{"id":213617,"date":"2026-03-20T23:30:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/213617\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T23:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:30:38","slug":"corpus-christi-approves-desalination-plant-at-barney-davis-power-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/213617\/","title":{"rendered":"Corpus Christi Approves Desalination Plant at Barney Davis Power Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Corpus Christi City Council has unanimously approved a motion to partner with CPS Energy of San Antonio to develop a seawater desalination project at the Barney Davis Power Plant in Flour Bluff. The $600 million project is separate from the city’s previously discussed Inner Harbor desalination initiative.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

As Corpus Christi and surrounding areas continue to grapple with water scarcity issues, this desalination plant represents a major infrastructure investment to bolster the region’s water supply. The partnership with CPS Energy also signals the city’s commitment to exploring innovative solutions to its water challenges.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The city council voted to authorize staff to move forward with the CPS Energy partnership, which will explore options for a desalination facility at the existing Barney Davis Power Plant site in Flour Bluff. This project is distinct from the city’s previously discussed Inner Harbor desalination initiative.<\/p>\n

The city council approved the partnership on March 18, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Corpus Christi City Council<\/p>\n

The governing body of the City of Corpus Christi that unanimously approved the desalination partnership.<\/p>\n

CPS Energy<\/p>\n

A municipal utility company serving the San Antonio area that is partnering with Corpus Christi on the desalination project.<\/p>\n

Barney Davis Power Plant<\/p>\n

An existing power generation facility in Flour Bluff, Corpus Christi that will host the new desalination plant.<\/p>\n

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\n What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The city and CPS Energy will now begin exploring the technical and financial feasibility of the $600 million desalination plant at the Barney Davis Power Plant site.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This desalination partnership represents a major infrastructure investment by Corpus Christi to bolster its water supply and address long-term water scarcity challenges facing the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Corpus Christi City Council has unanimously approved a motion…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-213617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}