Report 363 December 2004
The Future of Desalination in Texas (Volume 2): Technical Papers, Case Studies, and Desalination Technology Resources
Chapter 1: Availability and Development of Saline Water Sources in Texas
- Water in the Bucket -- With a Straw (William F. Mullican, III)
- Brackish Groundwater in Texas (Sanjeev Kalaswad, Brent Christian, and Rima Petrossian)
- Potential for Beneficial Use of Oil and Gas Produced Water (David B. Burnett)
- Lower Rio Grande Valley - Brownsville Seawater Desalination Project Executive Summary (Brownsville Public Utilities)
- Large Scale Demonstration Desalination Feasibility Study City of Corpus Christi Executive Summary (City of Corpus Christi)
- Freeport Seawater Desalination Project Brazos River Authority Summary Report (Brazos River Authority)
Chapter 2: Desalination Technology
- Introduction to Desalination Technologies (Hari Krishna)
- Desalination Technology Trends (Tom Pankratz)
- An Overview of Seawater Intake Facilities for Seawater Desalination (Tom Pankratz)
- Potential for Thermal Desalination in Texas (John Tonner)
- The Importance of Pilot Studies in the development of large-scale seawater desalination plants (C. Robert Reiss)
- Fundamentals of Membranes for Water Treatment (Alyson Sagle and Benny Freeman)
- Integration of Power Generation and Water Desalination Operations (Neil Callahan)
- The Importance of Energy Recovery Devices in Reverse Osmosis Desalination (Boris Liberman)
- Review of Concentrate Management Options (Mike Mickley)
- Please Pass the Salt (R. Mace, J.P. Nicot, A.H. Chowdhury, A. R. Dutton, S. Kalaswad)
- Economic Siting Factors for Seawater Desalination Projects along the Texas Gulf-Coast (Mark Graves and Ken Choffel)
- Permitting Roadmap for Seawater Desalination Facilities in Texas Using Reverse Osmosis Processes (Howard E. Steiman)
- Cost Guidance for Seawater Desalination Facilities in Texas (Jonathan Dietrich and Christopher Robert)
Chapter 3: Desalination Projects Funding and Implementation
- Successful Procurement and Finance Methods: The Southwest Florida Experience (Eugene A. Schiller)
- Local Resource Management in Southern California (José Vergara and Anatole Falagan)
- Design-Build-Finance-Own-Operate-Transfer Approaches (James Smith)
- Private Activity Bonds and Financing Water Infrastructure in Texas (Andy Shea and Jim Forte’)
- Southmost Regional Water Authority Regional Desalination Plant (Joseph W. Norris)
- Desalination of Brackish Groundwater in El Paso, Texas (Ed Archuleta)
- An Overview of Texas Water Development Board Financial Assistance Programs for Saltwater Desalination Projects (Amanda Lavin)