{"id":214377,"date":"2026-03-21T14:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/214377\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T14:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T14:17:09","slug":"could-corpus-christi-purchase-water-from-a-plastics-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/214377\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Corpus Christi purchase water from a plastics plant?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Water sourced from Corpus Christi Polymers is back on the table \u2014 but this time, to buy the desalinated water instead of a previous proposal to acquire the plastics facility\u2019s desalination plant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The City Council is expected to consider in its March 24 meeting giving the staff the go-ahead to evaluate the project and open negotiations with a third party, known as Aquatech, to purchase water from CCP\u2019s desalination plant.<\/p>\n

A proposal, delivered to city officials in February, involves a \u201clongterm purchase agreement of potable water from the CC Polymers Plant to the City of Corpus Christi,\u201d a memo shows.<\/p>\n

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Corpus Christi Bay at Cole Park in Corpus Christi on Dec. 12, 2025.<\/p>\n

City officials had weighed the possible purchase of CCP’s desalination plant last year.<\/p>\n

Early quotes for acquiring it at a capacity of about 9 million gallons of water per day totaled about $225 million, city officials said in October.<\/p>\n

CCP had pitched to the council that instead of buying a plant, a water supply agreement could be pursued, staff said.<\/p>\n

The desalination plant at the time was estimated to be between 90% and 95% complete, Nick Winkelmann, interim chief operating officer of Corpus Christi Water, had told the council.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, though, the owners of CCP decided not to sell the desalination plant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The desalination plant at present is not complete, City Manager Peter Zanoni wrote in a March 19 message to the Caller-Times, stating that Aquatech \u201cwould take all necessary design and construction steps to get the plant to be operable.\u201d<\/p>\n

About 9 million gallons of water per day could be produced initially, he added, but the volume could be increased to 14 million gallons per day.<\/p>\n

“They would expand the plant to have the max water needed for CCP when it opens and then sell us the difference, 5 more MGD,\u201d Zanoni wrote.<\/p>\n

CCP’s plastics plant is not complete, he wrote.<\/p>\n

Water supply crisis: Corpus Christi leaders respond after governor’s criticism on water<\/a><\/p>\n

The sale of treated water from CCP\u2019s desalination plant is the second proposal that has seen a new look in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

The council on March 17 moved to begin formal talks with CPS Energy for potential development of a desalination plant on the electricity provider\u2019s Barney Davis Power Plant property.<\/a><\/p>\n

Locating a desalination plant at Barney Davis is a concept that has intermittently been raised for several years.<\/p>\n

Kirsten Crow covers city government and water news. Have a story idea? Contact her at kirsten.crow@caller.com.<\/p>\n

Consider supporting local journalism with a\u00a0subscription to the Caller-Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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