City of Corpus Christi, TX

04/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/17/2024 16:35

Public Meeting on the City’s Inner Habor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Permit to be Held April 18

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will host a public meeting to allow comment on the City of Corpus Christi's application for a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit.

The meeting will take place on April 18, at 7:00 p.m., at the American Bank Center (Henry Garrett Ballroom B and C), located at 1901 N. Shoreline Boulevard.

The City submitted its TPDES application to the TCEQ for the Inner Harbor seawater desalination facility in January 2020.

The TPDES permit is the second of two permits needed from TCEQ to establish the seawater desalination facility. The TCEQ granted the water rights permit for the Inner Harbor on October 5, 2022.

Information on the City's seawater desalination project can be found at www.desal.cctexas.com.

The public can view the meeting on the following City social media channels:

CCTV20: Spectrum Channel 1300, Astound Channel 20, AT&T U-verse Channel 99

Facebook: @citygov

YouTube: CCTVCorpusChristi

For more information, contact Judy Lapointe, Public Relations Specialist, at 361-826-4213 or email [email protected].

About Corpus Christi Water

For 130 years, the City of Corpus Christi has been vital as the water supplier for the region. Our commitment to 500,000 residents across the Coastal Bend is to plan, produce and deliver water that is affordable, drought-proof, sustainable, and reliable.