Seven Seas Water Group (“SSWG”), a multinational provider of Water-as-a-Service® (“WaaS®”) solutions, is proud to announce the groundbreaking of another transformational brackish water reverse osmosis facility; this time in partnership with the South Texas Water Authority (STWA). The event, held on July 8, 2025, marked the official start of construction on a project designed to deliver long-term water security, economic growth, and environmental benefits for Kleberg and Nueces Counties and the broader Coastal Bend region of Texas.

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Pictured left to right: Jose Graveley - STWA Board President, Art Rodriguez - Board Member, Imelda Garza - Board Secretary, Albert Martinez - Congressman Gonzalez District Director, Gil Hernandez - CC Councilman, Frances Garcia - Board Vice President, Connie Scott - Nueces County Judge, Henry Charrabé - Seven Seas Water Group CEO, Adam Hinojosa - Senator, Patsy Rodgers - Board Member, John Marez - STWA Director, Joe Morales - Board Member, Chuck Schultz - Kleberg County Commissioner, Daniel Morales - Board Member

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by officials from the South Texas Water Authority, Nueces County, Kleberg County, local municipalities, regional stakeholders, and members of Seven Seas Water Group’s leadership team.

This state-of-the-art Water-as-a-Service® Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Plant will initially deliver 3 million gallons of drinking water per day, with future potential to expand capacity up to 30 million gallons per day for regional supply as agreements between the City of Corpus Christi and STWA take shape. The project represents a critical investment in the long-term stability, prosperity, independence, and resilience of the region’s water supply.

"Our proven Water-as-a-Service® model stands for sustainable water management not only for Texas but for drought-prone communities experiencing strong growth everywhere," said Henry Charrabé, CEO of Seven Seas Water Group. “By tapping into an underutilized brackish aquifer and applying advanced reverse osmosis technology, we are transforming a previously unusable resource into clean, affordable drinking water for the people, businesses, and industries of South Texas for decades to come.”

John Marez, Executive Director of the South Texas Water Authority, added, “This groundbreaking represents years of collaboration and planning to ensure reliable, independent water supplies for our communities. With this facility, we’re not only addressing today’s water needs but building resilience for the future. This project will strengthen our region’s economic vitality, protect our environment, and ensure our citizens have access to safe, dependable drinking water even in the face of Texas’s ongoing drought challenges.”

In addition to securing water supply, the project will also generate significant environmental benefits. The concentrate stream generated by the desalination process will be put to beneficial reuse, replenishing nearby water bodies during Texas's hottest months and ultimately supporting the ecological balance of Baffin Bay — one of the state’s most important coastal ecosystems.

The project reflects the power of collaboration between public and private sectors. Judge Rudy Madrid of Kleberg County and Judge Connie Scott of Nueces County, STWA Management, and numerous other regional leaders were recognized for their vision and leadership in bringing this ambitious project to reality. Their foresight and leadership addresses the growing urgency for drought-resilient water supplies amid Texas’s increasing demand and ongoing surface water shortages.

About Seven Seas Water Group

Headquartered in Tampa, with operations across the USA, Caribbean, and Latin America, Seven Seas Water Group (SSWG) delivers annually over 20 billion gallons of water to industrial, commercial, governmental, municipal, and hospitality customers. SSWG designs, builds, owns and operates, delivers new facilities, or acquires and upgrades existing facilities, with the goal of optimizing project risk transfer between the public and private sectors. With an outstanding reputation for decentralized water and wastewater treatment solutions, the SSWG “Water-as-a-Service®” approach seeks to help solve global water and wastewater infrastructure challenges.

About STWA

The South Texas Water Authority was created by the Legislature in 1979 to provide dependable water supplies to residents in central Kleberg County and western Nueces County. The STWA is committed to working with governmental entities, Water Supply Corporations, industry and commerce to maintain a water supply for current and future needs.

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"We are transforming a previously unusable resource into clean, affordable drinking water for the people, businesses, and industries of South Texas for decades to come," said Henry Charrabé, CEO of Seven Seas Water Group.