SpaceX Is Latest Tech Giant To Face Water Controversy

One of the highest-profile private enterprises in the world is looking for a major wastewater permit that has local officials and consumers worried about potential environmental impacts.

“SpaceX is asking the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for permission to dump 200,000 gallons of treated wastewater into the South Bay at Port Isabel,” KRGV reported. “Port Isabel City Manager Jared Hockema said he’s concerned freshwater added as wastewater will throw off the salt balance of the bay.”