Desalination in the 2017 State Water Plan

 

Seawater Desalination

In the 2017 State Water Plan, four regional water planning groups (H, L, M, and N) recommended seawater desalination as water management strategy. If implemented, these strategies would produce 116,000 acre-feet per year of new water supplies by decade 2070. This constitutes about 1.4 % of all the recommended water management strategies.

    Water supplies by decade (acre-feet per year)
Region Water user group 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070
H Manufacturing, Brazoria County 0 0 11,200 11,200 11,200 11,200
L Guadalupe Blanco River Authority* - - - - - -
L San Antonio Water System* - - - - - -
L San Antonio 0 0 12,319 23,337 37,364 48,278
L San Antonio Water System 0 0 5,700 5,700 5,700 5,700
M Brownsville 2,603 2,603 2,603 2,603 26,022 26,022
M El Jardin Water Supply Corporation 108 108 108 108 1,081 1,081
M Manufacturing, Cameron County 56 56 56 56 565 565
M Steam electric power, Cameron County 33 33 33 33 332 332
N Manufacturing, Nueces County 0 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000
N Manufacturing, San Patricio County 0 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000
N Steam electric power, Nueces County 0 4,420 4,420 4,420 4,420 4,420
 
Total
 2,800 25,220 54,439 65,457 104,684 115,598

Source: 2017 State Water Plan and 2016 Regional Water Plans

*The strategy is currently not assigned to serve a specific water user group (in other words, the strategy is recommended but are not planned to provide water to users during the 50-year planning period).

 

Brackish Groundwater Desalination

In the 2017 State Water Plan, eight regional water planning groups (regions E, F, H, J, L, M, N, and O) included groundwater desalination as a recommended water management strategy. If implemented, groundwater desalination strategies will produce about 111,000 acre-feet per year of additional water supply by decade 2070. This constitutes about 1.3 percent of all recommended water management strategies in the state water plan.

   

Water supplies by decade (acre-feet per year)
Region Water user group
2020
2030
2040
2050
2060
2070
E Mining, Culberson County
590
590
590
590
590
590
E Mining, Culberson County
590
590
590
590
590
590
E County-other, Hudspeth County
111
111
111
111
111
111
E El Paso
0
0
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
E El Paso
1,260
2,520
2,520
2,520
2,520
2,520
E Irrigation, Hudspeth County
230
230
230
230
230
230
E Horizon City
0
1,457
3,195
4,923
6,562
8,107
E Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District
8,652
8,652
8,652
8,652
8,652
8,652
  Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District
8,652
8,652
8,652
8,652
8,652
8,652
E Mining, Hudspeth County
30
30
30
30
30
30
E Lower Valley Water District
6,800
6,800
6,800
6,800
6,800
6,800
F Concho Rural Water Supply Corporation
150
150
150
150
150
150
F County-other, Tom Green County
0
0
0
96
105
115
F Manufacturing, Tom Green County
0
0
0
312
366
425
F San Angelo
0
0
0
2,928
2,600
2,973
F San Angelo*
-
-
-
-
-
-
H County-other, Montgomery County
0
0
0
0
3,622
10,000
H Dobbin-Plantersville Water Supply Corporation
153
327
570
890
1,337
1,930
H Conroe
5,600
5,600
5,600
5,600
5,600
5,600
H County-other, Brazoria County
1,147
1,063
1,003
937
865
800
H Shenandoah
0
0
472
472
472
472
H County-other, Montgomery County
3,920
3,920
3,920
3,920
3,920
3,920
H Steam-electric power, Montgomery County
3,920
3,920
3,920
3,920
3,920
3,920
J Livestock, Kinney County
22
22
22
22
22
22
L Canyon Regional Water Authority*
-
-
-
-
-
-
L County Line Water Supply Corporation
0
0
0
251
440
641
L Green Valley Special Utility District
0
0
0
0
0
619
L Alamo Heights
796
848
820
807
805
805
L Atascosa Rural Water Supply Corporation
1,167
1,446
1,708
1,970
2,218
2,448
L County-other, Bexar County
0
0
0
1,898
2,113
1,823
L Kirby
137
207
181
172
169
169
L Leon Valley
97
147
196
254
317
377
L San Antonio
3,425
2,974
2,717
521
0
0
L S S Water Supply Corporation
0
0
0
0
0
234
L Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation*
-
-
-
-
-
-
L San Antonio Water System*
-
-
-
-
-
-
M Alamo
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
M El Jardin Water Supply Corporation
560
560
560
560
560
560
M Hebbronville
560
560
560
560
560
560
M La Feria
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
M Laguna Vista
780
780
780
780
780
780
M Manufacturing, Cameron County
1
1
1
1
1
1
M Port Isabel
425
425
425
425
425
425
M South Padre Island
1,034
1,034
1,034
1,034
1,034
1,034
M Lyford
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
M McAllen
2,688
2,688
2,688
2,688
2,688
2,688
M Mission
2,688
2,688
2,688
2,688
2,688
2,688
M County-other, Hidalgo County
0
0
0
0
2
2
M Edinburg
0
0
0
0
4
4
M Military Highway Water Supply Corporation
0
0
0
0
1
1
M North Alamo Water Supply Corporation
0
0
0
0
1,410
1,410
M Primera
0
0
0
0
4
4
M San Juan
0
0
0
0
800
800
M San Perlita
0
0
0
0
19
19
M County-other, Hidalgo County
0
0
0
0
0
37
M Edinburg
0
0
0
0
0
2
M Manufacturing, Hidalgo County
0
0
0
0
0
1
M Manufacturing, Willacy County
0
0
0
0
0
1
M Military Highway Water Supply Corporation
0
0
0
0
0
1
M North Alamo Water Supply Corporation
0
0
0
0
0
997
M Primera
0
0
0
0
0
2
M San Juan
0
0
0
0
0
70
M San Perlita
0
0
0
0
0
9
M County-other, Hidalgo County
1
1
1
1
1
1
M Edinburg
1
1
1
1
1
1
M Manufacturing, Hidalgo County
160
160
160
160
160
160
M Manufacturing, Willacy County
85
85
85
85
85
85
M Primera
1
1
1
1
1
1
M San Juan
52
52
52
52
52
52
M San Perlita
7
7
7
7
7
7
M Primera
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
M San Juan
1,792
1,792
1,792
1,792
1,792
1,792
M Alton
189
189
189
189
189
189
M Palmhurst
90
90
90
90
90
90
M Sharyland Water Supply Corporation
621
621
621
621
621
621
M Alton
171
171
171
171
171
171
M Palmhurst
72
72
72
72
72
72
M Sharyland Water Supply Corporation
657
657
657
657
657
657
M Union Water Supply Corporation
560
560
560
560
560
560
N Alice
3,363
3,363
3,363
3,363
3,363
3,363
O Seminole
500
500
500
500
500
500
O Abernathy
150
150
150
150
150
150
O Lubbock
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
1,120
P Lavaca Navidad River Authority*
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
70,137
72,944
86,337
91,906
99,706
110,773

Source: 2017 State Water Plan and 2016 Regional Water Plans

*The strategy is currently not assigned to serve a specific water user group (in other words, the strategy is recommended but are not planned to provide water to users during the 50-year planning period).

 

Surface Water Desalination

In the 2017 State Water Plan, two regional water planning groups (regions F and P) included groundwater desalination as a recommended water management strategy. If implemented, groundwater desalination strategies will produce about 3,000 acre-feet per year of additional water supply by decade 2070.

    Water supplies by decade (acre-feet per year)
Region Water user group 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070
F Big Spring 0 0 39 43 48 52
F Colorado River Municipal Water District* - - - - - -
F County-other, Ector County 0 0 0 38 89 139
F County-other, Howard County 0 0 82 82 82 82
F County-other, Scurry County 0 0 36 43 51 60
F Manufacturing, Howard County 0 0 154 171 205 240
F Midland 0 0 687 687 687 687
F Odessa 0 0 444 489 537 587
F Snyder 0 0 24 26 29 32
F Steam electric power, Ector County 0 0 687 687 687 687
P Lavaca Navidad River Authority* - - - - - -
  Total 0 0 2,153 2,266 2,415 2,566

Source: 2017 State Water Plan and 2016 Regional Water Plans

*The strategy is currently not assigned to serve a specific water user group (in other words, the strategy is recommended but are not planned to provide water to users during the 50-year planning period).

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