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Rain postpones Corpus Christi water supply emergency again
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“This is really, really good news for the community, and it gives us time to bring on our water supply projects without the stress of heading into a level one water emergency,” Corpus Christi City Manager Peter Zanoni told reporters.
City of Corpus ChristiRainfall has once again allowed Corpus Christi, Texas, to postpone the projected onset of a water supply emergency to September 2028, a year later than the prior timeframe, a city official announced on Monday.
Processing ContentThe Texas city had been facing a Level 1 emergency – indicating the regional water system is 180 days from supply not meeting demand – this year.
"This is really, really good news for the community, and it gives us time to bring on our water supply projects without the stress of heading into a Level 1 water emergency," he told reporters.
Corpus Christi Water, a city agency, is the primary water supplier for a seven-county region, which is experiencing stage three drought conditions that triggered water-use restrictions.