After receiving questions from viewers following earlier reporting on a proposed privately financed seawater desalination plant, KRIS 6 News reviewed what is publicly known about the project and found the central point of confusion is a disagreement between Corpus Christi officials and the company behind the proposal over how the project could move forward.
The proposal comes from Axe H2O, which submitted a business proposal to the City of Corpus Christi for a privately financed seawater desalination plant. The company says the facility could produce up to 150 million gallons of water per day and sell water for about $6.50 per 1,000 gallons, which it says would be less expensive than the city’s planned Inner Harbor desalination project.
Axe H2O also says the project would be privately financed, meaning it would not require the city to incur additional debt…