The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) will apply its electrodialysis metathesis (EDM) process to condition brine from the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant in El Paso, Texas, and the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Conditioning will generate distinct water streams optimized for mineral recovery, then deliver the treated brine to New Mexico State University (NMSU) for additional processing to produce calcium hydroxide precipitates. Those precipitates support the development of a novel, non-Portland cement that does not directly emit carbon dioxide. Work includes producing sufficient volumes of conditioned streams for downstream treatment and analysis, and contributing to techno-economic analysis and levelized cost of water calculations where applicable. Characterization of raw water, product water, and brine includes pH, conductivity, temperature, total dissolved solids, and total suspended solids, aligned with Tasks 3 and 4. Ongoing technical coordination is maintained through recurring project meetings to ensure integration across partners and sustained progress.