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Residents press council for clearer timeline and scope on desalination modeling
Summary
Public commenters told the council staff briefings on the proposed Hillcrest desalination plant omitted key modeling details, including expansion to far-field hydrodynamic models and consideration of hypoxia; commenters said the omission undermined public trust.
Several public commenters used the meeting’s public‑comment period to press city staff on modeling transparency related to the proposed Hillcrest desalination plant and its planned discharge modeling.
Jason Hale, a local resident, said documents obtained through public‑information requests show that engineering firm GHD prepared a March 19 memo indicating plans to expand a local 3‑D model to a larger “far‑field” domain for Corpus Christi Bay and adjacent…
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