Why use drinking-quality water for industrial cooling when treated wastewater can do the same job?
Corpus Christi is building out its reclaimed water program to answer that question and take some pressure off the city’s drinking water supply.
Here’s what to know
As 3NEWS reported after a tour with city officials, work is underway at Oso Wastewater Treatment Plant, part of the city’s plan to send treated wastewater to industrial users instead of discharging it into local bays and estuaries.
Although reclaimed water isn’t meant for drinking, it can still be used for jobs like industrial cooling that don’t require drinking-quality water…