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Pass the Salt: Deciphering Desalination
Wednesday January 29, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Zlotnik 5/6
Brackish groundwater and seawater are largely untapped water sources with great potential. As more communities consider brackish and/or seawater desalination as a strategy to meet future water needs, there are some challenges to overcome. This panel will examine the role of desalination in Texas' water future and the technologies and innovations that shape its path to implementation.

Speakers
avatar for Charles Ortiz, P.E.

Charles Ortiz, P.E.

District Engineer, Laguna Madre Water District
Charles Ortiz is the district engineer for the Laguna Madre Water District, implementing water and sewer system improvements since 2011. Job duties have included capital planning, design, and construction management for water treatment and distribution as well as wastewater treatment... Read More →
avatar for Tom Pankratz

Tom Pankratz

Editor and Consultant, Global Water Intelligence
Tom Pankratz is a Houston-based independent consultant and the editor of Global Water Intelligence’s weekly water desalination report. Formerly a vice president of CH2M Hill (now Jacobs), and a director with U.S. Filter/Veolia Water, he has been a desalter since 1980 and has served... Read More →
avatar for Art Ruiz

Art Ruiz

Chief Plant Manager, El Paso Water
Art has over 43 years of experience in water treatment and operations, including eight years in shipboard water operations with the U.S. Navy, 20 years in surface water treatment, and 15 years in reverse osmosis and well operations. He has an associate degree in water technology from... Read More →
Wednesday January 29, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Zlotnik 5/6
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