After a Decade of Missteps, Corpus Christi Careens Toward Water Catastrophe

After a decade of missteps, Corpus Christi careens toward a water-shortage catastrophe

Officials in the coastal city expect a “water emergency” within months and to fully run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel supplies to Texas airports, trigger a surge in gasoline prices and result in an “economic disaster” without precedent, former officials said.

After a decade of missteps, Corpus Christi careens toward water catastrophe

Corpus Christi city officials expect to reach a “water emergency” within months and run out of water next year.

Water Supply Worries – 710am KURV

One of the bigger cities in Texas is warning that they’re about to run out of water. Corpus Christi’s main reservoir has dropped below ten percent and a years-long push to create desalination plants has fizzled. State Senator Charles Perry has been warning about a water crisis in Texas as demand grows. He says that what is happening in Corpus should be a warning to other cities, who could soon face the same issue, and need to get ahead of it.

“Legacy Of Imbeciles”: Corpus Christi Careens Toward Water-Shortage Catastrophe

“Legacy Of Imbeciles”: Corpus Christi Careens Toward Water-Shortage Catastrophe Submitted by Dylan Baddour via Inside Climate News (emphasis ours), The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation’s largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through energy markets in Texas and beyond. Without significant rainfall, Corp