A federal permit that would facilitate desalination plant development at the city of Corpus Christi’s Inner Harbor site remains open for public comment.
The permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers includes a detailed technical description of the project, as well as a 17-page packet showing schematics of the proposed site layout.
Planned for construction off the ship channel and adjacent to the Hillcrest neighborhood, the proposed seawater desalination plant would produce as much as 30 million gallons of water per day.
Whether a permit is issued is partially contingent on a lengthy list of considerations, including economics, aesthetics, environmental concerns, water supply, energy needs and “in general, the needs and welfare of the people,” according to documents.
Comments must reference the project’s file number, SWG-2014-00850.
Corpus Christi Field Office
Regulatory Division, CESWG-RD-R
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Galveston District
5151 Flynn Parkway, Suite 306
Corpus Christi, Texas 78411-4318