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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The record-breaking heat, wildfires, and drought of |
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recent years have highlighted the unreliability of our state's |
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traditional sources of water, and desalination represents an |
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innovative potential solution to this shortage; and |
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WHEREAS, Many Texas lakes and reservoirs are recording levels |
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far below average, and rainfall is predicted to fall below normal |
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over the next two decades; this situation could have profound |
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effects on the state's safety and economy; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Desalination Association was created in |
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response to these conditions; it promotes a recycling process by |
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which freshwater is created from the state's 2.7 billion acre-feet |
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of brackish groundwater and from the inexhaustible salt water in |
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the Gulf of Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, The group brings together the combined knowledge and |
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skills of water engineers, hydrologists, and water recyclers to |
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help provide solutions for residential and commercial water |
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consumers as well as city and county governments; today, 52 |
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desalination facilities are already in operation, with another 35 |
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slated to be brought online over the next three decades, and |
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techniques such as reverse osmosis promise to provide water at the |
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highest standards of treatment; and |
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WHEREAS, The continuing growth and prosperity of the Lone |
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Star State depend on a diversification of the state's sources of |
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water, and the efforts of the Texas Desalination Association to |
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promote the benefits of this cutting-edge technology are truly |
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worthy of recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 23, 2013, as Texas Desalination |
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Day and extend to the members of the Texas Desalination Association |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Desalination Association as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |