Corpus Christi Launches Emergency Water Projects as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows

Inside Climate News · By Dylan Baddour · last updated January 23, 2025 – 2:15 AM

The Texas city has been trying for years to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as big, thirsty industries continue to locate nearby and a five-year drought persists.

By Dylan Baddour

On the South Texas coast, the city of Corpus Christi has initiated an emergency effort to boost its water supply as local reservoirs experience a yearslong decline and water demand from big industrial projects continues to grow.

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