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TCEQ approves draft discharge permit for Corpus Christi Inner Harbor desalination despite hearing requests
Summary
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted to issue a draft TPDES permit for the City of Corpus Christi's Inner Harbor seawater desalination project after denying multiple hearing requests. Lawmakers and officials urged approval, while some residents and groups sought a contested case.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on March 13 voted to issue a draft Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the City of Corpus Christi's Inner Harbor seawater desalination project, adopting the Executive Director's recommendation and denying multiple requests for a contested hearing.
The commission denied hearing requests from groups including the Hillcrest Residents Association and the Texas Campaign for the Environment and adopted the Executive Director's response to comments before voting to issue the draft permit. Commissioners said staff technical reviews and federal review informed their decision.
The permit application, as presented to the commission, would authorize the desalination plant to produce 20 million gallons per day in its initial phase and up to 30 million gallons per day in its final phase.…
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