{"id":18208,"date":"2026-04-23T20:53:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/news\/13\/07\/2026\/una-planta-desalinizadora-de-1-000-millones-de-dolares-se-hace-con-un-terreno-en-south-padre-island\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:29:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:29:38","slug":"una-planta-desalinizadora-de-1-000-millones-de-dolares-se-hace-con-un-terreno-en-south-padre-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/es\/news\/23\/04\/2026\/una-planta-desalinizadora-de-1-000-millones-de-dolares-se-hace-con-un-terreno-en-south-padre-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Una planta desalinizadora de 1.000 millones de d\u00f3lares se hace con un terreno en South Padre Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los promotores de una planta desalinizadora de agua de mar valorada en 1.000 millones de d\u00f3lares en South Padre Island han firmado un contrato para adquirir el terreno en el que se construir\u00e1, situado en el extremo norte de la carretera estatal 100, seg\u00fan anunci\u00f3 la empresa el jueves.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La planta propuesta \u2014que producir\u00eda hasta 100 millones de galones al d\u00eda\u2014 se ubicar\u00eda en un terreno de 117 acres justo al sur de la segunda calzada que se propone construir entre South Padre Island y Holly Beach, en la parte continental del condado de Cameron.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kmosbruckergarza\/video\/7632098968175922462\" data-video-id=\"7632098968175922462\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@kmosbruckergarza\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kmosbruckergarza?refer=embed\">@kmosbruckergarza<\/a> <p>I interviewed Douglas Allison, a Corpus Christi attorney who is partner with RGV Desal, the company proposing a 100 million gallons per day seawater desalination plant on South Padre Island. <a title=\"water\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/water?refer=embed\">#water<\/a> <a title=\"rgv\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rgv?refer=embed\">#rgv<\/a> <a title=\"drought\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/drought?refer=embed\">#drought<\/a> <a title=\"southtexas\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/southtexas?refer=embed\">#SouthTexas<\/a> <a title=\"riograndevalley\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/riograndevalley?refer=embed\">#riograndevalley<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - kmosbruckergarza\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7632098952640940830?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; kmosbruckergarza<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El objetivo es construir una tuber\u00eda conectada al nuevo puente, que luego discurrir\u00eda por el valle a trav\u00e9s de una red. El exceso de salmuera y sal procedente de la planta se verter\u00eda de nuevo al oc\u00e9ano.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La empresa responsable del proyecto es RGV-Desal LLC, constituida en Delaware, una asociaci\u00f3n entre U.S. Desalination, con sede en Houston, e IDE Technologies, una empresa israel\u00ed dedicada a la desalinizaci\u00f3n y al tratamiento del agua.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abLa desalinizaci\u00f3n es la \u00fanica fuente de agua a prueba de sequ\u00edas\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 Doug Allison, un abogado de Corpus Christi que es socio de RGV Desal.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La empresa tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 detr\u00e1s de una planta desalinizadora en Corpus Christi, pero ese proyecto a\u00fan no ha tenido \u00e9xito.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allison se\u00f1al\u00f3 que una de las razones es que se trata de un proyecto financiado con fondos p\u00fablicos, en lugar de una colaboraci\u00f3n p\u00fablico-privada, que s\u00ed cuenta con financiaci\u00f3n privada. La segunda raz\u00f3n fue su ubicaci\u00f3n en el canal del puerto de Corpus Christi, en lugar de en el oc\u00e9ano, lo que dificulta la captaci\u00f3n y el vertido de la salmuera.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prev\u00e9 que el proceso de obtenci\u00f3n de los permisos medioambientales para la central de South Padre Island dure unos 18 meses.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abNo tendremos ninguno de esos problemas [de Corpus Christi]. Nuestra toma y nuestro vertido se realizan en alta mar\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 Allison refiri\u00e9ndose a una zona de unos 50 metros cuadrados en el oc\u00e9ano. \u00abNo hay ning\u00fan impacto negativo en el medio ambiente fuera de una zona de mezcla muy peque\u00f1a [donde] se producir\u00e1n aumentos muy leves de la salinidad\u00bb.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RGV Desal cuenta con el apoyo de una coalici\u00f3n de cargos electos que abogan por un enfoque regional en materia de seguridad h\u00eddrica, entre los que se encuentra el senador estatal Juan \u00abChuy\u00bb Hinojosa, miembro del Comit\u00e9 Conjunto del Fondo Estatal de Implementaci\u00f3n H\u00eddrica de Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hinojosa tambi\u00e9n apoy\u00f3 la legislaci\u00f3n que dio lugar a la creaci\u00f3n del Fondo del Agua de Texas, que cuenta con 1.000 millones de d\u00f3lares procedentes de los impuestos sobre las ventas anuales, destinados a infraestructuras hidr\u00e1ulicas durante los pr\u00f3ximos 20 a\u00f1os. Sin embargo, las autoridades afirman que ya hay una cartera de proyectos hidr\u00e1ulicos prevista por valor de 50.000 millones de d\u00f3lares, y que eso no es suficiente para satisfacer la demanda.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/64D4843D-5768-4B55-8828-1BCAC9021250_1_201_a.jpeg\" alt=\"Sala en la que se encuentran sentados los responsables y los asistentes durante una presentaci\u00f3n sobre el proyecto de desalinizaci\u00f3n.\" class=\"wp-image-12570\" style=\"width:476px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/64D4843D-5768-4B55-8828-1BCAC9021250_1_201_a.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/64D4843D-5768-4B55-8828-1BCAC9021250_1_201_a-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/64D4843D-5768-4B55-8828-1BCAC9021250_1_201_a-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/64D4843D-5768-4B55-8828-1BCAC9021250_1_201_a-647x485.jpeg 647w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/64D4843D-5768-4B55-8828-1BCAC9021250_1_201_a-307x230.jpeg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>Funcionarios y partes interesadas se re\u00fanen para debatir el proyecto de desalinizaci\u00f3n. Cr\u00e9dito de la foto | Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abFrancamente, nos enfrentamos a una crisis. Fue lo ocurrido en Corpus Christi lo que, en cierto modo, nos sirvi\u00f3 a todos de llamada de atenci\u00f3n\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 Hinojosa. \u00abComo estado, estamos firmemente comprometidos a proporcionar la financiaci\u00f3n necesaria para ayudar a nuestra comunidad a desarrollar los recursos h\u00eddricos, pero tambi\u00e9n a sustituir las infraestructuras obsoletas. Sabemos que otros pa\u00edses han tenido mucho \u00e9xito en la construcci\u00f3n de plantas desalinizadoras\u00bb.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La planta desalinizadora de agua de mar tambi\u00e9n podr\u00eda abastecer a clientes industriales, como la refiner\u00eda de petr\u00f3leo prevista en el puerto de Brownsville o los centros de datos, que consumen grandes cantidades de agua. Es poco probable que se utilice en la agricultura. La planta dar\u00eda empleo a unos 50 trabajadores con puestos de trabajo bien remunerados.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abDebemos recurrir a la inversi\u00f3n privada y a los acuerdos [de colaboraci\u00f3n p\u00fablico-privada]. Este es el camino a seguir, es un modelo excelente\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 el senador estatal Adam Hinojosa, miembro de la comisi\u00f3n estatal de Agua, Agricultura y Asuntos Rurales. \u00abEsto no impide que se apliquen tarifas de agua m\u00e1s bajas en las ciudades m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as que puedan exigirlo, ya sea mediante aguas subterr\u00e1neas o si a\u00fan disponen de aguas superficiales, pero supone una oportunidad para esas zonas\u00bb.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El agua de mar desalinizada es la opci\u00f3n m\u00e1s cara; seg\u00fan la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twdb.texas.gov\/innovativewater\/desal\/faq.asp#title-07\">Junta de Desarrollo H\u00eddrico de Texas<\/a>, su coste se estima entre 3,60 y 5,80 d\u00f3lares por cada 1.000 galones. Una planta desalinizadora de agua salobre que utiliza pozos de agua subterr\u00e1nea y \u00f3smosis inversa cuesta entre 1,25 y 2,60 d\u00f3lares por cada 1.000 galones de agua. El agua del r\u00edo Grande es incluso m\u00e1s barata que eso: el agua sin tratar para riego cuesta unos 10 c\u00e9ntimos por cada 1.000 galones.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abCuando tenemos un plan a largo plazo como este, la sostenibilidad es muy, muy importante\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 Richard F. Cortez, juez del condado de Hidalgo. \u00abVivimos en una zona en la que muchos de nuestros consumidores tienen bajos ingresos, por lo que el precio de los productos tiene un gran impacto en nuestra econom\u00eda. Quiero que pod\u00e1is producir agua al menor coste posible. D\u00edganos c\u00f3mo podemos ayudarles; ay\u00fadennos\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00D5BF91-71A5-42FC-9F0D-955F049B53B8_1_201_a.jpeg\" alt=\"El juez del condado de Cameron, Eddie Trevi\u00f1o Jr., hablando desde un atril durante la presentaci\u00f3n de un proyecto de desalinizaci\u00f3n en una sala de conferencias.\" class=\"wp-image-12571\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3703798113688503;width:474px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00D5BF91-71A5-42FC-9F0D-955F049B53B8_1_201_a.jpeg 888w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00D5BF91-71A5-42FC-9F0D-955F049B53B8_1_201_a-300x219.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00D5BF91-71A5-42FC-9F0D-955F049B53B8_1_201_a-768x560.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00D5BF91-71A5-42FC-9F0D-955F049B53B8_1_201_a-665x485.jpeg 665w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00D5BF91-71A5-42FC-9F0D-955F049B53B8_1_201_a-315x230.jpeg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>El juez Eddie Trevi\u00f1o Jr., del condado de Cameron, habla sobre el proyecto. Cr\u00e9dito de la foto | Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El juez del condado de Cameron, Eddie Trevi\u00f1o Jr., afirm\u00f3 que las posibilidades de conseguir m\u00e1s financiaci\u00f3n estatal para las infraestructuras hidr\u00e1ulicas dependen de la colaboraci\u00f3n regional, al igual que ocurri\u00f3 en el Valle del R\u00edo Grande, donde se fusionaron tres organismos de planificaci\u00f3n del transporte en uno solo.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abLa preocupaci\u00f3n \u2014el miedo\u2014 era el coste. Pues bien, \u00bfsabes qu\u00e9? No se ha abaratado en los \u00faltimos 20 a\u00f1os\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 Trevi\u00f1o. \u00abY no se va a abaratar si seguimos posponiendo el an\u00e1lisis de estas opciones\u00bb.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s, el Valle se ha quedado sin algunos proyectos de desarrollo econ\u00f3mico debido a su falta de infraestructuras, afirm\u00f3.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abMuchos de los proyectos que estamos estudiando en Cameron y en el puerto [de Brownsville], desde el punto de vista del desarrollo econ\u00f3mico, van a requerir un recurso vital como es el agua\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 Trevi\u00f1o. \u00abEl Valle en su conjunto ha perdido numerosas oportunidades porque la primera pregunta que se plantea es: \u201c\u00bfTen\u00e9is agua suficiente?\u201d\u00bb.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La instalaci\u00f3n est\u00e1 dise\u00f1ada para respaldar el crecimiento industrial y una red regional de tuber\u00edas, a medida que aumenta la demanda de agua en todo el Valle del R\u00edo Grande.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":18670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"post_views_count":5089,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2554,2335,110,2334,2367,107,825,776],"tags":[159,2337,778,3047,3056,3096,1828,3050,2341,1860,3811,483,2571,579,1826,1105,2722,577],"class_list":["post-18208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agua-es","category-estados-unidos-es","category-industrial-real-estate","category-inmobiliaria-es","category-inmobiliaria-industrial-es","category-real-estate","category-u-s","category-water","tag-cameron-county","tag-condado-de-cameron-es","tag-desalination","tag-desalinizacion-es","tag-desalinizacion-en-ee-uu-es","tag-fondo-del-agua-de-texas-es","tag-ide-technologies","tag-ide-technologies-es-es","tag-isla-de-south-padre-es","tag-rgv-desal-2","tag-rgv-desal-es-es","tag-south-padre-island","tag-suministro-de-agua-es","tag-texas-water-fund","tag-u-s-desalination","tag-water-infrastructure","tag-water-infrastructure-es-es","tag-water-supply"],"acf":{"is_features_post":["yes"],"is_sponser":"","hide_author":"","hide_author_biography":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.3 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - 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