Port approves offshore desalination discharge, doubling treated wastewater volume

Port approves offshore desalination discharge, doubling treated wastewater volume

The Port of Corpus Christis controversial desalination project is taking a new direction offshore.During a public meeting May 20, port commissioners voted to amend the plan, opting to discharge treated wastewater into the Gulf of Mexico rather than into the ship channel near Harbor Island. The revised plan also doubles the volume of discharge from 50 million gallons per day to 100 million.Weve listened to the groups, weve listened to the science…