Seen is the inside of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant on April 16, 2012. The $87 million facility produces 27.5 million gallons of water per day, making it the largest inland desalination plant in the world. In Corpus Christi, a seawater desalination plant has been proposed, which would be one of the first in the state.
Seen is the inside of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant on April 16, 2012. The $87 million facility produces 27.5 million gallons of water per day, making it the largest inland desalination plant in the world. In Corpus Christi, a seawater desalination plant has been proposed, which would be one of the first in the state. Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune

What: The Texas Desalination Association presents its 3rd Annual Conference, Texas Desal 2015, where the focus is on innovation and reliability. Industry leaders from across Texas, other states, and around the world will report on seawater and inland brackish desalination projects, emerging technologies, shifting regulation, new legislation, and the future of desalination in Texas.

Who: Water developers/financiers, engineers, planners, water utilities, regulators, agency representatives and elected officials.

Where: Radisson Hotel & Suites, 111 Cesar Chavez, Austin

When: Sept. 30-Oct. 1

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Madlin Mekelburg was a reporting fellow for the Tribune in 2015 and 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and French. Madlin previously worked at the...