Corpus Christi Projects Emergency Water Restrictions in September for Large Industrial Users and 500,000 Customers - Inside Climate News Even hospitals are drilling wells as the region’s reservoirs reach disastrously low levels and ratings agencies downgrade the city’s outlook.

Water and Corpus Christi? Draft documents to be released Tuesday at city council meeting: the docs describe plans to mandate 25 percent cuts for all of its water customers. Scoop (again!) by @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/2004202...

A Hunger Strike Ends, but an ‘Unreasonable’ Woman’s Battle Against Corporate Polluters Marches On - Inside Climate News Four decades into her crusade against Texas petrochemical plants, a retired shrimper remains determined to fight Dow, the largest chemical company in America.

Four decades into her crusade against Texas petrochemical plants, Diane Wilson—a retired shrimper—remaines determined to fight Dow, the largest chemical company in America.

Years of drought has major energy port of Corpus Christi, Texas, wrestling with water crisis The Texas city of Corpus Christi is facing a severe water crisis because of a prolonged drought, and it is a threat not just to residential use but also to the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port.

The Texas city of Corpus Christi is facing a severe water crisis because of a prolonged drought, and it is a threat not just to residential use but also to the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port.

A Hunger Strike Ends, but an ‘Unreasonable’ Woman’s Battle Against Corporate Polluters Marches On - Inside Climate News Four decades into her crusade against Texas petrochemical plants, a retired shrimper remains determined to fight Dow, the largest chemical company in America.

From Inside Climate News, a gem of reporting, writing, photography by @dylanbaddour.bsky.social . A journalist who knows Texas, its land and fortunes, and offers this profile involving Dow, the largest chemical manufacturer in North America. Meet Diane Wilson. insideclimatenews.org/news/1204202...

Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers Cities, towns, and industrial complexes aim to quickly pump tens of millions of gallons per day in a bid to avert disaster.

From @dylanbaddour.bsky.social at @insideclimatenews.org: As Corpus Christi approaches a water emergency, both communities and industry are in a rush to find new sources for millions of gallons of water per day.

A Hunger Strike Ends, but an ‘Unreasonable’ Woman’s Battle Against Corporate Polluters Marches On - Inside Climate News Four decades into her crusade against Texas petrochemical plants, a retired shrimper remains determined to fight Dow, the largest chemical company in America.

“They just don’t understand,” he bellowed at the window. “This Diane Wilson does not go away because you ignore her.” @dylanbaddour.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1204202...

Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers Cities, towns, and industrial complexes aim to quickly pump tens of millions of gallons per day in a bid to avert disaster.

2. From @dylanbaddour.bsky.social, @insideclimatenews.org,

Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers: www.texasobserver.org/corpus-chris...

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Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers Cities, towns and industrial complexes aim to quickly pump tens of millions of gallons per day in a bid to avert disaster.

“Without water we can’t even live out here. You can’t feed cows bottled water.”

Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers - Inside Climate News Cities, towns and industrial complexes aim to quickly pump tens of millions of gallons per day in a bid to avert disaster.

“People like me are probably going to be running out of water.” Cities, towns and industrial complexes are planning to quickly pump tens of millions of gallons of water per day in a bid to avert disaster near Corpus Christi, TX.

Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers Corpus Christi, TX, faces a water crisis, spurring a rush on South Texas aquifers as cities and indu...

Corpus Christi, TX, faces a water crisis, spurring a rush on South Texas aquifers as cities and industries drill for water, potentially threatening rural communities' supplies. Via @insideclimate. #TexasDrought #News

Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers - Inside Climate News Cities, towns and industrial complexes aim to quickly pump tens of millions of gallons per day in a bid to avert disaster.

Water. The risks of living without it--and how Corpus Christi, Texas, is scrambling. Dylan Baddour has been following this years, and the first to point out: big trouble ahead. Keep reading his work at Inside Climate News. Remarkable @dylanbaddour.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0704202...

Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers Cities, towns and industrial complexes aim to quickly pump tens of millions of gallons per day in a bid to avert disaster.

“People like me are probably gonna be running out of water. Then this property and house is useless.”

From @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and @insideclimatenews.org: As the water crisis grows, communities around the region are pushing their aquifiers to the brink. www.texasobserver.org/corpus-chris...

Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.

From @dylanbaddour.bsky.social at @insideclimatenews.org: City officials in Corpus Christi on Tuesday released modeling that showed emergency cuts to water demand could be required as soon as May as reservoir levels continue to decline.

The bluebonnets have bloomed

How did we get here?

Story from 2022:

"Five years ago, when ExxonMobil came calling, city officials eagerly signed over a large portion of their water supply so the oil giant could build a $10 billion plant to make plastics out of ethane gas."

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Under emergency order from the governor, TCEQ granted Corpus Christi a temporary "bed and banks" permit today to convey water down the Nueces River

"Water production from the well field will begin as early as tomorrow morning."

After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe - Inside Climate News Officials in Corpus Christi 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 a...

Texas gov tells Corpus Christi to fix water crisis or the state will take over its government. @dylanbaddour.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/46Zb1Ko

Who will rule Ohio if Washington County groundwater is contaminated by migrating toxic, radioactive waste brine?

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Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders - Inside Climate News The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.

USA: Erster Stadt geht Wasser aus

Corpus Christi, Stadt mit einem der wichtigsten Öl-Häfen der USA, hat nur noch für ein paar Wochen Wasserreserven

"Katastrophe steht vor der Tür"

½ Mio Menschen betroffen, Öl & Chemieindustrie drohen Schließungen

Gründe: Dürre, Missmanagement, #Klimakatastrophe

The Lavaca-Navidad River Authority also said today it plans to change its curtailment schedule to avoid cutting Corpus Christi's water supply in April

Inside Climate News reported this curtailment schedule on Monday

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Under emergency order from the governor, TCEQ granted Corpus Christi a temporary "bed and banks" permit today to convey water down the Nueces River

"Water production from the well field will begin as early as tomorrow morning."

Industry Threatens Water Supplies and Coastal Ecology Near Corpus Christi Environmentalists have seized on water supply as a “chokehold” to block fossil fuels on the rugged South Texas coast.

From 2022: Now the commitments city officials made over the past five years are coming due. Exxon’s plastic plant started operations this year and will eventually consume 25 million gallons per day.

Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.

Yesterday - Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders

“We have to plan for the worst-case,” said Mayor Guajardo. “We pray to God that this comes through but if it doesn’t we’ve got to be able to know what’s going to come”

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After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe - Inside Climate News Officials in Corpus Christi 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 a...

2026 - After a Decade of Missteps, a Texas City Careens Toward a Water-Shortage Catastrophe

A spokesperson for the City of Corpus Christi called the story “an incomplete and alarmist narrative.”

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Corpus Christi Folds on Its Desalination Gamble - Inside Climate News After a decade of efforts and tens of millions of dollars invested, the Corpus Christi City Council moved to cancel a contract for a seawater desalination plant in a 1 a.m. vote Wednesday at the end o...

2025 - Corpus Christi Folds on Its Desalination Gamble

“This would force the shutdown of at least some aspects of our operations,” said Kara Rivas, a spokesperson for Flint Hills Resources, which operates two refineries in Corpus Christi

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Corpus Christi Launches Emergency Water Projects as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows This Texas city has struggled to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as thirsty industries arrive and drought persists.

2025 - Corpus Christi Launches Emergency Water Projects as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows

“It’s kind of an all-hands-on-deck thing right now,” said Perry Fowler. “The water supply situation is rather serious.”

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Water Scarcity and Clean Energy Collide in South Texas A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export.

2024 - Water Scarcity and Clean Energy Collide in South Texas

“Increased water drawn solely from the Nueces River system could dramatically increase the potential for scarcity,” wrote Corpus Christi’s director of intergovernmental relations

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Texas Is Already Running Out of Water Parts of the state are starting the year with low reserves. With light winter rains failing to replenish supply, and a scorching summer predicted, key areas may be pushed to the brink.

2024 - Texas Is Already Running Out of Water

“It’s a looming disaster. They are still trying to recruit all these water-intensive industries along the coast,” said a local water consultant who requested anonymity.

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Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders - Inside Climate News The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.

How climate fiction turns real:

„Disaster is on the doorstep of the City … Corpus Christi’s demand for water will soon exceed available supplies.”

The city’s two reservoirs on the Nueces River, Choke Canyon and Lake Corpus Christi, “may be depleted as soon as May 2026.“

Corpus Christi, TX is still running dry, h/t @lvulis.bsky.social