Corpus Christi’s water development plans hit a major setback after a $140 million low-interest loan for the Harbor Island desalination plant was denied.
The Nueces River Authority applied for the loan earlier this year through the Texas Water Development Board. John Chisholm, deputy executive director of the Nueces River Authority, said the denial caught him by surprise.
“This was the first year that they’re telling me they had more projects, more value of projects than they have money available,” he said…