409
Project Milestones
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Application received by TWDB | February 23, 2006 |
| TWDB Board authorizes contract negotiations | July 18, 2006 |
| Contract signed (official start of project) | September 15, 2006 |
| Project engineer selected by Laguna Madre Water District | |
| Pilot plant start-up date (anticipated) |
Photographs
Courtesy of Jorge Arroyo and Saqib Shirazi, TWDB, April 2008 to May 2009
