Briefing by IDE with John Byrum, Executive Director of the Nueces River Authority, on the Harbor Island Desalination Project, as requested by Mayor Pro Tem Kaylynn Paxson.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Chief Operating Officer of Corpus Christi Water Nick Winkelmann and Executive Director/CEO of Nueces River Authority John Byrum presented information on the following topics: Nueces River Authority - new water for South Texas project; Regional Water Planning in Texas | overview; facing the gap: projected shortages without new supply; meeting the challenge: strategies to develop new water supplies; Harbor Island | Port of Corpus Christi; new water for South Texas | project overview; product water pipeline; intake structure and tunnel; conveyance/distribution pipeline; permit process overview and status; water reservation fees received from; IDE-design constructed; and NRA new water for South Texas - advantages. City Manager Peter Zanoni, COO Winkelmann, Mr. Byrum, and Deputy Executive Director of Nueces River Authority John Chisholm responded to Council questions.

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