What was promised as an abundant water supply was water that depended on hydrological conditions that did not persist, and now, under drought conditions that climate science had long flagged as likely, the gap between promise and supply has become a crisis. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-water-crisis-climate-projections/
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Last week: It's 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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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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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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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/
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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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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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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 […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/22/hype-for-the-future-142-284-more-on-south-texas/
“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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