Gulf states produce 40 percent of the world’s total desalinated water through more than 400 plants.

The petrostates of the Gulf are famed for their vast oil and gas resources, but their populations and prosperity have also been built on another commodity: water.

For a world covered in oceans, getting a drink of water on Planet Earth can be surprisingly tricky. Fresh water is hard to come by even on our water world, so much so that most sources are better ...

The Gulf Coast Water Authority is leading a new study to see if a seawater desalination plant might be feasible in the region. Desalination is the process of removing salts from saltwater and turning ...

Countries across the Gulf depend on huge desalination plants, which make seawater drinkable. These facilities supply water to millions of people.

Desalination plants convert seawater into fresh drinking water by removing salt and other minerals. The most widely used ...

A water desalination plant under construction in Antioch, Calif., seen here in July 2022, will be the state's first such inland facility for brackish surface water when it comes on line in 2024, says ...

The military targeting of desalination plants poses a huge risk to water security in the water-scarce Gulf region.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — On Thursday, The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) held a much anticipated public comment meeting at the American Bank Center. The City of Corpus Christi's Inner ...

On March 26, The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued the final permit necessary for construction activities for the Inner Harbor Water Treatment Campus. The USACE’s determination ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial photos of the location of the proposed Bayshore Desalination Facility in Texas City. (Courtesy of EPCOR) A private company ...