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Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant

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6 mentions across 4 events
The Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant is a municipal seawater desalination facility in Corpus Christi, the first of its kind for municipal use in Texas. Located along the Inner Harbor ship channel, the facility draws from and discharges into the channel, which connects the Port of Corpus Christi to the Gulf of Mexico. The project was designed and constructed by Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.
4 eventsLast active Tracked since $176.2M city spendingUpdated July 2026

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$176.2M in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this project.

Largest single item: $78.6M on (One-reading ordinance awarding a Design-Build contract to Corpus Christi Desalination Partners, LLC for 60% design, demonstration plant design and construction, and GMP development for the Inner…)

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utilities (6)
contract (5)
environment (5)
budget (4)
development (1)
grant (1)

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Legislative threads where Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant is mentioned

Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Design-Build Contract (26-0840)

2 hearings since Jun 2026·Last: Sep 1, 2026·Budget·Site·Significant

WSP Owner's Representative Services for Inner Harbor Desalination Plant (26-0851)

2 hearings since Jun 2026·Last: Sep 1, 2026·Budget·Site·Significant
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September 2026

Ordinance

One-reading ordinance authorizing a professional services contract with WSP USA, Inc. for Owner's Representative Services, including Independent Cost Estimator, for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Plant, funded by SWIFT.

…cludes the Independent Cost Estimator, in an amount up to $9,500,000.00 for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project; appropriating funds and amending the FY 2026 Budget, with funding avai…

$9.5M
Ordinance

One-reading ordinance awarding a Design-Build contract to Corpus Christi Desalination Partners, LLC for 60% design, demonstration plant design and construction, and GMP development for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Plant, funded by SWIFT, with a briefing on unsolicited discharge and expansion options.

…velopment and verification of the GMP in an amount up to $78,610,000.00 for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project; appropriating funds and amending the FY 2026 Budget, with funding avai…

$78.6M

June 2026

Motion

Motion authorizing staff to work with WSP to apply for and accept a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation grant to fund construction of the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant.

Motion to authorize staff to work with WSP for the execution of all documents necessary to apply for and accept the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Grant fund for the construction of the Inner Harbor

Ordinance

Ordinance authorizing a professional services contract with WSP USA, Inc. for Owner's Representative Services (including Independent Cost Estimator) up to $9,500,000 for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project, appropriating funds and amending the FY 2026 Budget with SWIFT funding.

…cludes the Independent Cost Estimator, in an amount up to $9,500,000.00 for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project; appropriating funds and amending the FY 2026 Budget, with funding avai…

$9.5M
Ordinance

One-reading ordinance awarding a Design-Build contract of up to $78,610,000 to Corpus Christi Desalination Partners, LLC for design and construction of a demonstration plant for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project, with appropriation and FY 2026 budget amendment funded by the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT).

…velopment and verification of the GMP in an amount up to $78,610,000.00 for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project; appropriating funds and amending the FY 2026 Budget, with funding avai…

$78.6M

February 2026

Resolution

A resolution authorizing the city to negotiate a Design-Build Contract for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project with Corpus Christi Desal Partners, a joint venture of Acciona Agua Corporation and MasTec Industrial Corporation.

Resolution authorizing negotiation of a Design-Build Contract for the Inner Harbor Seawater Desalination Treatment Plant Project with Corpus Christi Desal Partners (CCDP), a joint venture of Acciona A