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Lake Corpus Christi stands at just over 9% capacity, and Choke Canyon Reservoir, the city’s other primary source, is below 8% full. A formal Level 1 #water emergency, requiring mandatory cuts across all users, could be declared as early as May. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-crisis-climate-projections/

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The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early.

When drought cycles outpace infrastructure planning, a water emergency is not a surprise—it’s a forecast.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer 1d ago

What makes Corpus Christi significant as a case is not that the drought was unpredictable. It is that the #drought was predicted, and that the planning systems in place were calibrated to conditions that are no longer stable. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-crisis-climate-projections/

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The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early.

When drought cycles outpace infrastructure planning, a water emergency is not a surprise—it’s a forecast.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer 1d ago

New from Mezabahnur Masum: Industrial facilities now account for 50 to 60% of the city’s total #water consumption. Individual facilities can consume several billion gallons annually—reflecting the scale at which industrial demand now operates within a system that was never sized for prolonged drought at this level of consumption. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-crisis-climate-projections/

#CorpusChristi #GulfCoast #drought #politics #USpol #news #tech #Texas

The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early.

When drought cycles outpace infrastructure planning, a water emergency is not a surprise—it’s a forecast.

The Texas Observer

Flake Food 3d ago

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Texas Observer Mar 23

Last week: “If we get to the point where we have to declare a Level 1 #Water Emergency, we need to be ready for that and we have no precedent to follow. There’s no manual, there’s no video/ There’s a monumental task ahead of us to develop this.” https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-timeline-disaster-abbott-emergency-orders/

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Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders

The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer Mar 22

From Dylan Baddour at Inside Climate News: City officials in Corpus Christi on Tuesday released modeling that showed emergency cuts to #water demand could be required as soon as May as reservoir levels continue to decline. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-timeline-disaster-abbott-emergency-orders/

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Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders

The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.

The Texas Observer

novaTopFlex Mar 22

Hype for the Future 142/284: More on South Texas

Introduction Within the region known as South Texas, typically defined as the area south of San Antonio inclusive, numerous counties and communities are of notable significance between the Rio Grande to the west and the Gulf Coast to the east. While the Lower Rio Grande Valley is home to the major communities of McAllen, Harlingen, Weslaco, and Rio Grande City, the communities of Zapata and Laredo are located further upstream and also play significant roles in the culture of the […]

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Hype for the Future 142/284: More on South Texas

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Texas Observer Mar 19

“If we get to the point where we have to declare a Level 1 Water Emergency, we need to be ready for that and we have no precedent to follow. There’s no manual, there’s no video. There’s a monumental task ahead of us to develop this.” https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-timeline-disaster-abbott-emergency-orders/

#water #politics #USpol #environment #GulfCoast #drought #environment #news

Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders

The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer Mar 18

New from Dylan Baddour of Inside Climate News: “If we get to the point where we have to declare a Level 1 #Water Emergency, we need to be ready for that and we have no precedent to follow. There’s no manual, there’s no video.” https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-timeline-disaster-abbott-emergency-orders/

#environment #ClimateChange #Texas #GulfCoast #news #politics #USpol #drought

Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders

The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.

The Texas Observer

von Mar 16

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