Other water projects included a company called Noria, which proposed placing a floating solar contraption on Lake Corpus Christi to generate electricity and reduce the evaporation rate of the lake.

This causes the water vapor molecules to slow down. When they slow down enough ... In a closed jar or terrarium, the rate of evaporation and condensation would eventually become equal.

Evaporation via a combination of the sun's warmth and wind increases the salt content in the ponds from about 2.9% to 3.5%, which is still liveable for plankton, algae and small ocean critters.