Region M
Brownsville Seawater Desalination Project
- Category:
- Recommended
- Total capital cost (2008):
- $182,000,000
- Capacity:
- 7,013 acre-feet per year by 2060
- Startup decade:
- 2040
- Description:
- The region recommended that a 2.5 MGD demonstration-scale seawater desalination plant be designed and constructed. In anticipation of future expansion to full-scale (25 MGD) capacity, several key components of the Demonstration Project would be implemented at full-scale, including the intake system, concentrate disposal system, and land acquisition.
- Location:
- The proposed plant will be located on the south shore of the Brownsville Ship Channel.
Location map of Brownsville's seawater desalination project:
Laguna Madre and Laguna Vista Seawater Desalination Project
- Category:
- Recommended
- Capacity:
- 25 acre-feet per year for Laguna Vista and 864 acre-feet per year for Laguna Madre Water District by 2060
- Startup decade:
- 2010
- Description:
- Regional Water Plan indicated to provide 1.0 MGD (1,120 ac-ft/yr) of water supply assuming 100 percent utilization of the facility.
- Location:
- A feasibility analysis in 2010 recommended full-scale operations to be located on the north side of the South Padre island using Gulf water as its raw water source. The full-scale design will take into consideration potential environmental impacts and permitting requirements when evaluating final site location.
Source: All information derived from 2011 approved regional water plan and Brownsville Large-Scale Seawater Desalination Pilot Plant Study, 2008