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Residents flood council with objections as desalination 'Inner Harbor' proposal resurfaces
Summary
Dozens of residents and advocates urged the council to reject renewed consideration of a proposed Inner Harbor desalination project, citing environmental risks to Corpus Christi Bay, insufficient modeling, and concerns the plant’s water would primarily serve industrial users rather than residents.
An extended general‑public‑comment period focused largely on water policy, with many speakers urging the council not to advance a proposed Inner Harbor desalination project that would produce water mainly for industrial use. Speakers—residents, environmental advocates, former staff and regional representatives—raised environmental, legal and equity concerns and pressed the council to rely on reuse, conservation and other near‑term projects instead.
Opponents said the bay’s ecology, including microbial and…
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