[GenXPolymath]

Israel largest desal plant is Sorek it makes 627,000 cubic meters of water per day. That’s 165,000,000 freedom units. So this plant is huge and should be the template for a half dozen more all along the coastline.

Hondo is 150 miles and 900 feet up with a medium to low per capita income. San Antonio is 132 miles and 450 feet to easy Bexar County and has a medium income level. Austin is 135 miles from port Lavaca and 450 feet up to east Travis county and has a high income per capita.

Point is if Hondo can afford to move water 150 miles and 900 feet up then both S.A. And Austin are more economically viable.

As JL Picard would say “Make it so”

Just do it tell the greens to piss off and build the dang things. Ask the Israelis for those 16” diameter membranes stacks that get them 53 cents per cubic meter delivered water. We sell water residential in 1000 freedom unit blocks converted to that 53 cents per cubic meter is $2 per 1000 that is less than half what water sells for in any one of those cities everyone is above $4 per 1000 then $6-8 more per 1000 for wastewater treatment costs.

It’s long past time for Texas to desal on a truly huge scale. Compared to Cali 130-150 miles pipe runs is childs play vs their aquaduct projects. Even Dallas is 4450 feet up and only 240 miles from Trinity Bay and unlimited desal water.

[GenXPolymath]

Grrr Dallas is 450 feet above MSL

The real question is why is S.A. , Austin and Dallas all 450 ish feet above sea level. Three words Austin Chalk Formation

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Ask the Israelis for those 16” diameter membranes stacks that get them 53 cents per cubic meter delivered water.

It looks like the Nueces River Authority is hatching a plan to profit off desalination, before they are forced to do so. I wonder how deep the Gulf is 1.2 miles out?

Many thanks to GXP for his analysis.

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-As JL Picard would say “Make it so”-

The world may be saved after all.

Make it so!