Two Texas power plants will be able to recycle more than 98
percent of wastewater and eliminate wastewater discharge to
drought-ridden areas thanks to new technology from General
Electric (GE), it has been announced. GE's zero liquid discharge
(ZLD) wastewater treatment technology will be installed at the
new Sherman Power Plant in Grayson County, situated on the
Texas-Oklahoma border, and at the Temple Power Plant in Bell
County, located between Waco and Austin. Both 758-megawatt
facilities are fueled by natural gas and employ a combined
cycle, GE said in a statement. The two plants are owned by Panda
Power Funds and San Francisco-based construction and engineering
company Bechtel will be in charge of the engineering,
procurement and construction. Over the past few years, Texas has
recorded very low precipitation levels and drought has become a
serious issue. This is the main reason why the ZLD technology is
suitable for the two power plants, as it will enable them to
reduce their need for incoming water by