After drawing environmentalists' ire this spring by raining debris from an exploded rocket over Port Isabel, billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX is now asking for permission to dump treated wastewater into a protected estuary overlooking South Padre Island.
The company has filed for a permit to eject up to 200,000 gallons of treated waste and sewage water into a bay that was designated Texas' first coastal preserve. this spring by raining debris from an exploded rocket over Port Isabel, billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX is now asking for permission to dump treated wastewater into a protected estuary overlooking South Padre Island.
One of the few such hyper-saline bays in the world, South Bay was designated the state's first coastal preserve some four decades ago, Border Report notes. Because of its unusually high saltiness, the shallow body of water is home to"several endangered species of birds and sea turtles," according to the news organization.
In paperwork obtained by Border Report, Musk's space exploration firm said it plans to treat and reuse as much of its wastewater as possible. However, “n the unlikely event that 100% reuse cannot be accomplished, the reclaimed water will be discharged to segment #2493 – South Bay.”
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