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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.

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Show threadSpaceLifeForm5h ago

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That will be too late. Likely too late already.

Show threadSnippety Snap (she/her)5h ago
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Jeezus, who decided 8% was the threshold to panic? I'm not comfortable with that margin. 50% would get my hands wringing.