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re: First US City on track to run out of water
Posted on 7/25/26 at 8:17 am to Trevaylin
Posted on 7/25/26 at 8:17 am to Trevaylin
So we agree. Corpus offered industrial users abundant, nearly free water, approved the projects, promised additional supply, collected the fees, then failed to build it.
Exxon designed around the infrastructure and economics Corpus provided. Your Saudi plant proves waterless designs are possible, not that they’re free or appropriate everywhere.
But yes, Exxon should’ve anticipated a decade of local incompetence and voluntarily spent hundreds of millions designing around it.
Exxon designed around the infrastructure and economics Corpus provided. Your Saudi plant proves waterless designs are possible, not that they’re free or appropriate everywhere.
But yes, Exxon should’ve anticipated a decade of local incompetence and voluntarily spent hundreds of millions designing around it.
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Posted on 7/25/26 at 8:24 am to UltimaParadox
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Considering they haven't had the funds to build one
Oh we’re gonna play that card? Corpus isn’t broke just like Louisiana isn’t broke. They pretend like they are to get free federal money
Posted on 7/25/26 at 9:08 am to MAROON
During heavy rains, storms, and hurricanes, the percentage of rainwater that turns into runoff spikes dramatically, with up to 70% to 90% of the rainfall rapidly flowing into rivers, bayous, and ultimately the Gulf of America.
What Changes During Heavy Rains?
Soil Saturation: In normal conditions, the ground acts like a sponge. During a torrential downpour, the soil quickly becomes completely saturated, or "soaked." Once saturated, it can no longer absorb water, causing nearly all subsequent rainfall to become surface runoff.
What Changes During Heavy Rains?
Soil Saturation: In normal conditions, the ground acts like a sponge. During a torrential downpour, the soil quickly becomes completely saturated, or "soaked." Once saturated, it can no longer absorb water, causing nearly all subsequent rainfall to become surface runoff.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 9:31 am to Trevaylin
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There is a whole lot more to the story.
There always is
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Totally incompetent city administration,
And it’s usually this
Posted on 7/25/26 at 9:31 am to sgallo3
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State officials warn that Texas needs at least $174 billion in water infrastructure investments over the next 50 years to avoid a statewide crisis
Just a wealth transfer scam. Like global warming.
Come and take it!
And please bring us some H2O when you do.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 9:48 am to HeadSlash
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Lake Travis is 100% full.
For now. It just takes one drought for it to be 50% full or less.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:13 am to Trevaylin
Yes, I’ve seen them in the oilfield as well as in refineries and in chemical plants. However, the thermal capacity of air is so significantly lower that the capital required to remove the required amount of heat from refineries and chemical plants is uneconomical and cost prohibitive.
The heat demands of the oilfield are significantly less than those of the processing units in the downstream sector.
The heat demands of the oilfield are significantly less than those of the processing units in the downstream sector.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:15 am to slidingstop
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we have the technology to desalinate sea water. The Gulf of America is literally on Corpus' doorstep
I know it's expensive but you have to have water. This is a no brainer.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:34 am to sgallo3
Maybe stop allowing illegals to use up your natural resources.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 10:38 am to sgallo3
Corpus has all the potential to be one of the best cities in America but is run by morons.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 11:02 am to sgallo3
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AirJoule Technologies recently announced a commercial partnership with Kubota Corporation, giving Kubota exclusive rights to market and sell its atmospheric water generation systems to multi-unit residential developments in Texas and California, with initial deployments scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2026.
This collaboration links AirJoule's waste-heat-driven "water-from-air" technology directly to water-scarce US housing markets, highlighting its potential role in decentralized water infrastructure for large residential projects.
We'll now explore how Kubota's exclusive residential distribution of AirJoule systems in Texas and California could reshape the company's broader investment narrative.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 11:08 am to Cleathecat
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Corpus has all the potential to be one of the best cities in America but is run by morons
Do these morons preside over a system of drainage pipes, ditches and canals, all designed to squander all of the rainwater they get? Do they weep about no water while squandering said rainwater?
Posted on 7/25/26 at 11:11 am to sgallo3
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Texas needs at least $174 billion in water infrastructure investments
I've paid approx $12,600 to the North Fort Bend Water Authority since 2011 that is supposed to fix our problem. It'll be used to fix our problems, right??
Posted on 7/25/26 at 11:18 am to sgallo3
They need more tropical storms to go in right there to drop some rain.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 11:20 am to Hangit
actually, Corpus did a very large marketing effort to have house holds purchase 55 gallon rain barrels to collect roof run off. Average annual rainfall is about 22 inches/year which comes in 4-5 events associated with spring rains and hurricanes.
Now the water quality is contaminated with seagull poop and can be used to water the yard. So water that used to run off houses and water the yard, is now collected and used to water the yard.
That's the Corpus Way!
Now the water quality is contaminated with seagull poop and can be used to water the yard. So water that used to run off houses and water the yard, is now collected and used to water the yard.
That's the Corpus Way!
Posted on 7/25/26 at 11:22 am to Klark Kent
No, no, Klark. The trust fund radicals and moderate intellectuals on here have assured us that this time government will be honest and efficient with our money.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 11:28 am to Oilfieldbiology
"uneconomical and cost prohibitive". Only when water is free. When water is priced at house hold retail levels in Corpus, the cost of switching to fin fans approaches a three year payback period.
And Exxon talks a lot about sustainability and CO2 capture which is a global warming scam
And Exxon does not talk about sustainability and H2O conservation which is a real impact to the community. Its been against the law to wash your car/water your lawn in Corpus for well over a year
And Exxon talks a lot about sustainability and CO2 capture which is a global warming scam
And Exxon does not talk about sustainability and H2O conservation which is a real impact to the community. Its been against the law to wash your car/water your lawn in Corpus for well over a year
Posted on 7/25/26 at 12:53 pm to Trevaylin
sigh.
You just made my point. If switching to fin fans has a three-year payback only when water is priced at household retail rates, then the problem is the price Corpus Christi deliberately offered industry.
Local leaders knew exactly how much water this plant would consume. They courted a $10 billion investment, agreed to supply the water, collected the fees, enjoyed the jobs and tax base, and promised to develop additional supply. Then they failed to build it.
If Corpus wanted air cooling, conservation requirements, or scarcity pricing, those conditions should have been imposed before the plant was built. They weren’t, because cheap water helped land the project.
Now that decades of municipal incompetence have caught up with them, blaming ExxonMobil and the State of Texas is just political arse-covering.
Take the investment when times are good, blame the company when the bill comes due.
Welll…Except ExxonMobil does talk extensively about water conservation, including at GCGV. The facility recirculates cooling water, reuses wastewater, reduced its contracted water limit, and has an active water-reduction roadmap.
You can argue those efforts aren’t sufficient. You cannot honestly claim they don’t exist. Your axe is showing again.
You just made my point. If switching to fin fans has a three-year payback only when water is priced at household retail rates, then the problem is the price Corpus Christi deliberately offered industry.
Local leaders knew exactly how much water this plant would consume. They courted a $10 billion investment, agreed to supply the water, collected the fees, enjoyed the jobs and tax base, and promised to develop additional supply. Then they failed to build it.
If Corpus wanted air cooling, conservation requirements, or scarcity pricing, those conditions should have been imposed before the plant was built. They weren’t, because cheap water helped land the project.
Now that decades of municipal incompetence have caught up with them, blaming ExxonMobil and the State of Texas is just political arse-covering.
Take the investment when times are good, blame the company when the bill comes due.
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And Exxon talks a lot about sustainability and CO2 capture which is a global warming scam And Exxon does not talk about sustainability and H2O conservation which is a real impact to the community.
Welll…Except ExxonMobil does talk extensively about water conservation, including at GCGV. The facility recirculates cooling water, reuses wastewater, reduced its contracted water limit, and has an active water-reduction roadmap.
You can argue those efforts aren’t sufficient. You cannot honestly claim they don’t exist. Your axe is showing again.
This post was edited on 7/25/26 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 7/25/26 at 12:55 pm to sgallo3
Corpus is right on the gulf can they not build a desalination plant?
Posted on 7/25/26 at 1:03 pm to deltaland
They approved a massive, tax-generating petrochemical complex in 2017 and promised the desalination infrastructure to support it would be completed by 2023.
It wasn’t. They haven’t even begun the project, which will now take roughly a decade to complete. Meanwhile, San Patricio County’s population has grown by more than 7%.
Now these clowns want to blame ExxonMobil and the State of Texas for a water crisis created by years of local government incompetence. Take the investment, jobs, and tax revenue, ignore the infrastructure, then blame everyone else when the bill comes due. Sounds like something my children would try.
It wasn’t. They haven’t even begun the project, which will now take roughly a decade to complete. Meanwhile, San Patricio County’s population has grown by more than 7%.
Now these clowns want to blame ExxonMobil and the State of Texas for a water crisis created by years of local government incompetence. Take the investment, jobs, and tax revenue, ignore the infrastructure, then blame everyone else when the bill comes due. Sounds like something my children would try.
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