Corpus Christi City Manager Peter Zanoni is recommending the city pursue a new approach to revive the controversial Inner Harbor Desalination Project, according to a memo dated November 7, 2025, obtained by KRIS 6 News.
The proposal would involve working with Corpus Christi Desal Partners (CCDP), the second-ranked team in the city’s original procurement process, to develop design and construction options for the Inner Harbor facility at no initial cost to the city.
“I am recommending a path forward to provide a mid-term source addition to our water security,” Zanoni wrote in the memo addressed to Mayor Paulette Guajardo and the City Council…