Eight proposals received: * Abengoa Water (Austin) * Texas Aqua Partners (Austin) * West Texas Partners (Austin); * Aquifer Group (Fredericksburg); * Oscar Renda Contracting (Roanoke); * Odessa Area Water Supply (Odessa); * Salt of the Earth Energy (San Antonio); * U.S

Eight proposals received: * Abengoa Water (Austin) * Texas Aqua Partners (Austin) * West Texas Partners (Austin); * Aquifer Group (Fredericksburg); * Oscar Renda Contracting (Roanoke); * Odessa Area Water Supply (Odessa); * Salt of the Earth Energy (San Antonio); * U.S. Waterworks (Orleans, Ind.)

Trustees of Ohio State University voted unanimously to allow private investors to lease and operate the school's parking lots and garages for the next 50 years in exchange for a $483 million upfront payment

The project has got federal approval to proceed with construction

Five unsolicited proposals considering a public private partnership are under study by the Texas Facilities Commission

Michigan and Canada have signed an agreement to build the project as a public private partnership