Desalination in the Corpus Christi Bay is a disaster waiting to happen!
Corpus Christi City Council
This is a moment of truth for our community.
The City of Corpus Christi is poised to move ahead with construction of the $757 million Inner Harbor desalination facility that marine scientists have repeatedly warned could create “dead zones” in the shallow, enclosed Corpus Christi Bay.
The facility is also planned to be built in the Hillcrest neighborhood, another intrusion of heavy industry into the heart of Corpus Christi’s historically Black neighborhood.
Critically, the Inner Harbor desal facility isn’t even necessary to provide water to our residents and small businesses – it’s to deliver water to big industry, which some reports suggest uses up to 80% of our region’s water.
And even though the water isn’t needed for residents, we’ll be forced to pick up the tab. As of now, household water bills are projected to increase by 88% by 2030 to pay for the project as currently budgeted – and the final cost of construction is still unknown!
It’s time to demand that the Corpus Christi City Council put an end to the Inner Harbor desalination plant, once and for all.
Please sign our petition below and tell the City Council to stop the Desal Disaster before it happens!
To:
Corpus Christi City Council
From:
[Your Name]
We the undersigned urge the Corpus Christi City Council to immediately terminate the plan to build the proposed $757 million Inner Harbor desalination plant.
The plant poses unacceptable risks to the Corpus Christi Bay, will negatively impact residents of the Hillcrest neighborhood, and will result in major increases in household water bills, all in order to provide tens of millions of gallons of water per day to big industry.
Our community’s current and future water needs can be met without jeopardizing our environment, without hurting our neighbors, and without forcing residents to pay higher bills to subsidize wealthy corporations.
Please take action now to stop the Desal Disaster before it happens!