Desalination Projects

Current Projects

Seawater

Project Start Date End Date Total Cost Keywords
Variable Source Desalination Oct 2009 Jan 2012 $225,000 variable salinity, seawater, brackish water

Brackish Groundwater

Project Start Date End Date Total Cost Keywords
City of Kenedy and San Antonio River Authority Apr 2006 Aug 2012 $815,000 Gulf Coast Aquifer, Karnes County, RO efficiency study
City of Seminole Apr 2008 Aug 2014 $1,625,000 Dockum Aquifer, wind, Gaines County
CDM Smith May 2010 Dec 2013 $280,000 Desalination concentrate, Class I and Class II injection wells, statewide
Pilot Plant Studies for Innovative Water Technologies June 2011 Feb 2014 $193,000 Pilot testing, membranes, alternative approaches

Completed Projects

Date Completed Study Title Contract No. Contractor Funding
04/2013 Demonstration of Fiberglass Well Casings in Brackish Groundwater Wells 1004831108 North Alamo Water Supply Corporation $100,000
04/2013 Demonstration of A High Recovery and Energy Efficient RO System for Small-Scale Brackish Water Desalination 1004831107 Texas Tech University $101,597
04/2012 Upflow Calcite Contactor Design 1004831105 Carollo Engineers Inc. $188,403
11/2011 An Assessment of Osmotic Mechanisms Pairing Desalination Concentrate and Wastewater Treatment 0804830852 CH2M Hill $135,583
11/2011 El Paso Water Utilities - PSB 0704830769 El Paso Water Utilities $228,557
09/2011 Energy Optimization of Brackish Groundwater Reverse Osmosis Desalination 0804830845 Affordable Desalination Collaboration $496,783
10/2010 Evaluation of Concentrate Management and Assessment of the Vibratory Shear Enhanced Process 0704830718 San Antonio Water System $205,000
08/2010 Improving Recovery: A Concentrate Management Strategy for Inland Desalination 0704830717 University of Texas at Austin $238,500
08/2010 Laguna Madre Water District 0604830628 NRS Consulting Engineers, Inc. $231,000
10/2008 Brownsville Seawater Desalination Pilot Plant Study 0604830619 NRS Consulting Engineers, Inc. $1,340,000
07/2008 Guidance Manual for Brackish Groundwater Desalination in Texas 0604830581 North Cameron Regional Water Supply Corporation $150,000
05/2008 Assessment of the Whitehorse Aquifer as a Potential Source of Water Supply for the City of San Angelo 0604830580 City of San Angelo/UCRA $300,000
03/2007
Revised 01/2009
Self-Sealing Evaporation Ponds for Desalination Facilities in Texas
9.8 MB
2005-483-027 Bureau of Economic Geology $50,000
08/2006 Desalination Brine Discharge Model
5.97 MB
2005-001-059 University of Texas at Austin $50,000
01/2006 San Angelo Groundwater Evaluation Phase I Report
23.3 MB
2004-483-525 City of San Angelo/UCRA $50,000
10/2005 A Desalination Database for Texas
1.29 MB
2004-483-021 Bureau of Economic Geology $75,000
11/2004 Large Scale Demonstration Desalination Feasibility Study - Corpus Christi, Texas
32 MB
2004-483-508 City of Corpus Christi $500,000
11/2004 Lower Rio Grande Valley Brownsville Seawater Desalination Demonstration Project Feasibility Study
30 MB
2004-483-515 City of Brownsville $500,000
11/2004 Guidance Manual for Permitting Requirements in Texas for Desalination Facilities
641 KB
2003-483-509 R. W. Beck, Inc. $50,000
11/2004 Freeport Desalination
37.3 MB
2004-483-514 City of Freeport $500,000
02/2003 Brackish Groundwater Manual for Texas Regional Water Planning Groups
16.26 MB
2001-483-395 LBG-Guyton Associates $99,940
09/2000 Investigation of Joslin Steam Electric Station for Co-location of a Desalination Facility
5 MB
99-483-297 Lavaca Regional Water Planning Group $374,104
08/2000 Desalination for Texas Water Supply
Part A: Membrane Technologies/Cost
Part B: Economic Importance of Siting Factors for Seawater Desalination

8.96 MB
2000-483-328 Nueces River Authority $50,000
07/2000 Identifying and Assessing Ground Water in the Lower Rio Grande Valley using Airborne Electromagnetic Induction
1.42 MB
99-483-310 Bureau of Economic Geology $150,000
01/2000 Demonstration Testing of Zenogem and Reverse Osmosis for Indirect Potable Reuse, City of McCallen
24.95 MB
99-483-276 City of McCallen $30,000
11/1998 Interim Report on Edwards Aquifer Saline Zone Monitoring Program
687 KB
96-483-184 Southwest Texas State University $106,831
12/1997 Seawater Desalination Feasibility Study in the Laguna Madre Area
5.11 MB
97-483-202 Laguna Madre Water District $63,750
11/1997 Development of Brackish Ground Water Resources in the Brownsville Area
6.25 MB
95-483-141 City of Brownsville $130,000
12/1996 Evaluation of Economic and Reliable Methods of Brine Management, Stonewall County, Texas
5.31 MB
95-483-142 Stonewall County $42,000
02/1994 Utilization of Geopressured/Geothermal Resources (GP/GT) for Additional Water Supply in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
15.44 MB
93-483-373 Kleber J. Denny, Inc. $75,000
1992 Borehole Geophysical Techniques for Determining the Water Quality and Reservoir Parameters of Fresh and Saline Water Aquifers in Texas
18.71 MB
84-483-511 Collier Consulting, Inc. $356,990.60