How will desalination affect the Regional and State Water Plans?
Continued improvements in desalination technologies and the associated decrease in costs have made desalination a practical and cost-effective alternative source of water supply in Texas. It is now routinely considered in the regional water planning process as a tool to meet future water needs. In 2002, during the first round of water planning, only five regional water planning groups recommended desalination as a water management strategy. This number has since risen to 10 in the current (2006) round of planning.
Continued improvements in desalination technologies and the associated decrease in costs have made desalination a practical and cost-effective alternative source of water supply in Texas. It is now routinely considered in the regional water planning process as a tool to meet future water needs. In 2002, during the first round of water planning, only five regional water planning groups recommended desalination as a water management strategy. This number has since risen to eight in the current (2007) round of planning.
