Corpus Christi says new developments should delay water crisis
The Texas Tribune • • nation
Key Points:
- Corpus Christi received state approval to continue withdrawing around 40 million gallons of water daily from Lake Texana even if its levels fall below 50%, avoiding an automatic 10% pumping reduction.
- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality granted the city a permit to pump 4.5 million gallons per day from four newly drilled wells in Nueces County, providing additional water supply.
- These measures will add approximately 8 million gallons of water per day by the end of May, delaying a potential citywide water emergency from May to at least July.
- City Manager Peter Zanoni emphasized that these are temporary solutions amid a historic drought and increasing industrial demand, urging the need for significantly more water supply.
- A 19-member advisory
