Desalination push eyed for Odessa water supply
Odessa officials push desalination as a long term water option amid drought and CRMWD debates. Odessi Development Corporation approved 1.5 million for a feasibility study to build a desalination plant for industrial customers. Community leaders urge CRMWD participation and note Odessa’s one third share in the district.
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Guy Andrews
Desal
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Kirk Edwards
MacLendon Royalty
Michael McCullough
McCal
Area water rates and regional desalination plans outlined
The area discusses base and consumption water rates with multiple tiers and adjustments. It also covers CRMWD's interest in desalination, highlighting El Paso’s Kay Bailey Hutchison plant as a regional model, Fort Bliss involvement, and plans in Big Spring and Colorado City to treat reclaimed water and expand supply.
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Montoya
Industrial Water Research Committee
Andrews
Grant
el Paso
Desal
CRMWD
Big Spring
Colorado City
Ward County
Desalination Plant Growth in Texas Water Plan
The Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant in El Paso operates at 27.5 million gallons daily with costs ranging from 400 to 950 dollars per acre foot for brackish water and 800 to 1400 dollars for seawater. TWDB notes 44 municipal plants in Texas and 120 million gallons per day total capacity. The agency finds 85 million acre feet of brackish water beneath Pecos Valley and 15 million acre feet of fresh water, with Odessa and Midland highlighted in regional need for a water management strategy. See WATER Page 7A.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Christina Montoya
el Paso Water Utilities
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Odessa
Grant
CRMWD
Ward County
Texas
Texas Water Development Board
TWDB
Pecos Valley
Pecos
Ector
Crane, Loving
Reeves
Ward
Winkler
John Meyer
Midland
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