Texas pilot program 1st to convert drainage water into drinking water [Video]

LA VILLA, Texas (Border Report) — The winds blow hard here in these rural, agricultural farmlands called the “delta” in deep South Texas, where water is considered “liquid gold,” and officials experiment with how to turn drainage water into drinkable water as this region wrestles with drought.

On Thursday, leaders unveiled a pilot reclamation program they’ve been working on for several years, that, if approved, would be the first in the Lone Star State to convert brackish wild water into potable water for homes and businesses.

The plan is called the Delta Region Water Management Project and local leaders on Thursday literally turned on a test tap, drawing in water that had been captured and held from rainwater and drainage ponds, and converted into what …