How many brackish groundwater desalination plants are currently in operation in Texas?
There are 38 desalination plants in Texas with a design capacity of >0.025 million gallons per day (MGD) that are part of the public water supply (PWS) system. Collectively, these plants have a capacity of approximately 52 MGD. An additional 50 PWS desalination plants with a design capacity of <0.025 MGD each, produce less than 0.5 MGD (Nicot and others, 2006; 1.29 MB). Many of these are small units.