CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 The Corpus Christi City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution to look into a desalination project proposed by a Houston-based company called AXE H2O.<\/p>\n
The company is offering to privately fund and build a reverse osmosis seawater desalination facility in the Gulf that they say would provide the city with 150 million gallons of water per day.<\/p>\n
Nick Winkelmann, chief operating officer of Corpus Christi Water, said the council vote is not a final approval of the project.<\/p>\n
“We have been approached by AXE H20. They are working to develop a business plan and a proposal for the city. The item in front of council for consideration is simply if city staff should evaluate a forthcoming proposal or not.”<\/p>\n
According to its website, AXE H2O is led by retired generals and Texas business professionals. There is no information on what the project would cost the city.<\/p>\n
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