Corpus Christi Projects Emergency Water Restrictions in September for Large Industrial Users and 500,000 Customers

Inside Climate News · By Dylan Baddour · last updated April 20, 2026 – 3:40 PM

Even hospitals are drilling wells as the region’s reservoirs reach disastrously low levels and ratings agencies downgrade the city’s outlook.

By Dylan Baddour

Without a shift in weather patterns, the City of Corpus Christi expects to enact emergency restrictions on water use in September, according to draft documents slated for release at a City Council meeting on Tuesday morning.

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