Since Corpus Christi City Council decided to begin the process to build a seawater desalination facility, residents have raised many concerns. In fact, the meeting they approved everything, public comment took four hours to go through.
“There’s a lot of information out there, so we want to make sure that we get the right information out to the public,” said Drew Molly, Chief Operating Officer of Corpus Christi Water.
Molly sat down with KRIS 6 News to give answers about seawater desalination.
The number one concern residents have voiced about is what is the blow back on the taxpayers for a facility like this.
“We know for a fact that a brand new water supply is going to have an impact on rates,” Molly said. “The question is, is how is it going to impact our rate customers? And, there’s different rate classes. So, we need to make sure that this is an equitable rate.”
Molly said the city is working with a consultant on rate analysis to help with that process.
What about the location?