Desal Plants

Because of their potential to destroy aquatic life in La Quinta Channel, IOBCWA is challenging the two desalination plants that have been approved by the Texas Water Development Board as "recommended water strategies". Scientists state that both intake and discharge of these plants should only occur offshore in the Gulf, at locations specified in this report. Although these plants will generate potable water, they are all intended for industrial use and have the following sponsors:

• City of Corpus Christi (CC)​
• Port of Corpus Christi (POCCA)

IOBCWA Legal Action

• 9/23/21: IOBCWA and Hillcrest Residents Association join Petition to EPA to "de-delegate" TCEQ as state water permitting authority.
• 7/13/21: IOBCWA requests TCEQ Contested Case Hearing for Port of Corpus Christi desalination plant intake on La Quinta Channel.
• ​5/11/21: IOBCWA and Hillcrest Residents Association file Amicus Brief in Save our Springs vs. TCEQ and Dripping Springs.
• 5/6/21: IOBCWA requests TCEQ Contested Case Hearing for City of Corpus Christi desalination plant intake on La Quinta Channel.
• 4/30/21: IOBCWA, Hillcrest Residents Association, and Port Aransas Conservancy file Petition with TCEQ to Adopt Desal Rules.
• 3/29/21: IOBCWA requests TCEQ Contested Case Hearing for Port of Corpus Christi desalination plant intake on La Quinta Channel.
• 7/3/20: IOBCWA requests TCEQ Contested Case Hearing for City of Corpus Christi desalination plant discharge on La Quinta Channel.

Visit CAPE's Desalination page for more information about all of these "baywater" desalination plants, including:
City of Corpus Christi: La Quinta Channel
Port of Corpus Christi: La Quinta Channel